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The ugly duckling who transforms into a swan is a common trope in literature and pop culture — Eva Leigh turns it upside down in My Fake Rake, which features a shy, quiet hero who gets made over.

Patients in hospital ERs can wait hours for inpatient beds to open up. The delays can be maddening. A solution for this long-standing problem has been elusive in the U.S., despite progress elsewhere.

Meg Schmidt of Grand Rapids, Mich., says the Walk The Moon song helped get her — and most of her family — out of her comfort zone on one of the most special days of her life.

For Wilson, writing offers a brief reprieve from Tourette's syndrome. Kevin Whitehead reviews a series of Erroll Garner reissues. Dafoe reflects on a career of being a "good bad guy."

William Ruckelshaus died this week. He was 87 years old. NPR's Scott Simon remembers his legacy as the first director of the EPA, and a defiant act against President Nixon.

The Brooklyn-born Burgie studied at Juilliard and co-wrote many of the songs on Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album, Calypso, including his genre-defining hit, "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)."

Pope Francis recently opened the door to the possibility of women as deacons in the Catholic Church. Some women have sought official recognition for the ministries they already perform.

Laith Kubba, an adviser to Abdul-Mahdi, told NPR that politicians "misread" the depth of protesters' dissatisfaction with the system. "They grossly underestimated the rage that was out there."

Police say the shooting occurred around 3:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, and two of the victims are in critical condition.

The post-Thanksgiving travel rush is due to get even more hectic, as heavy snow and ice accumulation is expected to continue battering regions across the United States on Sunday.