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NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that a demonstration by the Orange Order, a traditional Protestant organization began peacefully today. The group is protesting a ban on its marching route through a Catholic neighborhood.

David D'Arcy reports on the latest in a long line of art shows featuring the work of popular artist Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibition of Van Gogh's portraits at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is called Van Gogh: Face to Face. Like similar shows in the past it's expected to bring much foot traffic to an already crowded museum.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a grassroots movement in health care facilities on Indian Reservations. The tribes are taking over the hospitals the federal government's Indian Health Service used to run, but they're also trying to stay unified when talking to Congress on health care issues.

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Phil Mercer about the latest developments in Fiji. Yesterday nationalist rebel leader George Speight signed an accord with military chief Frank Bainimarama, which allows the rebels who overthrew the Pacific nation's elected government to have some influence in choosing a new administration. The agreement was reached in exchange for the release of the 27 prisoners held in Suva.

Reese Erlich reports from Dili, East Timor on the efforts of the United Nations to rebuild the shattered economy of the newly independent state. When East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia last August, Indonesian militias destroyed the country's infrastructure by burning many buildings and factories.

We rebroadcast another episode of our American Popular Song Series; this one will profile composer JEROME KERN. He wrote the songs "All the Things You are," "Can't Help Lovin' That Man," "I'm Old-Fashioned," "Ol' Man River," and "The Way You Look Tonight." A number of those songs are from the broadway musical "Showboat" which he wrote. We'll focus on the music he wrote before then, before 1927. Terry will talk with JOHN MCGLINN, an authority on Kern, and we'll hear performances by: REBECCA LUKER, who is currently starring in the broadway revival of "The Music Man", and who also starred in the revivals of "Showboat" and the "Sound of Music," GEORGE DVORSKY who sang leading roles in the New York City Opera's productions of "Cinderella" and Brigadoon." They'll be accompanied by WILLIAM HICKS, assistant conductor and assistant chorus master at the Metropolitan Opera. Original broadcast: 11/01/99 (THESE INTERVIEWS AND PERFORMANCES CONTINUE THRU THE END OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:30:00...

Since the 1960s, an unusual alliance in redistricting has brought Black and white lawmakers together to draw Missouri's 1st District to ensure Black voters can elect Black Democrats to congress.

At least 10 hospitals in the state started rationing care for everyone because they're filled with COVID-19 patients. But there's deep distrust of authority.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of the National Skills Coalition, about the shortage of skilled workers needed to fulfill President Biden's infrastructure plan.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rodney Ratchford, Jr., who lost his mother and a friend in the attack on the Pentagon 20 years ago.