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Hacienda San Pedro had harvested just 2 percent of its beans before Hurricane Maria blasted through. The ripple effects will continue — it is expecting to run out of beans in December.

Jason De León, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Derek Peterson are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowship, which honors "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals."

The 17 wildfires that have burned more than 115,000 acres in California since Sunday have now been blamed for 17 deaths. High winds are predicted to return Wednesday night.

Marvin Kalb's new book is about a very interesting year — 1956 — that he spent on a diplomatic mission to what was then the U.S.S.R. It's part memoir, part context for understanding the Cold War.

Many are surprised to learn that the NRA of generations past worked with the federal government to limit the traffic in guns, for example where ex-convicts or mental patients were involved.

Bria Vinaite landed the role after director Sean Baker discovered her on Instagram. "It was my first time reading a script," she says, "and it made me cry the first time I read it."

Residents of Arecibo love the 350-foot tall statue, which they hope will bring tourists to the region. But they aren't fond of the conquistador who people say discovered the island and America.

It was created by a 24-year-old Pakistani woman who wants to avoid an arranged marriage at all costs. But she definitely has a sense of humor about it all.

Rupi Kaur came to Canada from India when she was four years old and didn't learn English well for years; she says her raw, minimalist poems are tailored for readers like her, with limited English.

Several million consumers who buy their own health insurance earn too much to qualify for government help to defray the cost.