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On today's newscast: the Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case involving a Colorado website designer who objects to making wedding sites for same-sex couples, Aspen is expanding its childcare capacity with a few new programs, Sunlight Mountain is hiring ahead of its opening day Friday, Mountain Rescue Aspen and the CAIC are hosting a backcountry safety talk tomorrow, The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s performances of “The Nutcracker” and The Aspen Choral Society performances of Handel’s “Messiah” are this weekend, and more.

On today's newscast: the city of Aspen and Pitkin County have agreed to help fund Roaring Fork Safe Passages’ efforts to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife; a post-apocalyptic musical about the water crisis makes its debut in Aspen today with a drag queen taking center stage; Colorado's cash-for-gas-guzzlers program is getting a big infusion of cash after a successful first year; and more.

On today's newscast: Pitkin County is considering a ban on short-term rentals in rural and remote areas, APCHA is launching a “right-sizing” pilot program next month, Garfield County commissioners support the Uinta Basin Railway with some caveats, a show at the Aspen Chapel Gallery is raising funds for reproductive health care, and more.

KEN TUCKER reviews ZZ Top''s new record "Antenna" (RCA).

Also: Islamic State militants are surrounded in Raqqa, Syria; the latest on California's wildfires; and the plague outbreak is getting worse in Madagascar.

Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It's called wage theft. But in California, the worst offender has paid only a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars in wages he owes workers.

This summer, at a gathering at the University of Michigan,assembled a Top Ten list of unsolved physics problems. NPR's DavidKestenbaum, with the help of two physicists, lays out these questions.

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

This week on Audio Canvas, Sarah Thornton discusses a panel she will lead called Sisters on Top: Art-world professionals talk about Islam, Immigration and…

Aspen Skiing Company is planning a makeover for the top of Aspen Mountain. Ski Co attracts summer visitors with mountaintop yoga, lunch and hiking, as…