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Jean Knight, the New Orleans-born soul singer behind the infectious 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff," has died. She was 80.

The Poetry Out Loud contest is kind of like a poetry spelling bee. Kids from across the country compete at reciting their chosen poems, and the winner takes home a prize of $20,000.

Musso & Frank Grill opened before there was a Hollywood sign. Since 1919, stars, studio heads and writers have settled into the restaurant's red leather banquettes to negotiate, gossip, and eat.

We talk with labor and other high stakes negotiators about the art of compromise.

Some Cleveland residents are calling for a federal investigation following a lengthy car chase that ended badly. Police fired more than 100 rounds at a stopped car, killing the driver and passenger. Some in the community are troubled by what they say are racial overtones in the case.

Robert Siegel speaks with Dr. Abdul Mawgoud Rageh Dardery, a spokesperson for the Foreign Relations Committee of the Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, which is the Muslim Brotherhood's political arm. They discuss Egypt's current political crisis.

The Park Fire close to Chico, Calif., is now the largest in the U.S. On Monday, a man who was arrested under suspicion of starting the blaze is set to be arraigned.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Rennie of The Economist about China's Communist Party announcing it will ease birth limits to allow couples to have three children. That's up from two.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with ESPN's Paul Finebaum, about what the Power 5 college football conferences plan to do for the upcoming season.

President Biden and Senate Republicans are still trying to reach a deal on infrastructure investment. But big differences remain, and time is short.