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Today's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR staffers.

This will be the 13th time in the DNC's history that Chicago will host a convention. Democrats nodded toward the "Blue Wall" of Midwestern states they need to win in 2024.

This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features new sounds by the Waitiki 7 and the Tikiyaki Orchestra, plus the bongos, flutes and guitars of Los Admiradores and the Hollywood Film Noirchestra.

This Retro Cocktail Hour features music from Juan Esquivel's famous "lost" album, See It In Sound. Also, you'll hear tunes by the Tiki Delights, Ixtahuele and the Exotic Guitars.

On this week's Retro Cocktail Hour, you'll hear the exotic sounds of The Surfmen, Skip Heller's Voodoo 5, The Tikiyaki Orchestra and Martin Denny. Also, the Brazen Brass goes Latin and Les Baxter visits Bombay.

The movie documentary has been around since the early 20th century and on this week's Film Music Friday we'll be spotlighting the music of documentary films. Among the films we'll hear - The River, Windjammer, The Mysterious Deep, The City and more.

This week's Retro Cocktail Hour features the exotic sounds of the New Les Baxter Orchestra, the Waitiki 7 and Les Baxter. Also, Buddy Collette and the Swingin' Shepherds, the Amboina Serenaders and Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanzo.

Previewing some upcoming live outdoor events with tracks from MGDs, Friendly Thieves, VCMN, Teri Quinn, plus an encore of our live session with Lauren Lovelle & The Midnight Spliffs.

There's some "let's go shopping" music on this week's Retro Cocktail Hour, along with the jungle drums of Xavier Cugat; the National Youth Jazz Orchestra plays Mancini; and jungle jazz for the Original Swinger, plus tunes by Julie London, the Trombones Inc. and the George Shearing Quintet.

Across the U.S., locals are hosting meals designed to help the community meet the refugees who live among them as neighbors, and to break barriers by breaking bread together.