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1. Motown stars celebrate a museum expansion that honors Hitsville

   Motown-era buildings near the museum have been transformed into Hitsville NEXT, which will be home to camps, workshops, master classes and community events.

2. Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

   Snapchat's Family Center lets parents see whom their teen is contacting, but not their messages. Parents can also confidentially report accounts that concern them, without their child's knowledge.

3. Trump says FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

   Former President Trump said FBI agents executed an "unannounced raid" at his home in South Florida Monday. His son said it was related to documents taken from the White House when Trump left office.

4. In Kenya, promises of marijuana paradise electrify the electorate

   One of Kenya's presidential candidates is promising to legalize weed. His long-shot campaign has entertained, but it might also mark a different kind of politics for the East African nation.

5. Two sisters fight for Vietnam's independence

   The novel Bronze Drum explores the legend of the sisters' rebellion against Chinese rule and the idea of collective memory as resistance.

6. Fiona the Hippo gets a little brother

   Fiona the Hippo got a baby brother last week. Her 23-year-old mom gave birth to a healthy calf, who has not been named yet.

7. Election issues in this Arizona county provide fodder for both political parties

   Last week's primary in Pinal County was marred by ballot issues, giving both Republicans and Democrats opportunity to push their respective narratives about election administration.

8. Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

   Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.

9. 1980s pop goddess Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73

   English-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73. She was one of the the biggest pop stars in the 1970's and early 1980's.

10. Pulitzer Prize winning historian David McCullough has died

    He wrote acclaimed books about Harry Truman and John Adams, along with the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal. He also was the authoritative voice narrating TV films such as The Civil War in 1990.