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  • Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio is the opera the Emperor supposedly said had, "too many notes!" You can count them yourself in a production from the Salzburg Festival, in the composer's hometown.
  • Miranda says his Broadway production, now streaming on Disney+, is as timely as ever. Baranski started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in The Good Fight.
  • http://66.225.205.104/LM20111212.mp3Picture this classroom experiment: A 30-ton crane hauls a piece of equipment meant for a nuclear plant onto a table…
  • http://66.225.205.104/LM20111212.mp3Picture this classroom experiment: A 30-ton crane hauls a piece of equipment meant for a nuclear plant onto a table…
  • http://66.225.205.104/JR20100715a.mp3Bank of America announced its second quarter earnings tomorrow. Analysts expect the bank to report a profit of more…
  • Robert talks with Newsweek correspondent Michael Isikoff about the latest in Whitewater news. The plot thickens. Today, Little Rock businessman David Hale was sentenced to 28 months in prison on felony charges and ordered to repay more than two million dollars. Isikoff tells the tale of how it all began in 1993 when Mr. Hale tried to cut a deal to avoid a prison sentence. In exchange for a lesser charges of a misdeamor he said he had a story to tell about the President and his illegal dealings in Whitewater. (4:00) 2. BRITISH BEEF - NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that officials from the European Commission have ordered a ban on all exports of British beef and cattle products. Senior veterinarians from the 15 E.U. governments said the ban should include live cattle, sperm, and embyos, along with products made from beef and veal. While acknowledging there is no clear scientific evidence linking the so-called "mad cow" disease and humans, the officials say there is a need to restore public confidence.
  • Apple CEO Tim Cook has flown in to China to meet with government leaders. He's trying to work out issues ranging from trademark concerns to treatment of local factory workers who make Apple products.
  • A "lace engine" is the key technology behind Nike's new product.
  • The Vatican said it's permitted to get COVID-19 vaccines due to the "grave danger" of the pandemic, even if scientists used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."
  • Updated 4:50 p.m.E-cigarette usage, or vaping, has risen 430 percent in middle school students and a staggering 894 percent in high school students since…
  • Some people in Irwindale, Calif., say the smells coming from the factory where the hot sauce is made are very irritating. They report burning eyes, sore throats and headaches. So the city has asked a judge to order a halt in production until a fix can be found.
  • Governments set standards for different types of food labels, but most people don't pick up on those nuances, according to a new study on sodium labels. When asked about a variety of health issues, including losing weight and diabetes, participants in a survey said that lower-sodium products would prevent all of them.
  • The FDA is once again proposing graphic warning labels for tobacco products. A previous effort was blocked by lawsuits. The new warnings are less graphic than the agency's previous attempt.
  • John Adams' first opera premiered 25 years ago today at Houston Grand Opera. Not only did Nixon in China bring recent history on stage, it ushered in a wave of operas based on contemporary personalities. Watch an excerpt of the original production, directed by Peter Sellars.
  • Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing
  • Authorities say 2,000 workers went on a rampage over a "personal dispute." Some workers, though, are saying the dispute relates to on-going tensions at the factory where products are made for Apple and other high-tech giants.
  • Food and Drug Administration officials have issued guidance that says plant-based beverages don't pretend to be from dairy animals – and that U.S. consumers aren't confused by the difference.
  • The bill calls for increased use of ethanol and calls for improved gas mileage over the coming decade, but some Republicans complain that it does nothing to boost production of fossil fuels.
  • Tobacco users often have to pay higher premiums for health insurance, and it's not clear if switching to e-cigarettes will help them escape that fate. A lot depends on what federal agencies decide.
  • A Barbie production designer said "the world ran out of pink" because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.
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