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Laura Sydell reports on a deal that's been struck between the famous Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the up-and-coming San Jose Museum of Art in California. The arrangement allows San Jose to rent high profile artworks from the Whitney. The result is that the San Jose Museum can entice more visitors with world-class exhibits, while the Whitney can simultaneously earn income and get some of its collection out of storage. The Whitney boasts the largest collection of American art in the world, ninety percent of which is in storage at any given time.

For weeks, the song I Can't Wait by Hillary Duff has been in the top three on Radio Disney stations across the country, but elsewhere the song hasn't even made it to the top 50. How can this be? Some critics say that's what happens when a company controls the recording artist, the record label and the radio network. Others say it's just good marketing. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Tropical Storm Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where thousands of people's electricity service hasn't recovered from being knocked out by Hurricane Laura.

"Substantially similar" is a phrase key to understanding California's Fair Pay Act. The new law went into effect Jan. 1 and aims to close the pay gap between men and women.

Seniors aged 65 and over represent one of the fastest growing age groups to use social media. But what drives them to do so, and what kinds of technology can help their experience? Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Laura Carstensen, who heads the Stanford Center on Longevity, for more on the culture of seniors and technology.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Laura Shin, the host of the podcast "Unchained," about the impact that FTX's fallout may have on the world of cryptocurrency.

The prosecution and defense give their closing arguments at the sentencing trial of confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. The prosecution is seeking the death penalty and has tried to convince the jury that Moussaoui's lies to the FBI led to at least one death on Sept. 11, 2001.

Veteran Daniel Moon, 96, tells his daughter Laura about haunting battle memories as part of StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative.

Most corners of the country harbor old or erroneous markers of some kind. An NPR investigation examines the proliferation of Confederate markers and a century-long effort to recast the Civil War.