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  • It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways, amid the backdrop of a global pandemic. This week takes us to a librarian and a bus driver.
  • If confirmed, Shalanda Young will be the first Black female director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti would serve as its deputy director.
  • You don't simply listen to Sweeping Promises — you move, you groove, you strike a pose with an effortlessly cool 'tude.
  • Record snow in parts of the Northeast left thousands without power.
  • It's hard to quantify Paul McCartney's impact on music history: The former Beatle has written some of pop music's most indelible songs, both alone and with John Lennon, and become a knighted icon. Hear an interview from WXPN.
  • As a band, the Avett Brothers hasn't been around for long. But for brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the project has been a long time coming. From the group's earliest days in 1998, when Scott Avett started playing on porches and sidewalks with friends, their approach to country and bluegrass has continued to evolve.
  • Among the thousands of funded goals included in $286.4 billion transportation bill signed by President Bush are projects that range from being simply historical to ones that aim to solve long-standing traffic snarls. From an Erie Canal museum to bridges and highways, the money is on the way.
  • Lily Allen's ska-infused pop music has officially achieved ubiquity: She's gone from a buzzed-about underground sensation to a mainstream darling in the span of only a few months. Her sly lyrics and joyful energy have helped make her a star.
  • On her latest album, Oyo, Kidjo pays respects to the artists who influenced her by offering her take on some of their songs. Her version of Santana's "Samba Pa Ti" is just one of the songs the African singer performs in this World Cafe session.
  • LA took the best-of-seven series four games to one and will play the winner of the American League Championship Series between the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros.
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