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As Friday closed out the worst week on Wall Street since August and oil prices have hit a seven-year low, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise short-term interest rates this week.

The losers include people who wanted meat labels and debt relief for Puerto Rico. The winners include oil companies and horse lovers.

KCRW's Travis Holcombe joins us to share his favorite music of the year, including "Lean On," by Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake.

These days, the host of Jazz Night In America looks for old and forgotten gems during the holiday season. He weighs in with surprisingly different and joyous tunes — plus, of course, James Brown.

Someone — anonymously — went into two Wal-Mart and paid more than $100,000 — moving everything off layaway. Meaning, gifts some customers were trying to buy, are now theirs.

Forget about snakes on a plane. A photo on social media showed the snake crawling along the edge of a window last weekend. MTA workers were able to remove the snake.

This week's Republican debate drew higher ratings than expected, but will fewer folks watch a Saturday night event with a more established field?

A mother and daughter accidentally left $32,000 in a booth at Applebee's. The cash was savings from the family's business, including rental properties and a Bay Area restaurant.

Marion Hodges of KCRW shares a playlist including "The Schuyler Sisters" off the soundtrack for the Broadway production of "Hamilton."

A Chicago-area school district is reportedly considering a settlement in a discrimination case brought by a transgender high school student.