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One Dead, 22 Injured in Shooting at NJ Arts Festival
Officials said fights had broken out at the 24-hour community event in Trenton, and they were about to shut it down before gunfire erupted. -
'You Just Serve As Much As You Can': Mj Rodriguez On Ball Culture And 'Pose'
The FX drama stars several transgender actors, including Rodriguez. She says, "It's great that finally our stories are getting to be told."
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Colombia Elects Right-Wing Populist Ivan Duque As President
The young former senator won the first election since a peace accord ended the country's 50-year-old rebel war. Duque, who defeated former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro, promised to overhaul the accord. -
Rescue Ships Holding More Than 600 Migrants Reach Spain
A convoy of rescue ships docked in Spain Sunday, after more than 600 migrants — including children and pregnant women — were turned away by Italy and Malta. -
Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids
Rep. Beto O'Rourke organized the Fathers' Day march in just a couple of days. Hundreds of people showed up to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border. -
Some Survivors Of Category 5 Hurricane Irma Want A Category 6
Some top researchers now say that climate change has led to stronger hurricanes. Now, there's a push to expand the wind scale to include a Category 6 for winds as powerful as those seen last year. -
This Week in Politics: NY's Congressional Primary Debates
Spectrum News NY1 Political Reporter Grace Rauh breaks down the highlights of a week of high-stakes primary debates.
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England and Soccer: Tempest-Tossed
English soccer fan Melinda Siriwardana says, “I'm going to be rooting for my country all the way.” But don’t do the same, she cautions. -
Beyoncé And Jay-Z Take Over The Louvre In 'APES**T' Video
The first video from the couple's EVERYTHING IS LOVE album guest stars the Mona Lisa. -
The Comedian Hannah Gadsby Goes Big Time, and Renounces Comedy
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Gadsby’s Netflix special, “Nanette,” deconstructs the violence of comedy. It may be funny, but Gadsby isn’t joking. - Edit Bucket
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Roxane Gay: What Does It Mean To Identify As A Feminist?
TED Radio Hour
Roxane Gay is a writer, a Haitian-American, a bisexual, and a feminist — albeit a self-proclaimed bad one. She says her journey to identify as a feminist has evolved over time.
Tech and Media
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Using My Religion
On The Media
Singapore, Canada, litigating anti-Semitism, and the Bible according to Jeff Sessions. -
Tronc's Sale Of 'LA Times' Set To Close, Bringing End To Newsroom Crisis
The sale of the paper is expected to be finalized this weekend, transferring ownership from troubled parent company Tronc to billionaire California inventor and investor Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. -
It's Official: Net Neutrality is Dead. What Should We Expect?
The Takeaway
As of Monday morning, the FCC has begun to roll back net neutrality rules. How could this decision shape the landscape of internet access and availability?
Music For Your Day
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#4113: From the New Sounds Live/Ecstatic Music Festival 2018 Concerts
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From the New Sounds Live 2018 Concert Series, Margaret Leng Tan performs a work for prepared piano & toy piano by Kelly Moran & ModernMedieval sings Julianna Barwick and Caleb Burhans. -
Watch: Eleanor Friedberger's Synthier Self-Reliance
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Self-reliant singer/songwriter Eleanor Friedberger, (Fiery Furnaces) has gone synthier and smokier on her latest, "Rebound." Hear these darkly poetic, groovy, and smoky songs, in-studio. -
Watch: Speedy Ortiz Delivers Pop Stingers For the Times
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The American band Speedy Ortiz makes pop-with-teeth, full of stinging lyrics and surprising twisted riffs. The band plays new tunes from "Twerp Verse" in-studio. -
Watch: Anbessa Orchestra Plays Ethio-Funk Straight Outta Brooklyn
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The NY-based seven-piece band Anbessa Orchestra play Ethiopian-style, horn-heavy funk, in-studio. They perform at Rockwood Music Hall tonight. -
Watch: Malian Singer Fatoumata Diawara, In-Studio
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Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara writes songs that respect her traditional heritage with modern flair. Her latest is called "Fenfo" and she'll play songs from it in-studio.
