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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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Delco elected officials unveiled a bill on Thursday that would prohibit for-profit entities from owning or managing hospitals in Pennsylvania.

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N.J. lawmakers pass bills that address active shooter events, celebrate Black history

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Biden seeks to counter ‘legislative attacks’ on LGBTQ rights

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File photo: John Hinckley Jr., pictured in November 2003, arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. As of Wednesday, President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin is no longer under court-mandated legal or mental health supervision. (Evan Vucci/AP)
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John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release

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The monarch butterfly species is one of thousands which states have flagged for conservation, but have limited resources to support. (Matt Slocum/AP)
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U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill

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The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
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