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As the U.S. withdraws all but 2,500 troops from Afghanistan soon, it is leaving behind a country plagued by a surge in violent attacks, with the Taliban on the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.

Control of the Senate and perhaps the future of U.S. health care reform hinge on two runoffs in Georgia. Democrats are campaigning hard on health care, while Republicans are mostly ignoring the issue.

Texas Senator John Cornyn said Friday that federal lawmakers have come to an agreement allowing Texas and other states more time to spend the $2 billion in leftover relief money they received earlier this year.

The number of Texans who have died from COVID-19 is more than 25,000 and growing. It's the second-highest number of deaths behind New York state. An Austin man has memorialized every Texas death.

Liane Hansen talks with Wilma Cozart-Fine, producer of the Mercury Records "Living Presence" classical music series.

With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, NPR's Scott Simon updates "A Visit from St. Nicholas" for 2020.

In remarks to The Mark Levin Show, the secretary of state became the highest-ranking Trump administration official to blame Russia for the vast hack that hit at least half a dozen federal agencies.

Ahmed plays a drummer who loses his hearing in Sound of Metal.Maureen Corrigan shares her book picks for the year.Gruen has photographed countless rock stars, including John Lennon and Tina Turner.

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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Three Booo-droom Bungalows; Corkscrew Landings and Fire In the Sky.