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A doping scandal has rocked the Tour de France before the cyclists have begun peddling. Favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso are among a list of cyclists who have been banned from the competition, which starts Saturday. Ullrich won the race in 1997.

Kenyan courts have failed to successfully prosecute terrorists accused in 1998 and 2002 bombings. Ordinary Kenyans decry corruption, neglect and violence. Our series on the Horn of Africa continues.

Amid ongoing clashes between the army and militiamen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of people have taken refuge on two islands in a remote lake. Though life on the islands is difficult, the residents say they feel safer than in the villages where they were attacked.

For the latest installment of the continuing series "What Are You Listening To?" NPR's Steve Inskeep hears from Shannon Bentz, a biology lab coordinator in Tempe, Ariz. Bentz suggests a sampler of jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, homemade electronica and a little bit of Tiki kitsch with Arthur Lyman.

Amazon.com has rounded up more than 1,000 titles of classic literature and is offering them as a single purchase for just under $8,000. The Penguin Classics Collection weighs 700 pounds -- but delivery is free.

Tanya Tucker recorded her first hit single when she was 13. Now, after nearly four decades in the music business, a Grammy nomination and a tumultuous past few years, the country singer has released a new album, called My Turn.

Musicians Johan Karlberg and Etienne Tron first met Malawi-born Esau Mwamwaya running a junk shop outside their studio. The two were eager to befriend Mwamwaya, in part because they thought he was an African drummer. Turns out, he was much more. The three have formed a group called The Very Best and released Warm Heart of Africa in October.

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

Arriving in New York at 17, Tuelo went on to sing backup vocals for iconic artists, among them Hugh Masekela, Angelique Kidjo and Paul Simon. Today, she is finally releasing an album all her own.

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is one of the best known regional theaters in the country. It has been home to such legendary actors as Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy and has won a Tony Award. Now, after 40 years, the theater company is moving to a new high profile home on the other side of town.