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Host Bob Edwards talks with film-maker Vince Dipersio about his latest project, Hate-dot-com. The documentary examines how hate groups use the Internet to spread their ideology and recruit new members.

Los Angeles grapples with what may be the largest homeless population of any U.S. city. A new study shows thousands of homeless people are leaving crime-plagued areas for better, safer lives in affluent suburban neighborhoods.

L.A. Salami, "Going Mad As The Street"

States that could determine which party controls the Senate next year have been barraged for months with campaign ads. For better or for worse, here are some of the most noteworthy.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, is one of the most talked-about new American buildings in decades. The first of three inaugural events took place Thursday night. NPR's Fred Child attended the concert and filed this report.

The width and breadth of expression within Latin music stretches that single designation beyond its seams — and the best Latin music of 2019 is proof of that.

Five years ago, violinist Robert McDuffie found his true love: a 1735 Guarneri del Gesy violin known as The Ladenburg, whose list of players included 19th-century virtuoso Nicolr Paganini. McDuffie says it was the violin he always longed to play. The only problem - how to pay for it. McDuffie tells Liane how he set up a limited partnership to meet the steep pricetag. (9:00) (NOTE: We hear music from McDuffie's latest recording, the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra by Miklos Rozsa, with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yoel Levi. Telarc CD-80518).

This week, our favorite entries bring you raucous guitars, resilience, contemplation and lots of houseplants. There's still time to enter; send us your video by April 27.

Toy company Hasbro has released dozens of versions of Monopoly. There are the Stars Wars, NFL and Nascar versions, to name a few. Last week, Hasbro released the latest edition, focusing on Internet-related businesses and the so-called "new" economy. Commentator Bob Parks, Senior Editor at Wired magazine, has played the game and has a review.

Gov. Polis unveiled ColoradoRiver.com, a new hub for river data, maps, and policy updates, at the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs.