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Steve Waithe, 28, is facing charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud over a scheme in which he allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes.

At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.

Dig below the strata of pop songs so ubiquitous you can't stand to hear them anymore, and you'll find plenty of riches in the Top 40, from country crossover to innovative R&B and classic pop.

Toni Morrison's 1987 work Beloved is the best American novel of the past quarter-century. That's according to a vote of writers and critics who were invited to weigh in with their choices by The New York Times Book Review.

Also: Flooding displaces thousands of Palestinians in Gaza; Chile elects former president Michele Bachelet as its new president; and the Mega Millions jackpot could reach a new record.

Also: Al-Qaida threatens to kill an American hostage kidnapped in Yemen; the Ebola death toll tops 6,000; and Target Australia will stop selling "Grand Theft Auto V" because of violence to women.

One individual may be responsible for hundreds of false reports of active shooters across the U.S. The hoaxes have raised awareness of "swatting," and how it may be a national security threat.

Also: ISIS militants destroy another temple in Palmyra; there are three hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; and Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta tosses the 6th no-hitter of the majors' season.

Also: A lawsuit alleges Motel 6 shared guest information with immigration officials; Iranian anti-government protests continue; and nobody won the Powerball lotto - it's now worth $550 million!

Also: Turkey's prime minister will discuss Syria with President Obama at the White House; congressional panels OK cuts to the federal food stamp program; the formerly obscure Arctic Circle gains new member countries; and nobody has yet won the Powerball jackpot.