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Warren Buffett's Letter To Shareholders Only Hints At Successor | [
"There’s long been speculation about who will take the reins as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway when Warren Buffett steps down. This weekend, that speculation continued as Buffett repeated that he had identified his successor. His vice chair Charlie Munger, in a separate letter, named two Berkshire employees –... | [
"Good afternoon. Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today: -- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia -- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter -- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials -- Westboro Baptist Church Founder ... | npr | {
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Caribou, Sunset Rubdown, PJ Harvey | [
"Mathematician turned musician Dan Snaith; '70s Southern California: Cass McCombs; A delightful Sunset Rubdown; Britpop singer, guitarist Richard Hawley; The quiet side of guitar rocker PJ Harvey; A tribute to Automatic for the People. Download this show in the All Songs Considered podcast. Sign up for the All Song... | [
"Stories: 1) Actor Paul Rudd, Rewriting the Commandments 2) Massacre's 'Lonely Heart,' Claudia Quintet's 'For'"
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When A Floppy Disk Icon No Longer Signals 'Save' | [
"Audie Cornish talks with Austin Carr, design and technology writer at <em>Fast Company</em>, about Apple's use of skeuomorphic design. It's when an object retains the look of something old and familiar like the trash or recycling bin icon on your computer. After a recent management shake-up at Apple, Carr says the... | [
"Stories: 1) 'Brain Bugs': Cognitive Flaws That 'Shape Our Lives' 2) What It Means To Be 'Always On' A Smartphone 3) 'Turn Of Mind': The Haunted House Is In Your Head"
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Former Homeless Man's Videos Profile Life On Street | [
"Most people have never walked down the street and looked for homeless people before — most look the other way. But not Mark Horvath. A former Hollywood insider, Horvath has been a drug addict, con artist and, for a brief period, homeless. He says he's left that life behind, and these days, he's drawing on his dark... | [
"Stories: 1) Venturing Inside Bellevue's Psychiatric ER 2) Capitalism's Paradoxes, Writ Personal On Film"
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A Foolish Take on Investing, Falling Housing Prices | [
"The Motley Fool's Tom Gardner answers listener questions on investment strategies, tactics, and what to buy or sell."
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"State Finances in the Black at $3.1 Billion. More Californians Traveling Abroad for Essential Surgeries. End Music."
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U.S.: To Resolve Conflict, Yemen's President Must Go | [
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was blunt this week, saying the ongoing conflict in Yemen won't be over until President Ali Abdullah Saleh accepts the transition plans drawn up by Gulf states. \"President Saleh was given a very good offer that we strongly backed. And, you know, we cannot expect this conflict to... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Strong Quake Hits Near Iran-Iraq Border, Killing More Than 200. -- Human Rights Barely Registers In Meeting Between Trump, Philippines' Duterte. -- Is A Corporate Tax Cut What The Economy Really Needs Right Now? -- Mueller Russia Probe Moves Into The White House And G... | npr | {
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Illinois Lawmakers, Labor Spar Over How To Fix Gaping Pension Gap | [
"Illinois lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a deal to fix the state's estimated $100 billion pension debt. Many financial analysts say the Prairie State faces the worst public pension crisis in the nation."
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Poll: Education, Income Segregates Blacks | [
"A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that many African-Americans say they can no longer be seen as a single race. Work ethic and education are creating a class divide. Nearly 40 percent of low-income blacks say they have nothing in common with middle-income and poor blacks."
