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The Dahlia Trio will be performing at the Unitarian Fellowship of Lawrence Sunday, November 30th at 2:30 PM. The trio came to our studios and gave a preview performance today. We loved hearing the first movement of Beethoven's Archduke Piano Trio, and we were treated to a World Premiere Performance of composer Ryan Woodhouse's new composition, "Taured." Click on listen, and enjoy the music and conversation.

Vice presidential debates have produced many memorable moments, but it’s hard to say any has made a decisive difference in the election outcome. It’s worth recalling how much media heat and drama they have generated.

Black voters are the most reliable Democratic voting bloc. Young voters overwhelmingly support the party, too. But young Black voters are a wild card as they feel disconnected from politics.

Scott Simon discusses the significance of the Nevada caucuses and the Republican primary in South Carolina with Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving.

Fifty-seven percent don't think demanding funding for the wall is worth the gridlock, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. Many do not consider the wall a top priority for the next Congress, either.

Guo Wengui, long sought by the government of China and known for cultivating ties to Trump administration figures including Steve Bannon, was arrested on charges that he oversaw a fraud conspiracy.

Stephanie Clifford's debut novel, about the desperate social strivings of a young woman in Manhattan, has its roots in the tragic, old-money fascinations of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth.

Firefighters are battling several large wildfires in northeast Kansas, primarily in Shawnee, Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties. Evacuations were ordered this (WED) afternoon in and around the town of Delia. A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for eastern Kansas until 6 p.m.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — New federal statistics show Kansas's gross domestic product grew slightly faster than the national average last year but still lagged behind most other states in the region. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the U.S. Department of Commerce says Kansas's gross domestic product grew 1.9 percent in 2013. GDP is the value of finished goods and services and is considered a key indicator of economic health. The U.S. saw a 1.8 percent growth in its GDP last year. But the statistics showed that among eight neighboring or Plains states, only Missouri saw lower GDP growth than Kansas, with 0.8 percent. The top GDP growth in the region was North Dakota's 9.7 percent, followed by Oklahoma at 4.2 percent and Colorado at 3.8 percent.

Hispanic women in California are earning the lowest amount of any race, anywhere, in the United States.