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The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed?

Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, faces midterms amid economic chaos and a $20 billion lifeline offer from President Trump.

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise.

Neighbors say the restaurant is glorifying people like mob boss Whitey Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. The bar's owners say they're only recognizing the history of their place.

QUEER POWER HOUR is honored to be the only public radio station in the country to air a new, 12-part series from Making Gay History about the overlooked history of Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people in the lead up to World War II and during the Holocaust.

On today’s show: we hear from a filmmaker who made a documentary about living with dwarfism, then musicians and poets will celebrate the late Paul Robeson, and a film questions if technology and money should outweigh the arts and people.

The federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role for Social Security beneficiaries.

YLR Host, Jeff Hayden, and tonight's co-host, David Bigeleisen, are joined by an all-star cast: David Faigman, the Dean of U.C. College of the law, San Francisco, who has written extensively on science and the law, and Bruce Alberts; a past president of the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Bruce Alberts is the editor of Science magazine, and was awarded the National Medal of Science by former President Barak Obama.Our discussion might include a discussion on "Good Science" versus "junk science", and question: What is the state of science education in our country? What is the state of scientific inquiry and research in our country, given the current administration? How do we train lawyers to present science in court? How do we train judges to decide which evidence to allow juries to hear and which to reject?Have some questions of your own? Please call us, toll free, at (866) 798-8255.

Tessa Thompson schemes, manipulates and awes in Nia DaCosta's dazzling adaptation of Hedda Gabler.

Sales of non-chocolate candy are growing faster than those of chocolate. With cocoa in shortage, manufacturers are changing pack sizes, adding fillers and dipping candy in "white creme."

From brazen jewel heists to internet meltdowns, this week brought travesties galore.