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Coronavirus Update: 346 Americans Emerge From Quarantine At California Military Bases

"It is important to know that these people being released from quarantine pose no health risk to the surrounding community," a CDC press officer said in a statement to NPR.
A Dunk So Hard It Knocked A Guy's Teeth Out, And Other Tales Of New York Street Basketball

"The City Game," a new show at The Museum of the City of New York, traces the in-your-face style of urban basketball and how it changed the NBA game.
Dan Pfeiffer: Trump-ism as Paul Ryan-ism Unmasked

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Dan Pfeiffer (Pod Save America and Obama administration) on the 2020 Dems, his new book Un-Trumping America and the line he sees from Paul Ryan's Republicanism to Donald Trump-ism.
When a Young Teenager Is Charged With Murder

The Brian Lehrer Show

Jami Floyd, WNYC's legal editor and host of All Things Considered, offers legal analysis of both the Tessa Majors murder case and the Harvey Weinstein trial.
Poll: Sanders Leads The Field, Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Debate

Morning Edition

The survey by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist gives the former New York mayor enough polls showing him over 10% nationally to be on stage for the next Democratic debate Wednesday in Nevada.

Black Dance Creators Are Not Getting The Credit They Deserve

The Takeaway

The video game Fortnite and influencers on TikTok make massive profits from using dances made by black creators without even crediting them.
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10 Things That Scare Me

It could have been a guy who sat next to me in geometry, I had no idea because my eyes were closed.
A Brooklyn Artist Explores The Different Ways Women Are Harassed On The Street

"Stop Telling Women to Smile" tackles street harassment through art and interviews.

Gish Jen’s “The Resisters”

The New Yorker Radio Hour

The author’s fifth novel is about baseball, class warfare, and a sentient Internet.

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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.)