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Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are back from their 2012 World Tour, which is to say they visited Seattle and Portland, Ore. last week, and have returned with a batch of new songs to share.

Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiracy, racketeering and murder charges.

The meeting is likely to happen by the end of the year, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said. President Biden has expressed concern over Netanyahu's judicial proposals.

Hollywood's biggest night --- the 81st Annual Academy Awards — is just around the corner. This year's nominees represent a broad range portrayals, from growing up in India's poorest areas and a man who ages backwards, to a mother who is facing an unthinkable family tragedy. Author and film historian Esther Iverem takes listeners inside the race for the Oscars, and looks at nominees of color.

With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States.

The Israeli premier's remarks are the culmination of a controversy that began in January when he was invited — without input from the White House — to make the speech.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the Trump administration's border strategy, Attorney General Barr's testimony and Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's United Arab Emirates peace deal sets a precedent: Israel need not cede captured land to the Palestinians in order to win friends in the Arab world.

In ranked choice voting, a voter picks a favorite candidate, a second favorite and so on — instead of just one candidate. Voting reform is gaining popularity amid fears about threats to democracy.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's war on Hamas. Netanyahu says once Hamas is defeated, Israel has to make sure there is no resurgence of terrorism.