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Sour beers are made by deliberately adding microbes to create complex brews with a crisp, acidic taste. But that process takes lots of time and money, resulting in a pricey final product. Until now.

Most bridges between Virginia and Washington, D.C. are closed for the inauguration. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam about how his state is preparing for Wednesday's events.

More hospitalized patients are surviving than early in the pandemic. Improved treatments make a big difference, but so does flattening the curve to keep hospitals from overfilling, researchers say.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

For many who served in the military, this election is a time to encourage civic participation and push back on conspiracy theories.

After 17 years, the sleazy blues-punk band from Cristina Martinez and Jon Spencer is back. The group investigates a mass murder in this video directed by Aaron C. Lazar.

Book reviewer Alan Cheuse provides his annual holiday suggestions for gift giving: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon from Random House. X Presidents by Robert Smigel and Adam McKay from Villard. The Telling, by Ursula LeGuin from Harcourt. A Dance for Emilia, by Peter S. Beagle from Roc. The Fisher King, by Paule Marshall from Scribner.Rhapsodies in Black: Music and Words from the Harlem Renaissance, CD from Rhino records. Light Action in the Caribbean, by Barry Lopez from Knopf and the recorded version from High Bridge. Nights & Horses & the Desert: An Anthology of Classical Arabic Literature, edited by Robert Irwin from Overlook. American Sea Writing: A Literary Anthology, edited by Nathaniel Philbrick from The Library of America. Jewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology, from W. W. Norton & Company. The Beatles Anthology, by The Beatles from Chronicle Books.

The government is set to issue draft guidelines to be used in case of a dirty bomb attack. The recommendations allow for a higher acceptable level of radiation exposure for first responders and residents. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

The company dropped its starting prices of its Model X, Model Y and Model S by $2,000 in the U.S.