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Shoppers always complain the Christmas season begins earlier every year. And this year, those lunching at Pret A Manger cafes in New York City were treated to Christmas carols starting last week. Only the location in Rockefeller Center managed to override the apparently mistaken holiday tunes coming from corporate headquarters.

Director William Oldroyd's new film is set in late 19th-century England, where a young woman, forced to marry an abrasive older man, engages in an affair with a ruffian servant.

Researchers knew the HIV outbreak in the small town of Austin, Ind., was related to IV drug use. Mapping how the virus mutated over time revealed its path — and how it might have been stopped.

Listener Bill wrote: "Where is "Prairie Home Companion?!? PLEASE tell me there is technical problems and not a decision to drop it from your schedule.…

Greg Van Niel is a Cleveland Indians season-ticket holder. But he wasn't sitting in his usual seats when he grabbed four foul balls at yesterday's game at Progressive Field in Cleveland against the Kansas City Royals.

Glover created, co-writes and stars in the FX series Atlanta, a hybrid of comedy and drama set on the fringes of the city's hip-hop scene. He has also recorded music under the name Childish Gambino.

April Goss is believed to be the only woman on the roster of a Division One college football team. The coach vows she'll play, but she didn't last week when the team lost to Illinois 52-3.

NPR's Debbie Elliott explores the nature of sports fandom with author Warren St. John. His lifetime passion for the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide leads him to spend a football season with fellow fans who travel in vast recreational vehicles to every game — no exceptions.

Thanks to brand new songs by pop's shining lights, including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Nine Inch Nails, this midsummer week unexpectedly became the beginning of a new hit cycle.

The president met with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. On Monday, Obama said their negotiations were unsuccessful. The same day, bombings in Syria killed more than 50 people.