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Kylie Minogue is having a capital-M moment, and Brittany sits down in studio with the pop star to talk about how to keep reaching new heights in a career full of peaks. Hot off her Vegas Residency, Kylie just dropped her new album Tension II and is gearing up for a world tour. The legend shares her tips for staying on top for three decades, and Brittany asks what's the secret for turning underground dance music in pristine pop bangers.

Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley as President Obama departs for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

For the seventh year in a row, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France. And this was a victory lap of sorts. Armstrong will retire at 33. Racing fans will miss him, but look forward to new competition.

Four NPR staffers recommend new novels in an early taste of our annual Books We Love round-up: "How High We Go in the Dark," "Vladimir," "Mecca" and "The Candy House."

China's health officials say the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 5,974 in 31 provinces with 132 deaths. People are asking why it took so long for controls to be implemented.

In the liner notes to his 2012 trio album Accelerando, the pianist and composer Vijay Iyer wrote: "[T]his album is in the lineage of American creative music based on dance rhythms." Dancing in rhythm and exemplifying creativity, here are 10 records which belong to that great lineage.

Linda and Robert talk to a variety of people about their week in the snow. A Philadelphia firefigher-Ken Pogorueck (puh-GORE-ik)... a Baltimore police lieutenant- Dawn Jessa... A Baltimore Priest- Father Lawrence Waudby (WAD-bee), Frasier Bresnahan (BREZ-na-han), with the Coalititon for the Homeless.. delivering hot meals to people in the streets of New York, a Newark Emergency Room Physician: Dr. Michael Jaker (JAKE-er) and Alissa (ah-LEESSA) Talisman a mom in Bethesda, Maryland, and Jim McCaffrey a grocer in Yardley, PA. We hear about cops being called to negotiate parking places, firemen delivering babies, moms stuck in the house with five kids, a priest with an empty chapel and so on.

Three officials from Mexico's immigration agency, two private security guards and the migrant accused of starting the fire, which killed at least 39, face charges of homicide and causing injury.

West Virginia will soon hold its annual Liars Contest. Last year, college professor Adam Booth won. He's been a contender five times according to West Virginia Public Broadcasting.