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Year-End Book Picks: 'I Like To Watch' By TV Critic Emily Nussbaum

By Elizabeth Blair

Published December 23, 2019 at 4:00 AM CST

<a href="https://apps.npr.org/best-books"><strong>NPR's Book Concierge</strong></a> offers 350+ new books handpicked by NPR staff and critics — including Elizabeth Blair. <strong><a href="https://apps.npr.org/best-books/">Click here to find your next great read.</a></strong> — **NPR's Book Concierge** offers 350+ new books handpicked by NPR staff and critics — including Elizabeth Blair. **Click here to find your next great read.**

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Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning senior producer/reporter on the Arts Desk of NPR News.

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Census Results Will Reflect The Power A State Has In Upcoming Elections

Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Census Bureau this week is expected to announce the first results of the 2020 count. The numbers are used to determine each state's new share of votes in the Electoral College and Congress.
Corporate Leaders Meet To Discuss Restrictive Voting Measures

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who helped organize a call of more than 100 corporate leaders, to discuss their response to voting bills.
How A Viral Cheese Sandwich Tweet May Help To Pay Medical Bills

An iconic tweet from the Fyre Festival is now available to buy as an NFT. The person who wrote the tweet is hoping to raise money to pay for the kidney transplant he needs.
Iran Says Blackout At Underground Atomic Facility Is 'Nuclear Terrorism'

Peter Kenyon

An Iranian nuclear facility was knocked off line Sunday. Iran has blamed Israel, which does not want Washington and Tehran to once again agree to a nuclear pact that would ease sanctions on Iran.
Army Lieutenant Sues Police Officers In Virginia For Excessive Force

Joel Rose

An Army lieutenant, who is Black and Latino, is suing Virginia police after they held him at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed him during a traffic stop that he alleges was the result of racial profiling.