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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid

Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators.

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New Jersey
Transportation

Gas prices dip at the Jersey Shore

Gas prices dipped in New Jersey but stayed relatively stable over the rest of the country following the flooding and destruction in the Carolinas.

8 years ago

This June 10, 2015, file photo shows a chip credit card in Philadelphia. Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law, which takes effect Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. A credit freeze restricts access to your credit file, essentially halting anyone from opening any new credit in your name. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
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Credit freeze now free nationwide

Consumers can now freeze their credit for free under a new federal law.

8 years ago

Natural gas wells in Springville Township, Pa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
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Shale industry: Taxpayers should foot part of the bill for oil and gas oversight

The Marcellus Shale Coalition argues taxpayers should shoulder at least part of the burden.

8 years ago

 Joseph M. Torsella, speaks to the crowd, after being sworn in as Treasurer of Pennsylvania, at Camp Curtin Academy in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
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Pennsylvania
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Expert: Pa. pension funds have underreported billions in payments

The funds have underreported the money paid to private equity firms by a third over the last decade. That's $3.8 billion the state didn't know about.

8 years ago

In this July 19, 2018, file photo Brendan Kennedy, (third from right in front), CEO and founder of British Columbia-based Tilray Inc., a major Canadian marijuana grower, leads cheers as confetti falls to celebrate his company's IPO (TLRY) at Nasdaq in New York. Investors are craving marijuana stocks as Canada prepares to legalize pot next month, leading to giant gains for Canada-based companies listed on U.S. exchanges. (Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo, File)
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It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street

Reefer Madness has gripped Wall Street.

8 years ago

City Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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New Jersey
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Gov. Murphy will keep state in charge of Atlantic City for up to three more years

Atlantic City could remain under state rule until 2021.

8 years ago

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Box-office giant Ticketmaster may have benefitted from looking the other way on ticket scalping-related violations of its own terms of service, a Canadian report revealed on Sep. 19. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Business
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Sports

Ticketmaster has its own secret ‘scalping program,’ Canadian journalists report

Ticketmaster has developed a secret tool called TradeDesk that assists professional "scalpers" to resell tickets in ways that would seem to violate Ticketmaster's own rules.

8 years ago

Chief Justice John G. Roberts had blocked a lower court order that would have required politically active nonprofits to disclose their donors. But on Tuesday the full Supreme Court overturned his stay. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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Law
National
Politics

Supreme Court orders disclosure for dark money, as new report unveils some donors

The disclosure requirement is expected to apply to explicitly political ads by nonprofit groups.

8 years ago

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Brooklyn Diocese paying four men $27.5 million to settle sex abuse claims

Four men who said they were sexually abused as boys by a teacher at a Brooklyn Catholic church have reached a $27.5 million settlement fr ...

8 years ago

With nothing in its rainy day fund and a budget surplus of just 2 percent, New Jersey is ill prepared for the next financial crisis, according to new analyses. (AP Photo)
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New Jersey unprepared for next economic downturn, say ratings agencies

The state has a budget surplus of about 2 percent, and its rainy day fund in empty.

8 years ago

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How to boost Jersey Shore tourism: End state diversion of revenue for a start

The state’s lucrative tourism industry could get a significant bump if it stretched out its prime shore season past the summer months.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia remains the poorest of the country's largest cities. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Poverty still plaguing Philadelphia, poorest big city in the country

Beyond the boundaries of some of Philadelphia’s most sought-after neighborhoods lies a vastly different reality.

8 years ago

Ocean Walk casino was one of two new casinos that opened in Atlantic City, New Jersey this summer. (Bill Barlow/for WHYY)

Jersey Shore summer 2018 was down, AC improved

There are a few immutable facts about summer at the Jersey Shore: Birch beer goes with a slice ...

8 years ago

It's been five years since the Mayor's Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity was charged with alleviating poverty in Philadelphia. Yet, the city's poverty rate remains stagnant and the office itself has seen significant reduction in staff and function. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Media Network)
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

Philly antipoverty office: Lack of clout, vision, and leadership

Philadelphia's poverty rate is the highest among the 10 largest U.S. cities.

8 years ago

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