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  • The soulful electronic artist makes a splash with a video that remixes David Lynch's Lost Highway.
  • In Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday, children took to downtown streets in a reenactment of historic events there 50 years ago. It's part of a series of events this year marking Birmingham's crucial role in the civil rights movement.
  • In December, six-year-old Benjamin Wheeler was among those killed in the attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School. Since then, his father, David Wheeler has met with officials in Washington, D.C., urging tighter controls to rein in gun violence. He speaks with Melissa Block about his views on the legislative process and what his path forward is from here.
  • Influential Chicagoan Penny Pritkzer has been tapped by President Obama to lead the Commerce Department.
  • The nation's gun debate seems to be settling on New Hampshire, where first-term Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte is facing daily questions about her vote against expanded criminal background checks for gun buyers.
  • Authorities are offering $2 million for information leading to the capture of Joanne Chesimard, who was convicted in the murder of New Jersey State Trooper.
  • Puzzle guru Mary Tobler may sound lovely speaking German, but half of what she's saying is just gibberish. No, really. The catch of this game is that Mary will say a word that sounds like German, along with its definition, but not all of them are real words. Contestants have to determine which words are real and which are nein.
  • The "human guinea pig" who has tried to become the healthiest person in the world and lived by the Bible for a whole year tries out a new challenge: puzzle hot seat.
  • Stars: They're just like us! Except outside of grocery shopping and wearing sweatpants in public, celebrities occasionally lend their names to endorse common household items. In this game led by host Ophira Eisenberg, contestants must identify the products whose names are a combination of famous people and well-known supermarket items. Anyone hungry for some Condoleezza Rice-a-Roni?
  • Jonathan Coulton makes it rain in this game, which is full of weather conditions mentioned in popular song titles. Can you guess the original song title after he's rewritten the lyrics? As Bob Dylan might say: The answers, my friend, are blowing in this meteorological phenomenon that is like a strong breeze.
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