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First, go outside, then look up! There's a trifecta of celestial activity Friday night, says astronomer Jackie Faherty, plus another sky watching tip.

This week, an article in Wired declared, "The Next Big Blue-Collar Job Is Coding." NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with reporter Clive Thompson about the article.

The birthplace of the LGBT movement is often credited with the 1969 riots at New York's Stonewall Inn. But one of the country's first documented protests happened two years before in Los Angeles.

The National Basketball Association says teams are no longer allowed to criticize one another on social media accounts. Two National Hockey League teams went into full mocking mode of the NBA memo.

Illinois has gone 20 months without a budget and the state's finances and services are increasingly precarious. Gov. Bruce Rauner and his chief Democratic opponent show little sign of compromising.

Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Angus King of Maine, an independent, aligned with Democrats and a member of the intelligence committee, about the resignation of Michael Flynn as national security adviser.

Moore, who died Friday, was seen as a hero for his role in the first major land battle in Vietnam. He later co-authored the book, We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. Originally broadcast in 1992.

A powerful Tunisian singer, now based in New York, gives new voice to our turbulent times. She frames her sweet sound with dark, moody electronics that suit the jittery feeling of right now.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sen. Blumenthal of Connecticut about his call for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to name a special counsel to investigate ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn.

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