Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to ...

Elgin native who voices Barney the Dinosaur returns to his hometown

Dean Wendt, who has made a career as the voice of Barney the dinosaur, spoke to Elgin-area high school students Tuesday night ...
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Barney Frank’s final warning on Israel: ‘America’s effort should be to support the opposition to Netanyahu’

Barney Frank, for years the progressive conscience of his party who died on Tuesday night, had one last piece of advice for Democrats as he entered hospice care earlier this month: Repudiate litmus ...

Living On in Song: Yom HaZikaron Event Connects Israel, Minnesota

If You Are Reading This” event hosted by local Jewish federations remembered the lives of Israelis lost in conflict ...
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All Songs Considered

May 15, 2026 • Jobi Riccio. Dua Saleh. Tank and the Bangas. Plus, others not named Drake! NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Joe Kendrick of WNCW in North Carolina about their favorite albums out ...
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The first 200 songs in history to be certified diamond, from 'Candle in the Wind' to 'Last Night'

The official diamond award was unveiled by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. In the years since, it has been bestowed sparingly: only if a song has sold at least 10 million ...