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Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust
NewsThe Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.

Can you bond without the 'love hormone'? These cuddly rodents show it's possible
NewsThe hormone oxytocin plays a key role in long-term relationships. But a study of prairie voles finds that the animals mate for life even without help from the "love hormone."

When gun violence ends young lives, these men prepare the graves
NewsJust outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to "Baby Land." The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.

An adolescent friendship fractures in the Belgian Oscar hopeful, 'Close'
NewsThe social forces are pervasive but subtle in Lukas Dhont's <em>Close — </em>no overt bullying or homophobia, just internalized pressures on still-developing psyches.

As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact
NewsThe composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why.

Rep. Adam Schiff announces 2024 Senate run, teeing up a high-profile primary
NewsThe seat currently held by 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein is safely Democratic. Feinstein has not announced if she will retire, but Democratic hopefuls are already entering the race for her seat.

Jimmy Kimmel celebrates 20 years as a (reluctant) late night TV institution
NewsKimmel says he thought he was going to stop; then he didn't.

New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms
NewsThe Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."

This drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. That's why hundreds of people came
NewsOne of the hottest tickets in Washington, D.C., was to a festival that was all about drinking and having fun — but not about booze.

America, we have a problem. People aren't feeling engaged with their work
NewsA new Gallup report finds employee engagement in the U.S. fell in 2022 to 32%. Young people in particular reported feeling less cared about at work and having fewer opportunities to learn and grow.

Senators slam Ticketmaster over bungling of Taylor Swift tickets, question breakup
NewsNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Variety's Jem Aswad about the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into Live Nation and the lack of competition in the ticketing industry.

U.S. files second antitrust suit against Google's ad empire, seeks to break it up
NewsThe Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, saying the company has worked to squash rival technologies and choke off competitors.
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