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KCUR's Up to Date program takes its annual look at the year's best in new pop music.By Up to Date, Dec 19, 2008Kansas City, MO – The December 19th edition…

The dating site Cupid.com has released a survey rating regional accents. The most attractive accent in North America is the Southern drawl. The New York accent came in second. Rounding out the top 5: the New Jersey, Boston and Western accents.

Inspectors making rounds at hotels in Brazil where the English and Italian soccer teams plan to stay say they seized dozens of pounds of butter, salmon, shrimp and ham — all past the expiration date.

Also: Osama bin Laden's son-in-law due in Manhattan court; the two Koreas ratchet up rhetoric; Catholic cardinals expected to set date for start of conclave; Northeast braces for more snow and flooding.

Germany, like the U.S., has freedom of information laws. A German student used the law to request access to his final exam — before the test date. He's not likely to succeed.

Scientists have found cannabis in fragments of several pipes found in William Shakespeare's garden. The clay pipes date to early 1600s, meaning he might have been smoking more than tobacco.

Inside the copper box found under steps of a middle school were 2 newspapers dated 1894. Among other things, pieces of military uniforms from the Civil War, and the names of local people who served.

Critics Cynthia Haines and Steve Walker review the latest art, independent, and foreign films playing on area screens.By Up to Date, Dec 26, 2008Kansas…

By Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigmanhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-725825.mp3Independence, MO – US Congressman…

America's birthrate continues to decline, and young people are having less sex, amid career pressures and a confusing online dating scene. The declining fertility rate raises alarms for the economy.