The Beaches checked their hard feelings at the door for their NPR Tiny Desk debut. The band appeared on the long-running performance series to perform tracks from their latest studio album No Hard Feelings, including “Lesbian of the Year,” “Can I Call You in the Morning?” and “Last Girls at …
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Guests at a hotel in Alaska found eight pages of documents from President Donald Trump’s meetings Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a printer, NPR reported Saturday. The documents show the schedule of the summit with times and locations. They also show the lunch menu, the lunch seating chart, …
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About 15 years into a career as a country-noir singer-songwriter, Tami Neilson received some good news last week. Her latest album, Neon Cowgirl, had broken into the Top 10 of the Americana Music Association’s radio chart, joining records by Mumford & Sons, Tyler Childers, and Alison Krauss & Union Station. …
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps direct federal funds to NPR and PBS, will begin to shutter after President Donald Trump signed a law taking back $1.1 billion in congressional funding. The CPB announced the news Friday, with president and CEO Patricia Harrison saying in a statement, “Despite the …
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Republicans voted on Thursday night to clawback $1.1 billion in congressional funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps finance National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The vote marks the latest chapter in President Donald Trump’s attacks against media companies and publications who aren’t covering …
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Days after National Public Radio (NPR) sued the Trump administration over attempts to cut off its federal funding, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has also filed a lawsuit, claiming that the proposed cuts violate the First Amendment. Trumpsignedan executive order earlier this month ordering the government “to cease Federal funding …
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National Public Radio has sued Donald Trump over the president’s executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS. The lawsuit makes the same argument as several others that have been filed against Trump and his administration as they have moved to tear down the federal government, which is …
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Social media and networking site LinkedIn has long been known for its ability to make undergrads weep while supplying shitposters with a never-ending supply of tech-bro memes. But on Wednesday, a surprising figure joined people’s feeds with an employment update: Sesame Street icon and rabble rouser Elmo. “Hi LinkedIn, unfortunately …
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Only a few groups could find a way to mash up classic norteño, jazzy R&B, and country reggae in a single performance — Grupo Frontera is one of them. On Thursday, NPR Music premiered the band’s Tiny Desk show, capturing the band effortlessly jumping between genres while staying true to …
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Comedian and actor Bill Burr fired at Elon Musk, calling him “evidently a Nazi,” and criticized liberals for their lack of response to the tech giant’s political influence, on an episode of NPR‘s Fresh Air Monday. “I’m trying to get regular people to stop yelling at each other and realize …
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