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Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, A Prolific Pop Genius Gone Too Soon

Yesterday was a tough day. I lost a cousin to cancer, and I had just gotten off the phone telling the kids when I got the news alert – Adam Schlesinger,…

Joe Newman, 107, hugs his fiancée, Anita Sampson, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday with a party over Zoom.

For Centenarian Survivor Of 1918 Flu Pandemic, Coronavirus Is Just Another 'Problem'

Joe Newman was 5 when the 1918 flu pandemic broke out. Now 107, he and his 100-year-old fiancée are living in lockdown together in Florida and have a decidedly long view on the current crisis.

The Food and DrugAdministration announced Thursday that it was reducing the amount of time gay men have to wait before giving blood amid an unprecedented shortage in the U.S. blood supply.

FDA Loosens Restrictions On Gay Blood Donors Amid 'Urgent Need' Caused By Coronavirus

Federal rules had made such donors wait 12 months before donating. That wait is now three months. The coronavirus outbreak has caused donor centers to be closed and blood drives canceled.

Eurovision 2019 Concludes

Europe's favorite music competition, the Eurovision Song Contest, concludes tonight. NPR's Scott Simon talks with William Lee Adams, founder of the Eurovision fan site Wiwibloggs, about the contest.

Vlatko Andonovski will replace Jill Ellis as the U.S. national women's soccer team coach. He's seen here coaching Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League earlier this month,

Vlatko Andonovski Is Chosen To Coach U.S. Women's National Team

The 43-year-old takes the helm after a successful stint leading the Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League. He replaces Jill Ellis, the winningest coach in USWNT history.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks during a demonstration of two NASA spacesuit prototypes for lunar exploration on Tuesday.

For NASA's New Suits, 'Mobility' Is The Watchword

The space agency unveils two new spacesuits for a planned 2024 return to the moon. They're designed to be more comfortable and easier to move around in than their Apollo-era forerunners.

Some cats can be trained to do the same things dogs can do.

All Right. Some Cats Do Fetch

Even though they might not be as eager to please as dogs, cats can learn to fetch. And some even enjoy the game.

A person runs in the snow on Saturday on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Winter weather was expected to continue through the weekend in the region. Winter conditions are forecast to extend through much of the U.S. early into the week.

Wintry Conditions Are Expected For Large Swaths Of U.S. Early Into The Week

More than 150 million are under warnings and advisories stretching from the South and Northwest and into the Northeast. The entire state of Texas was under winter advisories on Sunday.

A cardboard cutout of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The late Supreme Court justice was also a pop culture phenomenon.

From 'SNL' To Workout Videos, How RBG Became A Pop Culture Icon

Outside the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had another life in pop culture as a symbol of dissent and feminism. The Notorious RBG was celebrated in memes, movies, T-shirts and tote bags

Photos: WDIY's 25th Anniversary Party

WDIY's 25th Anniversary Party was held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Ice House in Bethlehem. On top of amazing catering and bar services, The Craig…

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