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Dolly Parton performs on NBC's "Today" show in New York on May 13, 2014. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Was Dolly Parton a feminist? She wouldn’t say it, but fans heard it — in her life and her lyrics

Dolly Parton never embraced the feminist label, but her actions and lyrics spoke volumes. Fans like author Lynn Melnick, who wrote a book about Parton’s impact on her own life, say the legendary singer exemplified feminist ideals in the way she lived her life and set her own terms.

A lifelike Sadhguru chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is displayed Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Krysta Fauria)

Need spiritual guidance? Gurus join chatbot trend as people turn to AI for answers

An aerial view shows the city of Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Nepal-China mountain region hit by deadly flood has danger but also draws trekkers to its heights

Vincent Tabat smokes a waterpipe inside a nightclub in Sokoto, Nigeria, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

In Nigeria’s troubled north, a bustling nightlife lives with a morality police and insecurity

Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo, on Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo

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Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is flanked by Minister of Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna, left, Youth Policies Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, second from right, during a congress in Rome, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is flanked by Minister of Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna, left, Youth Policies Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, second from right, during a congress in Rome, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

From black boots to pastel suits, Italian premier’s wardrobe evolves with her politics

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fashion has evolved with her politics. When she became premier in 2022, she wore a dark suit and clunky black boots, signifiers of her emergence from the fringes of the country’s right-wing politics.

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Bare skin, fantasy and the machine: 3 takeaways from Paris’ starry couture week

Chanel turns the Grand Palais into a dark fairy tale for Matthieu Blazy’s 2nd couture show

Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs up a debate over copyrights

Taylor Swift’s wedding dress designer lets art, not celebrity, lead at Dior

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Gender-bending is now part of menswear. Paris runways show how mainstream it has become

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Heat catches Europe’s fashion industry unprepared as models face the sun in fur and wool

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses for photographers in front of her painting "Love Arrives at the Earth Carrying with it a Tale of the Cosmos" at the Tate Modern in London, on Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Photos show Yayoi Kusama and artwork featuring her signature polka dots

Children work on a digital program at Coby Preschool in Yoshikawa, suburban Tokyo, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama, File)

One Tech Tip: How to keep your child’s tablets, laptops from becoming distractions from schoolwork

Father Nikolaos Vlavianos stands beside an icon of Saint Fanourios, known in Greek as "The Revealer," at the Church of St. Fanourios in Athens, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint

James A. Gambrell, a former chef at Dollywood, touches the Dolly Parton statue in downtown Sevierville, Tenn., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Dolly Parton’s love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown

Revelers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Photos show revelers pelting one another with tomatoes at Spain’s La Tomatina food fight

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a special gift from American boxer Terence Crawford - an American Pit Bull Terrier puppy named Freya, linked to the Ukrainian air defense system FREYJA, which is currently in development, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelenskyy’s puppy video starts a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia

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A Gideon Bible sits on a table in Phoenix, Sunday Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

For over 100 years, travelers have checked into US motel rooms and found the Gideon Bible

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A breaded green crab sandwich is served at Signal restaurant Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Kennebunk, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Invasive green crabs are bad for the environment, so New Englanders are starting to eat more of them

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Owner of Le Butter Shop, Erwan Leo, poses in his first shop devoted entirely to butter in Paris, France, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Butter me up: Paris gets its first boutique devoted to France’s favorite fat

The 2026 Honda Prelude is showcased at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Honda Prelude vs Toyota GR86, an Edmunds sport coupe test

Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold up candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

An AP reporter spends the night locked inside Jerusalem’s holiest church with clergy and pilgrims

Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’

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Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, arrives in court to testify in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children, in Los Angeles, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Instagram chief takes the stand in a trial pitting Meta against states over social media harms

Red plastic cups are arranged in Phoenix, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Sippin’ (and chuggin’) through the years with a party mainstay — the red Solo cup

Bruce Springsteen performs at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 28, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Veterans’ fundraiser draws Bruce Springsteen, Hasan Minhaj and Jon Stewart

This combination of images show various Sedum Autumn Joy on Long Island, N.Y. The plant’s flowers emerge green in spring, gradually take on a pinkish hue that darkens as summer progresses, then turn a seasonally appropriate maroon in fall. (Jessica Damiano via AP)

These plants add color to gardens and pots when summer flowers fade

Second-grader Aaminah Ingram-Kirk, 7, leads the way off the bus for the first day of school at Bishop McCort Catholic Elementary West on Tioga Street in Johnstown, Pa., Aug. 21, 2024. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP, File)

How to reset your child’s sleep schedule for back-to-school season

No. 2 pencils and a mock SAT test form are arranged for a photo in Phoenix, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple

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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen talks to journalists as she arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman, File)

Denmark’s prime minister blasts unsolicited beauty advice from plastic surgeon on Instagram

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The Bug Fire burns near Doyle in unincorporated Lassen County, Calif., Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’

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