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How S. Korea's Plastic Surgeons Are Helping Scarred N. Korean Defectors
Assimilating into South Korean society is rarely easy for North Korean defectors. Top plastic surgeons are volunteering their services to help minimize the scars they bear from painful, abusive pasts.
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Voter Guide: What To Know About The Kansas City, Kansas, Mayoral Primary Election
Incumbent Mayor David Alvey faces a challenge from four opponents. The top two vote-getters on Aug. 3 will move on to the Nov. 2 general election.
Book News: DeLillo Wins First Library Of Congress Fiction Prize
Also: Rescuing precious manuscripts in Timbuktu; the birth of the Midwestern noir novel; and a campaign against explicit passages in The Diary of Anne Frank.
Book News: Pablo Neruda's Body Will Be Exhumed For Autopsy
Also: our pick of the best books coming out this week; the 50th anniversary of Sylvia Plath's death; and the real identity of a popular romance novelist.
My Fellow Kansans Special: People And The Pandemic
The Kansas News Service spent the summer of 2020 finding out how the coronavirus affected Kansans across the state.
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Remember That Time When Wonder Woman Was A U.N. Ambassador?
It wasn't that long ago. Just last fall. Nearly 45,000 people signed a petition in protest. Then again, the Amazon warrior has always been a controversial figure.
Airlines Want A Second Opinion On $1.6 Billion Price Tag For Kansas City Airport Terminal
Nearly a month ago, Kansas City, Missouri, officials were assured that the biggest airlines that serve Kansas City International Airport were on board…
Lenexa's Heart to Heart Sends Team 6,000 Miles To Help Marshall Islands Prepare For Coronavirus
Workers at the Lenexa, Kansas-based global humanitarian relief organization Heart to Heart International are deploying to the Marshall Islands to help…
Here are 6 ways to explore the Kansas City region north of the Missouri River
Kansas City's vast Northland, including Platte and Clay counties, is filled with exciting events and interesting places worth a trip of their own.
More College Presidents Join The Millionaires' Club
Sixty-six university presidents took home more than $1 million in 2015, according to a new analysis by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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