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U.S. Reaches 'Reduction In Violence' Deal With Taliban In Afghanistan

The step is meant to serve as an initial confidence-building measure and would last for seven days. A more formal agreement could be signed in the coming weeks.
LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions

"We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.
#AsktheMayor: Housing, Bail Reform & Lead Problems

The Brian Lehrer Show

New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio takes calls from listeners and discusses this week in NYC.
'Not A Paramilitary.' Inside A Washington Militia's Efforts To Go Mainstream

Matt Marshall, the leader of the Washington Three Percent, leads a nonprofit corporation. He serves on a school board. Now, a domestic terrorism scandal complicates his political ambitions.
Despite Zero Cases In NYC, Chinese Shops In Manhattan And Queens Suffer Amid Coronavirus Scare

“Across the board, from grocery to banquet hall, everyone we talk to, there’s no one who says, ‘I haven’t suffered.'" — Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown Partnership.

'The Get Out:' Valentine's Day and the Long Weekend

All Of It

Arts and culture editor Jennifer Vanasco on what to do this weekend.
Studio 360 Is Ending After 20 Years

Co-creator and host Kurt Andersen talks about memorable moments in the show's history.
Radiolab Cohost Krulwich Reflects on His Radio Legacy

The Brian Lehrer Show

After announcing his retirement, hear the reflections of Radiolab cohost Robert Krulwich

No Slumping With Twyla Tharp

Death, Sex & Money

I talk with the dancer and choreographer about the low-budget beginning of her prolific career, and about dealing with new physical limitations while creating new works in her late 70s.

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Carlos Maza Tackles Hate Speech and More in a New YouTube Channel

The Takeaway

After receiving death threats because of YouTuber content, Chris Maza will now try to change how the website handles hate speech.
Major Smartphone Trade Show Canceled In Barcelona Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Organizers have called off the annual Mobile World Congress in Spain after a slew of high-profile tech companies pulled out, citing concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Gayle King Comes Under Fire for Interview About Kobe Bryant's Legacy

The Takeaway

This taps into longstanding cultural expectations of black women and the black family, and the priority of upholding and defending black men.

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Weekly Music Roundup: The Grammys Debrief, Katie Gately, and Parsonsfield

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This week, a new song from Grammy-winning flamenco singer Rosalia, unsettling chamber-art-electronica from Katie Gately, new Parsonsfield, and new Pearl Jam.
Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace

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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio.
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk

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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio.
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King

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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio.
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies

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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)