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Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota, Muti declines to make a statement and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG: the stories you must know and a guide to all the news that's fit to link. And a composer exols the durability of the orchestra and the versatility of scissors.

This week's news features the making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" debate, and Chicago music history from long ago and the present day alike. Plus, Ron Carter on bass evolution, Phil Schaap on economics, a new Wayne Shorter album and Miles Davis for Japanese liquor.

Majerle Lister lives part-time with his grandmother on the Navajo Nation reservation. He's driven by social justice issues and, after backing Bernie Sanders, is reluctantly supporting Hillary Clinton.

Netflix's new docuseries unpacks how the hit modeling show made for "good TV" for its creators and devastating consequences for its participants.

The Blues Box presents a comprehensive overview of American Blues; it's history,it's artists and it's development from the 1920s to the present. You can…

Also: Trial to start on BP's responsibility for Gulf oil spill; South Korea's first female president takes office; Cuban leader Raul Castro says he'll retire in 2018; Argo wins Oscar for best picture.

Also: In video, commander of Syria's military police says he has defected; Egypt has a new constitution; gunman in Western New York left note saying that killing is "what I like doing best;" actors Jack Klugman and Charles Durning have died.

Also: 'March for Life' rally brings thousands to D.C.; Boeing 787 Dreamliner's problems remain a mystery; anniversary of revolution sparks clashes in streets of Cairo; North Korea warns the South.

Also: As "fiscal cliff" looms, scenarios multiply; New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reportedly seek $30 billion in disaster aid; the BBC's head of news steps down; Italy is pounded by heavy rains.

Also: At least seven Marines killed in training accident; housing sector's rebound continues; Obama prepares for trip to Mideast.