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The Legal Questions the President Still Faces
The Brian Lehrer Show
Hush-money payments. Illegal use of Trump Foundation money. Foreign contributions to the inauguration. The Mueller report aside, here's what else prosecutors are still investigating.
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Attorney Michael Avenatti, Sometime Scourge To Trump, Now Faces Federal Charges
Prosecutors in both California and New York City announced charges against the well-known onetime attorney for Stormy Daniels. Avenatti also had a cameo in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation saga. -
New Jersey's Push to Legalize Marijuana Hits a Roadblock
The future of legal recreational marijuana in New Jersey is in question, after a vote on the issue was postponed.
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Romanian Prime Minister Is Staying at Trump’s D.C. Hotel
Trump, Inc.
It's the latest example of Trump’s company doing business with foreign officials. Two attorneys general have sued Trump over the issue, accusing him of violating the Constitution. -
Impeachment Just Got Less Likely And 6 Other Takeaways From The Barr Letter
Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress about the Mueller Russia probe is a big short-term win for the president, but it doesn't "exonerate" him totally, and Democrats want to see more. -
NYC Is Paying for Thousands of Homeless Families to Move Out of the City
As part of its strategy to tackle homelessness, the de Blasio administration has paid 2,300 New Yorkers to move out of the city. -
City Council Considering Bill Updating Flawed Legionnaires' Law
The tougher law would mandate more rigorous tracking of the cooling system apparatuses that can cause the potentially deadly pneumonia. -
Fewer Undocumented Immigrant Crime Victims Are Stepping Forward
There's a way for undocumented immigrants to stay in the U.S. if they're victims of crime. But applications to the program have fallen since President Trump took office.
Arts and Culture
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Struggling with the Work of Fallen Superstars
Should we honor the calls of those who want to 'cancel' the work of Michael Jackson and other disgraced artists? Or is art too important to be policed by the crowd? -
Alien - The Play!
A New Jersey high school puts on an ambitious and visually stunning production of the classic sci-fi film. -
Emilia Clarke’s Near-Death Experience
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The “Game of Thrones” star on a crisis scarier than anything on the show, and a reporter on the shady dealings that helped fuel Brexit. - Edit Bucket
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Is Jordan Peele's "Us" the First Marxist Horror Film?
The Takeaway
Peele tackles race, class, and psycho-doppelgangers from a parallel universe in his follow-up to "Get Out."
Tech and Media
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Hating In Plain Sight
On the Media
Two opposing views on how to cover white supremacy; hate group archivists debate how to understand evil without spreading it; and more. -
Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech
A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys. -
Nancy Barnes Lays Out Her Initial Vision For NPR Newsroom
After listening and learning for four months, Barnes discusses her priorities and where the newsroom is headed.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Dexter Story, Malawi's Lazarus, and Angelique Kidjo
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This week, (almost) all roads lead to Africa with Angelique Kidjo’s Celia Cruz tribute, Dexter Story's Ethiopop-influenced music, Carlos Santana with Buika, and Malawi's Lazarus. -
Watch: Adia Victoria Carries The Legacy of the Blues
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Nashville-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet Adia Victoria crafts Southern Gothic pop deeply rooted in the blues. She performs new songs from her record, “Silences”, in-studio. -
J.S. Ondara Says Hello To The 'American Dream'
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Kenyan-born, Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara, inspired by a love for Bob Dylan, plays songs in “old troubadour style” from his debut record, Tales of America, in-studio. -
Watch: Beautiful Future-Soul Music From Jacob Banks
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British singer/songwriter Jacob Banks is a visual and musical storyteller whose electro-enhanced R&B is stretched across deep powerful grooves. He plays songs from Village, in-studio. -
Watch: Nilüfer Yanya's Twisted and Imperfect Pop
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From London, guitarist and songwriter Nilüfer Yanya delivers sharp, sparking pop that has soft, weird edges as well. She plays songs from her debut, 'Miss Universe", in-studio.
