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The controversial painting stirred emotions because it showed President Jacob Zuma with his penis exposed.

Over the past decade or so, sigmoidoscopy has been largely abandoned by doctors in the U.S. in favor of colonoscopy to detect and prevent colon cancer. But sigmoidoscopy is easier on patients and is also effective in finding precancerous polyps.

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Once, American Idol helped establish a new pop songbook and distilled the essence of contemporary stardom. NPR Music's critic, Ann Powers, says those days are gone.

The movie being talked about the most at this year's Cannes Film Festival in the south of France is Michael Haneke's Amour.It's the 65th anniversary of the festival.

Shakil Afridi was recruited by the U.S. to try to collect DNA samples from the al-Qaida leader or his family members, to prove that bin Laden was in Pakistan. A local court in Pakistan's tribal areas has convicted him of treason.

The Australian singer-songwriter performs a career-spanning set of country, rock, folk and more.

Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital has become an issue that the presidential candidate are battling over. Timothy Noah of Foreign Policy says the company's policies were harmful, no matter what the pundits say.

The U.S. and other world powers hope to lay out a step by step process that will eventually lead to an end to Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Iran hopes to ease punitive sanctions that are choking its economy.

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