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Rapper Pitch Black Afro's debut CD has sold a reported 50,000 copies in South Africa, a country where much of the population can rarely afford to buy a CD. Sean Cole reports from Johannesburg.

People over the age of 35 tell market researchers they'd buy more music if they didn't have to wade through racks of CD geared for 18-year-olds, read magazines tailored to 15-year-olds, or listen to radio aimed at 12-year-olds. NPR's Rick Karr talks with a former corporate turnaround specialist who sees the music industry in need of an intervention, and a publisher and editor who think a new magazine for older listeners is the key.

Heiko Herrlich snuck out of the hotel where the team was quarantining — he needed to buy toothpaste. He'll miss his team's first and long-awaited return to the field since the pandemic began.

A woman went into labor at the store in Payson, Utah. The Provo Daily Herald reports she had been buying groceries. The baby came swiftly — maybe it was because she didn't want to hold up the line.

After it was announced that Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post, there was renewed speculation about the Times. But the newspaper's publisher and chairman has rejected such talk.

The U.S. economy grew from April through June at an annual rate of 1.7 percent. NPR's Yuki Noguchi looks at how a low growth rate affects the entire economy, from the job market to home buying.

The next time you open a fortune cookie, you might want to give its message careful consideration. When William Johnson of Southwick, Mass., saw that his cookie's message predicted he would win a lot of gold, he decided it was time to buy a lottery ticket — and he won the million-dollar prize.

For years, professional cello player Lynn Harrell has been buying an extra seat for his cello. The instrument has collected Dela Airlines SkyMiles. Now Delta says that's a violation of policy, and sent a letter terminating his frequent flyer membership. Harrell says he'll fly other airlines with a seatmate listed as Mr. Cello.

Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been performing for more than 50 years, and says he has no plans of stopping. He summed up his style of comedy to the San Francisco Chronicle: "I believe in funny, not clever.... If I hear someone described as clever, I won't buy a ticket."

The taco is made with a shell of nacho cheese Doritos. Taco Bell's chief executive hailed it as a "flavor pairing waiting to happen." After a big media blitz, taco lovers have spoken — by buying 100 million Doritos Locos Tacos in about 10 weeks.