Trump administration rolls out rural health funding, with strings attached

The Trump administration has announced the initial disbursement from its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program ...

Fresh Air Weekend: Billy Strings and Laufey

After losing his mother to an overdose in June, music became a source of catharsis for Strings. Laufey was an "odd fish" in ...

Select New Yorkers to receive $12K worth of obscure asset with no strings attached. Supporters, critics clash over basic income. Where do you stand?

That’s what a select group of New Yorkers is receiving. GiveDirectly — a nonprofit focused on direct cash transfers to people ...

Are you a software engineer? Tell us what you think about vibe coding

Vibe coding has upended software engineering, strapping developers with a suite of new AI tools. We want to hear from those navigating the moment.
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String Initiative program to bring string instruments to those who want to play

There's a program to help kids and adults who want to play string instruments - we learn more about the String Initiative!

The great programming transformation: How AI and Rust are quietly dethroning C in Linux - and Windows

Maintainers and developers are now using AI to help build Linux. Simultaneously, Rust has graduated to being a co-equal language with C for mainstream Linux development. However, the programming world ...
American Songwriter

Billy Strings Opens up on How Fatherhood Has Changed Touring

Fatherhood has had an overwhelmingly positive on bluegrass star Billy Strings' touring career since welcoming son River in September 2024.
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Michigan native Billy Strings performs Tiny Desk Concert. What to know

Michigan native Billy Strings got the Tiny Desk Concert treatment this week on NPR's YouTube channel. Strings, now based in Nashville, Tennessee, is a west Michigan native. He grew up in Muir, a ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
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Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert

It's rare these days for an artist to ask for fewer microphones, but after warming up in our space, Billy Strings did just that. Surrounded by his band, the bluegrass virtuoso brings back the spirit ...