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This Week in Politics: A NJ Bill With Something For Everyone (to Hate)

As the year wraps up, NJ State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg dishes on the redistricting bill and more.
President Trump Names Mick Mulvaney As Acting White House Chief Of Staff

It's unclear how long the OMB director will serve in the role, succeeding outgoing chief of staff John Kelly. On Dec. 8, Trump announced that Kelly would be leaving the job at the end of the year.
Putting Together the Pieces of Mueller's Investigation Puzzle

The Takeaway

Friday host of the Takeaway Amy Walter takes stock of what we've learned so far and what questions remain in Mueller's complex investigation.
HUD Jumps — Deep — Into Fray Over New York's Public Housing

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban is giving the de Blasio administration until the end of January to come up with a plan to fix the 'deplorable' conditions inside public housing.
After Spike in Deaths, New Jersey Looks to Prevent Suicides in Jails

The Department of Corrections is rolling out new initiatives, weeks after a WNYC investigation found an increasing number of deaths in custody and lack of state oversight.

Birders in New York Are Conducting the Avian Census

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, and non-experts are encouraged to join the effort.
Review: The Met Museum Gives Acres of New Space to Abstract Art

But the exhibition, “Epic Abstraction,” is insufficiently epic.
Capturing Springsteen on Broadway

Documentary of the Week

The film “Springsteen on Broadway” documents Bruce Springsteen's one-man show, in which he tells stories from his life and sings acoustic versions of his classic songs.

Nancy Wilson, Legendary Vocalist And NPR 'Jazz Profiles' Host, Dies At 81

Wilson, who won three Grammy awards and recorded more than 60 albums, died at her California home Thursday after a long illness. From 1996-2005, she hosted NPR's documentary series Jazz Profiles.

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Three Years for Michael Cohen

On the Media

The Trump Inc. crew explains what they've learned from court filings in the Cohen and Manafort cases.
The Apps That Track And Sell Your Location

The Brian Lehrer Show

You may know your phone is tracking your movements... but do you know where that data ends up?
Apple Will Build $1 Billion Campus in Austin, Adding 5,000 Jobs

The tech company says the move is expected to make it Austin's largest private employer. The city already has more Apple employees than anywhere else outside the company's headquarters in California.

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Verdi's La Traviata: Opera's Original 'Pretty Woman'

Aria Code

What would you give up for true love? Verdi's La Traviata opens a window into a courtesan's heart as she makes the biggest decision of her life.
Weekly Music Roundup: Lin-Manuel Miranda's Own Hamildrop and Black Thought

Soundcheck

This week, Lin-Manuel Miranda is Hamilton again, Black Thought of The Roots goes solo, breakbeats meet jazz in music by Bilbao-based Rrucculla, and Aesop Rock goes duo.
#4038: Cross-Cultural Chamber Music

New Sounds

For this New Sounds, listen to unexpected chamber music collaborations by the band Sandcatchers, Daniel Herskedal & ensemble, Saeid Shanbehzadeh, Simo Lagnawi, & Helge Lien Trio.
Watch Now: Sons of Kemet Make Jubiliant Magic

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British quartet Sons of Kemet, led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, is a propulsive, fiery, unstoppable party of Caribbean music, jazz, and hip hop. They play their tunes in-studio.
Watch: Drummer Tyshawn Sorey Explores Time

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Composer, multi-instrumentalist and 2017 MacArthur Fellow Tyshawn Sorey stretches boundaries and defies casual listening. He leads an electro-acoustic ensemble, in-studio.