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Roland, played by Idris Elba, and Jake, played by Tom Taylor, in Columbia Pictures' "The Dark Tower."

Meet The '90s Dance DJ Behind The Score For 'The Dark Tower'

Tom Holkenborg draws on his history as trance DJ Junkie XL for the bombastic electronica-meets-orchestra music he has composed for Mad Max: Fury Road, Batman v. Superman, and now The Dark Tower.

A Native American protester outside one of two replicas of ships used by explorer Christopher Columbus that were on display in Oswego, New York. The ships will travel up the Arkansas River for stops in Little Rock and Fort Smith this fall.

Replicas Of Columbus' Ships, Which Are To Dock In Arkansas, Draw Protests Elsewhere

Replicas of two ships used by explorer Christopher Columbus, which led to the European colonization of the Americas, are to visit Arkansas in October...

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces that he is switching parties to become a Republican as President Trump listens on at a campaign rally Thursday in Huntington, W.Va.

In The States, Republicans Have Never Been So Dominant — Or Vulnerable

West Virginia's governor just announced he's switching parties and joining the GOP. Although the GOP dominates in the states, a constellation of forces could challenge Republicans this year and next.

Former Vice President Al Gore shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on climate change.

Fresh Air Weekend: Al Gore; Randy Newman's 'Dark Matter'; Ariel Levy On Loss

Gore warns that Trump is a "distraction" from the issue of climate change. Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Randy Newman's album Dark Matter. Levy reflects on the guilt and grief of miscarriage.

Prediction

Our panelists predict now that the new chief of staff John Kelly has taken the job, what will make Trump turn on him?

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks...Pup Talk, Germie Chocolate Cake, Expunge This

This June 13, 2014 file photo shows construction on a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle power plant in Waynesboro, Ga.

How The Dream Of America's 'Nuclear Renaissance' Fizzled

Construction of new, modern reactors seemed to herald a new era of nuclear power expansion in the U.S. Now all but one of those projects have been canceled.

Samir Hussain was attacked in 2015 by a gang of strangers, one of whom threw drain cleaner on his face.

Acid Attacks On The Rise In The U.K.

Corrosive substances are increasingly used as weapons in the U.K., especially in London, which had more than 450 attacks in 2016.

The so-called "goat plague" started out in the Ivory Coast and has spread as far as Mongolia, where goats (above) and sheep and antelopes and even camels are at risk.

The War Against 'Goat Plague'

It's a pestilence that strikes goats, sheep and other small ruminants in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It can wipe out nearly an entire herd. Now there's a vaccine campaign to wipe the virus out.

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