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When thieves in a Belgian town tried to shake the cops, they dumped a safe out of the getaway car. The safe popped open, spilling $1.3 million worth of cash. People scrambled to pick it up. One woman even brought out a broom. Two weeks later, police are asking for the money to be returned.

Pop star Carly Rae Jepsen essentially rolled a pitch way off the plate. The pitch prompted historical comparisons to other shockingly bad performances.

As a solo artist, the lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket performs characteristically sweet, honest, acoustic pop-rock. Hear four songs recorded live on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College.

Cult filmmaker John Waters, 73, says there are still "plenty of rules" left to break. Flute-playing pop star Lizzo discusses feminism, self love and bringing "hallelujah moments" to stage.

As permanent detention centers fill, a few temporary shelters are popping up in Texas – like this camp, where 200 young migrants arrived this week.

2: Painter LARRY RIVERS. He has a new autobiography, "What Did I Do?" (HarperCollins Publishers). RIVERS is known by art historians as "a great figurative painter," "the father of Pop Art," and is recognized as the first American artist to use vulgar objects in an artistic context. The book centers on his experiences as part of a loosely knit association of poets and painters who were young, poor and ambitious in New York in the 50's. RIVERS also was a jazz saxophonist, he appeared on camera and stage, did heavy drugs, and had an unashamed interest in sexuality that went from unconventional entanglements with both sexes to conventional participation in marriage and family life -- all of which he details in his new book. (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 10

2: Band leader WOODY HERMAN. This interview was orginally recorded in May, 1986. Herman was the leader of numerous big bands, all variously called The Thundering Herd. His bands were noted for their dazzling improvisation combined with their incisive ensemble playing. (HERMAN died in 1987)Band leader and clarinetist ARTIE SHAW. In the 1930s and 40s his band ranked with the Goodman, Dorsie, and Miller bands in popularity. But he rejected many of the pop tunes and stuck with music by composers like Porter, Gershwin, and Berlin. SHAW is also known for working with many fine Black musicians and singers, including Billie Holiday. SHAW is now retired from performing. (From an interview recorded in 1985).

2: MARIN ALSOP is the music director of the Colorado Symphony. One of the few woman conductors in the world, she has also served as music director of the Lond Island Philharmonic, and has been the guest conductor for many orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. ALSOP founded Concordia, a 50-piece chamber orchestra whose repertoire combines classical and jazz music, and String Fever, a swing band for which she plays violin. ALSOP has recorded three CD's: "Fever Pitch," by String Fever, and "Blue Monday" and "Victory Stride" by the Concordia Orchestra.

2: MARIN ALSOP is the music director of the Colorado Symphony. One of the few woman conductors in the world, she has also served as music director of the Lond Island Philharmonic, and has been the guest conductor for many orchestras, including the St. Louis Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. ALSOP founded Concordia, a 50-piece chamber orchestra whose repertoire combines classical and jazz music, and String Fever, a swing band for which she plays violin. ALSOP has recorded three CD's: "Fever Pitch," by String Fever, and "Blue Monday" and "Victory Stride" by the Concordia Orchestra.

2: Singer/Songwriter ELVIS COSTELLO. In the late 1970s he burst out of Britian's pop-music scene with a sound and attitude never seen before. He was the angry young-man with a fresh sound. He's known for making connections between different musical communities. He's collaborated with Paul McCartney, Ruben Blades, Aimee Mann of "'til Tuesday," David Was of "Was (Not Was)," and T. Bone Burnett. On his new release, "The Juliet Letters," (Warner Bros.) he's working with the Brodsky Quartet (known for its interpretations of music by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven and Bartok). The compositions on the new album are based on a correspondence addressed to Juliet Capulet of "Romeo and Juliet."