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L.A. Takedown is a seven-piece rock band with three lead guitarists and a love for epic shredding. It's new video for "Night Skiing" is a surreal, desert-jam odyssey.

Residents in Buffalo, N.Y., are still dealing with the 6 feet of snow that has fallen so far this week. That includes football fans who hope to clear out their stadium before Sunday's game.

Bolt becomes the first Olympian in history to successfully defend gold medals in the the 100 and 200 meter races.

Back in 1995, about 4.5 percent of adults in the U.S. had been diagnosed with diabetes. By 2010, the prevalence had zoomed to 8.2 percent. An interactive map shows how much worse diabetes has become in less than a generation.

While the rest of the federal government shut down Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court was open for business as usual — at least long enough to hear two cases argued. It is hardly the first time that the high court was the macho guy in town, staying open when the rest of the government was closed.

"After six days of camping outside in sweltering temperatures because Hurricane Isaac knocked out power a week ago, there are many angry folks in the city and surrounding parishes."

Comic BOB NEWHART. He's been a part of the American comedy landscape since 1961 when his debut comedy album "The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart" became a surprise hit. Since then he's starred in three TV shows, including the Peabody award winning original "The Bob Newhart Show." And appeared in numerous films. There's a new Rhino anthology of his classic routines, "Something Like This. . .The Bob Newhart Anthology." Recently NEWHART was honored at the Aspen Comedy Festival. This Fall NEWHART is scheduled to co-star in a pilot for a new TV show. There's also a live concert performance by NEWHART on video, featuring him doing some new and classic routines, "Bob Newhart: Button Down concert: Off the Record" (Newhart Enterprises/Parvenu Productions). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW). (REBROADCAST from 6

In Maryland, the current class of 9th graders will be the first to have to pass an algebra test to graduate from high school. Baltimore County's school system is working to help students by offering parents their own algebra refresher class.

Daniel Stutzman plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Elissa Nadworny.

Listener Jane Babbitt of Camden, Maine, plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Ayesha Rascoe.