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JazzSet
12:56 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet, Trio Da Paz On JazzSet

Originally published on Fri July 13, 2012 4:18 pm

We're in a guitar world, from Pakistan to Brazil and from steel strings to nylon, as the Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quartet and Trio da Paz play in turn at the Newport Jazz Festival.

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The Two-Way
12:56 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Yahoo! Confirms Data Breach; 400,000 Passwords At Risk

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The Yahoo sign in Times Square in a 2006 file photo.

Yahoo said today that hackers had stolen and posted a file that contained 400,000 usernames and passwords.

The New York Times reports that those credentials were used not only for Yahoo! services but to services such as Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Comcast, MSN, SBC Global, Verizon, Bellsouth and Live.com.

The Times' Bits blog reports:

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Deceptive Cadence
12:23 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Get Out And Hear Music: Classical Summer Festivals 2012

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Music and food mix well on the lawn of the Ravinia Festival outside Chicago. This year's edition runs through Sept. 9.

Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 5:17 pm

With the July Fourth holiday behind us, now is the time to map out a musical adventure. Below is a sampling of just a few of the dozens of summer classical music festivals around the country, grouped by region. From outdoor extravaganzas and picturesque locales to intimate indoor settings, live music thrives in the summertime. Been to a good summer fest not listed here? Tell us all about it.

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Tiny Desk Concerts
12:11 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Laura Marling: Tiny Desk Concert

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Originally published on Thu July 12, 2012 12:43 pm

When Tom Jones performed at the NPR Music offices in 2009, it felt like an exercise in cruelty: His Tiny Desk Concert took a larger-than-life icon, a superstar for whom intimacy is implied but impossible on a huge stage, and shrunk him to where every bead of sweat could be seen. Young English folksinger Laura Marling, on the other hand, lives for that sort of intimacy.

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The Two-Way
12:11 pm
Thu July 12, 2012

Prosecutors Release New Evidence In Trayvon Martin Case

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George Zimmerman, left, and attorney Don West appear before Circuit Judge Kenneth R. Lester, Jr. during a bond hearing in June.

Prosecutors have released new evidence in the case against George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged with the murder of Trayvon Martin.

As The Orlando Sentinel reports, the new evidence doesn't reveal any "blockbusters." But it does include new testimony from police officers on the scene, as well as new testimony from witnesses

The Sentinel reports:

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