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The Food Safety and Inspection Service made the announcement Friday. There are 34 cases of Listeria from deli meat across 13 states, including two people who died of Thursday, according to the CDC.
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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: This Is How You Lose the Time War, GWAR covering “I’m Just Ken,” and the Tested podcast series from NPR's Embedded.
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Police officers in many U.S. cities have recently gotten large pay boosts. Departments are offering these raises to combat understaffing, but some say the money won’t help.
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For three decades, Khalil Shikaki has provided insights into Palestinian public opinion. The most recent poll showed a rise in Hamas popularity, though a majority of respondents don't support Hamas.
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We have local, original music with Valley Sounds. Hear Valley Sounds Saturday nights at 9pm right here on 89.3 WLRH. If you miss a show, get the podcast on iTunes or with the WLRH mobile app.
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Sundial contributor Sarah Belanger has had it with folks who keep asking "so, when are you two going to have kids?"
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This edition of Brass, Reeds, and Percussion features circus music composed by Fred Jewell, who ran away from home to join the band of the Gentry Bros. Dog & Pony Show at age 16. He played the euphonium and the calliope. Eventually, he directed three circus bands: the band of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, the Sells-Floto Circus, and the Barnum & Bailey Circus. When he retired from circus work in 1918, he returned to his hometown of Worthington, Indiana, to be the high school band director. He composed over 100 marches and screamers, a screamer being a fast march that accompanied galloping animals in circus acts.
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