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All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen looks at some of the most anticipated releases of the season.

Senate confirmation hearings begin for diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next ambassador to Baghdad. President Bush picked career foreign-service officers for that job, and for the ambassador to Afghanistan. The men look likely to be confirmed quickly.

Tired of this life? With a few clicks of the mouse, you can create an online, virtual "you." Guests and callers discuss why we find virtual lives so addictive, and scientists explain their efforts to use online communities to learn more about real-life human behavior.

Opera. Big. Expensive. Sexist?

For decades, children were removed from their homes and families and held in institutions run by the Catholic church and Canadian government.

The LA indie pop band performs songs off 2023's GIMMICKS.

The jazz saxophonist talks about creating a "dance" record, plus Washington performs live for World Cafe.

The Princess of Wales announced earlier this year she had been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer.

As the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered remote indigenous communities in Western Alaska over the weekend.

Having friends is important for your health and well-being. But for some adults, it’s a struggle.

Authorities say two men have been charged after allegedly shooting at each other inside the Carolina Place Mall on Saturday.

NPR's Scott Simon reads the names of the known 12 victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Biden is expected to announce more members of his cabinet. His administration will focus heavily on civil rights. And, stores are changing things up to keep shoppers safe on Black Friday.

Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine for all adults by May. Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget. Gov. Abbott is ending Texas' COVID-19 restrictions.

The immigration detention center in Florida's Everglades will soon be empty. State officials expect the facility to have no detainees "within a few days."

Former President Biden's diagnosis spotlights both advances and challenges with the disease.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and more than 2,000 state police to help local law enforcers manage Saturday protests against the Trump administration.

The Tennessee Legislature passed a series of anti-immigration measures including a law making it a crime for local officials to vote for sanctuary policies. The move comes as other Republican-led states are looking at similar ideas.

Gabe Roth, an advocate for government transparency, and GOP strategist Ron Bonjean, discuss Trump's phone call to Supreme Court justice Alito ahead of his sentencing in NY hush money case.