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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to denounce Japan's purchase of a disputed chain of uninhabited islands in the South China Sea. This rising tide of anti-Japanese nationalism is now escalating into violence, with some Japanese businesses reporting attacks.

Scott Simon talks with Bob Boilen, the director of All Things Considered and the producer of a new CD called All Songs Considered 2. The CD is the second volume of songs collected from the All Things Considered music library. Boilen talks about the art and science of picking music for a news broadcast. The link below takes you to the NPR Shop, where you can purchase a copy of the new CD.

With the agreement on Rupert Murdoch's purchase of Dow Jones & Co. come questions about where Murdoch will take the company — and its prize newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. His News Corp. is the world's third-largest media conglomerate.

BuzzFeed is expected to use the funds from a venture capital firm to add a number of new content sections and expand news coverage. Earlier, Disney was interested in purchasing BuzzFeed.

Morehead State Athletics has presented a brand new premium fan experience at Johnson Arena, available immediately for both the men's and women's 2017-18…

An adult in the family saw some options online, added them to the site's shopping cart but didn't checkout. The toddler took care of that — completing the purchase while playing on the phone.

Football's Super Bowl brings lots of beer ads. This year, Anheuser-Busch -- brewer of Budweiser and Bud Light -- has once again purchased exclusive rights for the national telecast. Anheuser-Busch recently attacked some ads by rival brewer Miller saying the commercials overstate the results of taste tests. Brewery scientist Michael Lewis helps NPR do its own comparison.

The rare stone is the largest one discovered in over three centuries — weighing just under a pound. Similar diamonds have been purchased in the past for tens of millions of dollars.

A bid by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton to purchase the 1875 Thomas Eakins painting "The Gross Clinic" is causing an outcry in Philadelphia, where many consider it part of the city's cultural landscape. Walton, ranked by Forbes as the world's ninth-richest person, is building a museum of American art in Bentonville, Ark.

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.