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This week saw the "Chairman of the Board" Frank Sinatra make a return to the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 56 years. His 1948 rendition of Jingle Bells jingled all the way to a Top 20 spot.

European explorers spent centuries searching for a passage through the ice at the top of the world. The Northwest Passage, a shortcut to Asia Europe, proved elusive until about 100 years ago. These days, thanks to global warming and a receding ice cover, the voyage is far easier to complete.

A new category of listings is called "Icons." Homes include the house from the Pixar movie Up — complete with 8,000 balloons attached to the top. It's held up by a crane over the N.M. desert.

Michael Imperioli is back in the spotlight. This time around, he's being propelled by a leading role in another HBO show and a fresh wave of cultural relevance for The Sopranos.

The Jamaican native, who died last week in London at age 63, was one of the first popular artists to perform his island's local sounds for a world audience. His international success helped fuel the reggae revolution.

Critic Alan Cheuse sends us into the cosmos with his review of Bowl of Heaven by Gregory Benford and Larry Niven.

College football is looking iffy with the Big 10 and Pac-12 cancelling their fall seasons. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the week's sport news with Michelle Steele of ESPN.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Heather Tanana of the University of Utah to learn how a Supreme Court case could change the Navajo Nation's ability to draw water from the Colorado River Basin.

For years, Ballard County has longed to build a riverport to capitalize on its strategic location at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Landing a federal grant would help launch the project, but there's one catch — the rural Kentucky county can't afford its share of the funding.

It's time for college football, and this year it's going to be quite different. Colleges have switched conferences and the playoffs are expanding from four teams to 12.