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Production designer Hannah Beachler was responsible for devising the look of <em>Black Panther</em>, from the waterfall amphitheaters of Wakanda to its high-tech laboratories and aircraft.

She Designed Wakanda — And Might Win An Oscar For It

Hannah Beachler is the first African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award for production design. Her work creating the cinematic world of Black Panther earned her the nod.

Nolan Gasser's New Book Explores Musical Taste And Where It Comes From

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nolan Gasser, chief musicologist and architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project about his book Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste.

Facing perjury charges and with her legal license suspended, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is due in court Thursday to discuss her claim that a judge leaked grand jury information.

Porn, Emails And Criminal Charges: Scandal Embroils Pennsylvania's Legal Community

A Pennsylvania judge calls Attorney General Kathleen Kane's tenure a "legal and institutional nightmare." But Kane says her critics are most upset about a chain of offensive emails she uncovered.

The Ayalet HaShahar synagogue in the West Bank settlement of Giv'at Ze'ev was built in the late 1990s. After years of legal battles, Israel's highest court ruled the synagogue, built on privately owned Palestinian land, had to be taken down. A new, temporary synagogue went up overnight, just a block away.

In The West Bank, A Synagogue Comes Down

In a case that lasted years, Israel's highest court ordered removal of a synagogue built on Palestinian land. But the case was complicated by the government's $1.3 million payout to Jewish settlers.

News 7.7.20: Special Election Confusion, Major PPP Loan Recipients, Sioux City Fireworks and More

Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill reports confusion at the polls today in a Special Election to fill an opening on the Board of Supervisors.Gill says as of…

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free space in cramped prisons in anticipation of a coronavirus outbreak, state officials said.

Advocates: Inmates Released Early Due To Pandemic Need Help To Safely Shelter

In California, former inmates released early to help reduce coronavirus risks behind bars lack support when they get out, say advocates, who want better, organized help to address the crisis.

NEWS 5.1.20: Surge in C-19 Cases, Election Lawsuit Settled and Trucker Appreciation

The state of Iowa reports a surge of 740 new COVID-19 cases and 8 deaths for a total of 170 deaths and almost 7,900 positive cases in all.The governor…

Town worker Steve Crowley washes and disinfects the public restroom at Mayflower Beach, in Dennis, Mass., last week. As stay-at-home restrictions are lifting, many people are concerned about using public restrooms.

Fear Of Public Restrooms Prompts Creative Solutions As Some Businesses Reopen

Some people are afraid to use potentially germ-filled public restrooms as stay-at-home restrictions begin lifting. That's boosting sales of products that offer creative alternatives.

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney departs after a television interview at the White House in September.

Mulvaney Shows Up For Work At Consumer Watchdog Group, As Leadership Feud Deepens

Deputy Director Leandra English argues that she is the rightful head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But the White House has made a rival appointment — OMB Director Mick Mulvaney.

Scott and Seth Avett in the HBO documentary <em>May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers. </em>

'May It Last' Brings The Avett Brothers From North Carolina To HBO

Judd Apatow is one of the directors of a new documentary airing on HBO that follows the recording of a Grammy-nominated album from the North Carolina band.

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