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Ex-Homeland Security Official Outs Himself As 'Anonymous' Anti-Trump Author | [
"Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, has revealed himself to be \"Anonymous,\" the author of a New York Times op-ed and book critical of the Trump presidency. \"To be clear, writing those works was not about eminence (they were published without attribution), not about mo... | [
"Good morning, here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning: Space Shuttle Discovery Is On Its Last Flight. Mass Killer In Norway Declares 'I Would Have Done It Again'. Did Obama's Policies Help, Or Hinder, The Economy? GSA Inspector General Is Investigating Possible Bribes, Kickbacks. (Washington Pos... | npr | {
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NPR Health News Briefs: March 27 - April 2 | [
"Read a roundup of the latest health news stories from NPR: Deadliest Marburg Outbreak Ever April 1, 2005 -- An epidemic of deadly Marburg disease has struck 140 people in central Africa and killed 132 of them. It's the deadliest outbreak of the virus ever. Marburg is a cousin of Ebola. Both viruses cause severe b... | [
"Guest: Arthur Allen, a Former Associated Press Foreign Correspondent and Journalist with Slate (Archive from 3/13/07)"
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After Tour, Medal For WWII Japanese-American Soldiers Returns Home | [
"More than 70 years ago Wednesday, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that led to the internment of more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans during World War II. The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is marking the Day of Remembrance with a homecoming for the Congressional Gold Me... | [
"Good Tuesday morning - we're following these news stories: Former Murdoch Editors Face Criminal Charges In U.K. Phone Hacking Scandal. Fierce Fighting Continues In Syria's Largest City, Home To Bashar Loyalists. (VOA) Britain Calls Up Additional 1,200 Troops For Olympic Security. (CNN) VIDEO: After Trade, Ichiro S... | npr | {
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After A Bold American Gambit Against Iran, 4 Big Questions About What's Next | [
"Updated at 1:07 p.m. ET President Trump ordered a bold strike against Iran this week that jangled the Middle East and Washington, drawing praise from allies, skepticism from critics and, most of all, questions about what comes next. American MQ-9 Reaper drones over Baghdad killed the commander of Iran's foreign le... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Biden: McConnell Refused To Sign Bipartisan Statement On Russian Interference. -- Trump Lashes Out After Schumer Withdraws Offer On Border Wall. -- Remains Of 5 Gas Rig Workers Recovered After Explosion In Oklahoma. -- The Memo, The Bureau And The Missing Texts: Get Cau... | npr | {
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U.S. Approves Export Of Boeing And Airbus Planes To Iran | [
"The U.S. Treasury Department has granted permission to Boeing and Airbus to export commercial planes to Iran, a Treasury spokesperson told NPR. The government has approved a deal — not yet finalized — for Boeing to sell IranAir 80 commercial passenger aircraft. Thumbs-up from the Treasury is a major step forward o... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Ukraine Launches Military Operation Against Separatists. -- Toll Rises From Deadly Car Bomb In Nigerian Capital. And here are more early headlines: Economists Predict Improvement In April Jobless Report. (MarketWatch) South Korean Subway Trains Collide, Injuring Scores.... | npr | {
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Coast Guard Coordinator: Harvey's Impact 'Eerily Similar' To Katrina's On New Orleans | [
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"Good morning - here are some of our early headlines: Protesters Attack U.S. Diplomatic Buildings in Egypt, Libya; One American Worker Killed. (CNN) Chicago Teachers' Strike Starts Third Day, No Breakthrough Seen. (Chicago Tribune) German Court Backs European Bailout Plan. (Wall Street Journal) Two Factory Fires In... | npr | {
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Immigrants Are Scrambling To Submit Petitions For Family Members To Come To U.S. | [
"Facing a new law that slashes family-based immigration, immigrants who are legally in the U.S. are scrambling to legal offices to petition for visas for loved ones abroad to come here."
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"Good Thursday morning, here are our early stories: In Israel And Gaza Strip: More Explosions, Deaths On Both Sides. BP Expected To Plead Guilty, Pay Record Fine In Gulf Oil Spill Criminal Case. And here are more headlines: Gen. Petraeus Agrees To Testify Before Congress On Benghazi Attack. (Los Angeles Times) Home... | npr | {
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Austin Boil-Water Mandate Could Last Less Than A Week As City Faces Possible Shortage | [
"Travis County emergency management officials told Austin residents on Tuesday they'll need to boil their tap water for the next several days, and urged residents to cut water consumption as the city faces a potential shortage. In a meeting with county commissioners, Chief Emergency Management Coordinator Eric Car... | [
"Good morning - here are some of our early headlines: Protesters Attack U.S. Diplomatic Buildings in Egypt, Libya; One American Worker Killed. (CNN) Chicago Teachers' Strike Starts Third Day, No Breakthrough Seen. (Chicago Tribune) German Court Backs European Bailout Plan. (Wall Street Journal) Two Factory Fires In... | npr | {
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Iran: When They Were Optimists | [
"NPR's Steve Inskeep is in Tehran revisiting familiar faces. They're people he interviewed years ago, when Iran had a nuclear agreement with the U.S. What's happened since the U.S. left the deal?"
