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"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

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Rocket Lab: I Am Selling Half Of My Position After Investing At $6

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2025: The images that stayed with us

Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

21 notable celebrity deaths in 2025: Pope Francis, Rob Reiner, Diane Keaton

God only knows what we’d be without them, to paraphrase a lyric by the late, great singer-songwriter Brian Wilson. This year’s passing parade is indeed irreplaceable, icons who made an indelible mark ...