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  • The Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead for identity chips that can be implanted under the skin. A Florida company wants to market the device, which it calls VeriChips. The chips could provide doctors with instant access to a patient's medical records. Privacy advocates think that view is shortsighted. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson.
  • Longtime Syracuse assistant Adrian Autry will lead the Orange men's basketball program into a new era following Jim Boeheim's retirement last season.
  • Oakland, Calif., is issuing municipal ID cards to anyone who can prove residency. It doubles as a debit card. Supporters say it will help residents who are poor, without a bank or undocumented. Immigration control advocates say the city is abetting illegal immigration.
  • If you wanted to escape reality and move to a fictional TV world, where would you live? Many are dystopian hellscapes and stressful workplaces. But other TV shows are a fun hang. Today, we're talking about TV shows where we'd like to live — including Game of Thrones, Derry Girls, Parks and Recreation, and Gilligan's Island.
  • Door to Suspense #6 Featuring Frank Sinatra in: Songs by Sinatra 9/19/45 CBS, Suspense “To Find Help” 1/18/45 CBS.
  • A controversial proposal to standardize driver's licenses -- known as the Real ID Act -- passed the House Thursday as part of a large spending bill. For supporters, requiring applicants to prove residency is an important step in the war on terrorism. For critics, it's an invasion of privacy. Peter Swire, a law professor at Ohio State University and former privacy advisor to President Clinton, discusses the changes.
  • Judges in these cases have declined to rule on the constitutionality of the laws. Instead, they have signaled the laws would withstand scrutiny if states can ensure that the vast majority of voters have easier access to free IDs. Legal scholars agree that many of these measures could be enacted after Election Day.
  • Google reported better than expected third-quarter sales and profits, reporting a profit of nearly $3 billion during the third quarter, up nearly 40 percent from a year earlier.
  • The emojis now have different skin tones and the family icons now come in configurations that include two moms and two dads.
  • Series: World’s Greatest Novels “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” Part 3 of 3 6/18/48 NBC, Adventures By Morse “A Coffin For the Lady” Part 3 of 3 4/1/44 Syndicated.
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