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Bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado moves forward…and a water pipeline gets approval.

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News

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‘Crippling’ Snowfall Predicted As Storm Hits Northeast
January 26, 2015 | NPR · In areas such as New York City, the worst of the snow is expected to hit around midnight. The next time the city will have less than a 50 percent chance of snow won’t come until 3 p.m. ET Tuesday.
 

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Argentina’s President Dissolves Intelligence Agency, Citing Prosecutor’s Death
January 26, 2015 | NPR · A week after an Argentine prosecutor was found dead on the eve of his testimony about an alleged government cover-up of a terrorist attack, President Cristina Fernandez unveils a new plan.
 

AP
Backed By U.S.-Led Coalition, Kurds Take Kobani From ISIS
January 26, 2015 | NPR · The Syrian town was not seen as militarily important, but Islamic State propaganda bumped it up the list of targets.
 

Arts & Life

New Technology Immerses Audiences At Sundance Film Festival
January 26, 2015 | NPR · From flying like a bird to walking through a refugee camp in Syria, virtual reality has enabled journalists, filmmakers and artists to immerse their audience in their stories like never before.
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NPR
It’d Be No ‘Folly’ To Remake This Musical Classic
January 26, 2015 | NPR · Now that the Stephen Sondheim musical Into the Woods has made more than $100 million at the box office in just three weeks, NPR’s movie critic Bob Mondello has a modest musical proposal.
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Intended For Millennials, Dish’s Sling TV Is A Cord Cutter’s Dream
January 26, 2015 | NPR · Dish Network soon debuts its Sling TV streaming service, with a small group of cable channels for $20 a month. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans tried it and says Sling TV is a welcome challenge to cable.
 

Music

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George Ezra: Listen To This Man, He’ll Make You Swoon
January 26, 2015 | NPR · Ezra has a voice that can float high and delicate, but it can also wade deep. His debut album, Wanted On Voyage, is named for the words inscribed on Paddington Bear’s suitcase.
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Courtesy of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Carnegie Hall Live: The Chicago Symphony Plays A Colorful Concert
January 26, 2015 | WQXR · Hear the CSO and its charismatic conductor Riccardo Muti in a program showing the muscle and subtlety of the of orchestra in music by Scriabin, Debussy and Mendelssohn.
 

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From Prog-Rock Pioneer To Kitsch King: Remembering Demis Roussos
January 26, 2015 | NPR · Greek songman Demis Roussos lived an enormously colorful life, from his start as a prog-rock pioneer to being held captive by Hezbollah terrorists. He died Sunday at age 68 in Athens.
 

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