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Music That You Are Grateful For

We asked All Things Considered listeners to share musicians they're thankful for in 2018. Brandi Carlile, Lizzo and cello students in Greenfield, Mass., are some of the responses we received.

Dr. Ruth Levesque (right) hands Shaun McDougall his newborn son Brady at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass. The birth of the second twin, Bryce, was much trickier than Brady's. Good communication between the health team and parents was crucial to safely avoiding a C-section, obstetricians say.

Twin's Difficult Birth Put A Project Designed To Reduce C-Sections To The Test

A woman had twins in a hospital south of Boston last summer. For doctors aiming to reduce cesareans, the second baby's tricky arrival tested the limits of teamwork.

Naser al-Shimary, deported this year to Iraq from the U.S., greets his four-year-old son Vincent at Baghdad international airport. Shimary had lived in the U.S. since he was five years old. He agreed to be deported under a practice halted by a U.S. court this summer.

'They Know I'm Different': Deportee Struggles In Iraq After Decades Living In U.S.

Naser al-Shimary, a refugee in the U.S., was deported this year back to Iraq — where he hasn't lived since he was 2 and now fears for his life.

From left, former Detective David March, Chicago Police Officer Thomas Gaffney and former officer Joseph Walsh appear at a pre-trial hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago last month.

3 Chicago Cops Go On Trial, Charged With Covering Up For Jason Van Dyke

Just hours after he shot and killed Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke met with other officers who were on the shooting scene and with detectives tasked with investigating the incident.

Pelosi Knows How To Win — But Will She Win The House Speakership Again?

New York Times Magazine journalist Robert Draper talks about why Republicans love to attack Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the challenges she faces within her own party and her bid to be speaker of the House.

Demostrators in Quito, Ecuador, show their support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, in October.

Assange, Manafort Deny Report They Met. The White House Declined To Address It

The boss of WikiLeaks and Donald Trump's former campaign chairman both said Tuesday they hadn't met before the 2016 election, notwithstanding a news account that said Manafort had flown to London.

Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Faces New Legal Troubles

In court filings on Monday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Paul Manafort has not fulfilled his end of a plea deal and that he has lied to him and to the FBI.

Fernando LaFuente did not learn of his death until this week, days after his former team falsely reported it to the Leinster Senior Football League

'That's How I Found Out I Was Dead': Soccer Club Fakes Player's Demise (Poorly)

Fernando LaFuente's former team, Ballybrack FC in Dublin, says it made an "unacceptable mistake" by falsely reporting his death in an accident. He didn't find out about it until coworkers told him.

In a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are just below the range of estimates that would be "neutral" for the economy.

Fed Chief's Remarks On Economy And Interest Rates Cheer Investors

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the outlook for the U.S. economy remains solid and that interest rates are nearly within a "neutral" range, touching off a surge in stock prices.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California has been chosen by her party to be speaker of the House come January. The final vote on speakership is on Jan. 3.

Democrats Pick Nancy Pelosi As House Speaker, Despite Earlier Internal Opposition

The caucus vote is just the first of two key elections Pelosi needs to win. The full House formally votes on its next speaker on Jan. 3, the first day of Congress' next session.

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