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  • U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.
  • A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him.
  • It's been a decade since the last Grand Theft Auto game, and fans have finally gotten what they've been asking for. No, not a new game — but a real trailer and a promised release year.
  • Brenton Wood found THE formula for making hits... and hitting it big. The Oogum Boogum Song, Gimme Little Sign, and Baby You Got it all charted in 1967. He saw success because he paid attention to what songs were making it - and why.While I (REALLY, really) liked the afore mentioned hits of the mid-sixties, I LOVED the funk driven sound which started coming out in the early 70's; namely, "Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold." On the intial 45 release, we got part one on the A-side we got "part one," which had vocals included. The B-side was the instrumental version of the same song. LOVED it!David Fleming and Brenton talk about this tune, some other signs of success, and a bit about performing today. Performances today are fewer and more far between, but they ARE still happening.
  • This fall, Princeton University admitted its first transfer students in nearly three decades. And they're not the only elite schools looking to community colleges and military bases to recruit.
  • A survey of fitness professionals who keep track of how we exercise suggests 2018 is likely to find more of us trading fitness gadgets for high-intensity interval training and group classes.
  • Members of the House and Senate return to Washington for a "lame-duck" session of the 107th Congress. Meanwhile, the White House and lawmakers reach agreement on a compromise plan to create a new Department of Homeland Security. Hear NPR's David Welna, Pam Fessler and Mara Liasson.
  • From Tyler, the Creator's lovesick turn to Jamila Wood's funky second album, May had a ridiculous amount of stellar music to offer just before summer arrives.
  • More than 6 million middle school and high school students used tobacco and nicotine products this year, according to a new federal report. Most are now using these addictive products by vaping.
  • The massively popular BBC show, Top Gear, relaunches Monday on BBC America. Following the painfully public downfall of its former host, the new hosts have big gears to grind.
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