The zebra finch is a songbird known for its elaborate serenades. Now scientists have decoded its genome and hope that the research will give them insight into the origins of speech-related disorders caused by autism, stroke and Parkinson’s disease.
A new theater production Hope: The Obama Musical Story opened this week in Frankfurt, Germany. It tells the story, in song and dance, of America’s first black president. It is likely to be a big success in a country where President Obama is still immensely popular.
The International Criminal Court has been actively pursuing cases involving some horrifying human atrocities in East Africa. But as NPR’s Gwen Thompkins reports, many of the victims can only find justice in a song.
David Hasselhoff is best known for the TV shows Baywatch and Knight Rider , but to Germans he’s a pop hero. Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hasselhoff reminisces about his song that became a soundtrack for that historic moment, “Looking for Freedom.”
Reuters – Global stocks and commodity prices pulled back on Tuesday as investors paused to assess the state of the economy after pushing them higher in the past two weeks, while the U.S. dollar was broadly flat.
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AP – Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit and received an apology from Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party over use of his song “Running on Empty” during last year’s presidential campaign.
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Reuters – Most Asian shares extended gains on Friday as key U.S. earnings reports beat expectations, fueling hopes that the global recession is receding, but deadly explosions at two Jakarta hotels weighed on Indonesia stocks and the rupiah.
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Asia shares extend gains on earnings, oil slips
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Reuters – A Los Angeles blogger who leaked new Guns N’ Roses songs on the Internet before their official release on the band’s first new album in 17 years, was sentenced to two months of home confinement on Tuesday.
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Reuters – Lady GaGa has become the third recording artist in the 16-year history of the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart to collect three No. 1 songs from a debut album.
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Lady GaGa charts third No. 1 on Mainstream Top 40
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