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One idea to prevent another hurricane catastrophe in Houston is massive underground tunnels to redirect storm water. New reporting reveals Elon Musk's Boring Company has been involved in the planning.

One idea to prevent another hurricane catastrophe in Houston is massive underground tunnels to redirect storm water. New reporting reveals Elon Musk's Boring Company has been involved in the planning.

Commentator Jake Halpern's father is a constitutional law professor. He also spent some spare time as a hot dog vendor outside the stadium where the Buffalo Bills played. He never thought that his two professional interests would merge, but one day they did.

In 1966 he joined L.A. rock band Buffalo Springfield; they split up three albums later due to inter-band fighting and their lack of commercial success. Young then meandered from band to band, including "Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young," while doing a lot of solo work as well. He's been called the "Godfather of Grunge," and "The king of punk."

NPR's Tom Huizenga reports on Buffalo Philharmonic music director Joann Falletta's rediscovery of American composer Frederick Shepherd Converse. Converse, born on this day in 1871, was best known for his orchestral tone poems written around the turn of the century. Falletta has brought his music back to life on a recent CD called Converse: The Mystic Trumpeter (Naxos 8.559116).

Less than five minutes into Monday night's game, Buffalo Bills player Leonard Floyd knocked over Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Also: Palestinians demonstrate against President Trump's decision recognizing Jerusalem; three people die in a New Mexico school shooting; and a man who streaked at a Buffalo Bills game is fined.

The general manager of the Buffalo Bills said Tuesday that Hamlin is back to working out with the team. It's the next step in his remarkable recovery after collapsing on the field in January.

Amid the buy, buy, buy of this holiday season, another concept has taken hold: give, give, give. Increasingly, popular catalogs and some retail stores allow people to donate practical gifts such as a dairy goat or a water buffalo to countries in need, in honor of friends and family. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Army reservist Christopher Dill, a firefighter from Buffalo, N.Y., died in Iraq April 4 when he was shot during an ambush northeast of Baghdad. The firefighters of Engine 21 say he was a stand-up guy who could also be counted on for fun. Chris Caya of member station WNED reports.