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"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes To Step Aside From Russia Probe. -- In 'Important Step', U.S. Women's Soccer Team Reaches New Labor Deal. -- Ethics Panel Sends Case Against Alabama Governor To Prosecutors. And here are more early headlines: Baltimore Police Cons... | npr | {
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Supreme Court Declines To Consider Arizona Abortion Law | [
"The high court declined the state's request to review a lower court ruling that struck down its ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. That effectively blocks the law permanently, since the appeals court found it unconstitutional."
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Studies Examine Effect Of Tax Increase On Wealthy | [
"Republicans claim President Obama's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy will cost the economy 700,000 jobs. Another study from the Congressional Budget Office puts the number of lost jobs as 200,000. But both studies also assume millions of new jobs will be created."
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Iraqis Balk at Long-Term U.S. Troop Deal | [
"Opposition is growing among Iraqi politicians to a long-term agreement for a continued troop presence in Iraq. The current U.N. mandate permitting a U.S. presence runs out this year. U.S. officials are seeking a long-term accord."
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"Good morning. Our first posts today were about: -- Release Of American Hikers Not Imminent, Iran's Judiciary Says. -- Democrats Suffer 'Demoralizing' Defeats In New York And Nevada. -- Inside Kabul Siege Site:Attackers' Bodies, Walls Riddled With Bullet Holes. Other stories making headlines include: -- \"Obama ... | npr | {
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Asian Stereotypes Persist at Centennial of 'Butterfly' | [
"NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates marks the centennial of the opera <EM>Madame Butterfly</EM> with a discussion about the persistence of stereotypes of Asians in popular imagination, and how those misconceptions flow from the stage and into the real world."
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"Stories: 1) Jeffrey Gettleman: Reporting From Mogadishu 2) 'Pearl Buck In China': A Child Across The Good Earth 3) Slow 'Eclipse' Knows Just How To Stalk Its Target"
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Birds Of Chicago On World Cafe | [
"Birds Of Chicago's JT Nero and Allison Russell have been making what they call \"secular gospel\" records together since 2012. Before that, the now-married couple had worked with other bands — including, in Russell's case, the Canadian roots-music group Po' Girl. The duo's new album, Real Midnight, was produced by... | [
"A Grand Tradition, Bill Frisell Interview, Hope Come True, Portrait of Madame X, Gallery Talk - Watercolors, Conscious Choice Cinema"
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Bridgestone/Firestone Recall | [
"NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the recall of Bridgestone/Firestone tires amid concerns that the tread peels off the tire at high speeds. The company announced yesterday that customers who replace their tires as a result of the recall can be reimbursed for purchases made between August 9 and August 16."
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"Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Carnage Talk; Lollapasnooza; Cabinet of Blunders"
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Stored Heat and Climate Change Policy | [
"New work published this week in the journal Science indicates that heat already stored in the world's oceans may make an increase in temperatures inevitable -- and the increase was destined to occur even if all greenhouse gases had been stabilized five years ago. Guests: Gerald Meehl, senior scientist. National C... | [
"EPA Ruling. Healthcare Financing. End Music."
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Violence Escalates In Burundi; U.S Citizens Urged To Leave | [
"Violence in the tiny African nation of Burundi has killed scores of people in recent days. Is it new ethnic bloodbath or lingering political tension over the president's decision to seek a third term?"
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"Good Friday morning - here are our early stories: Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan, Triggering Small Tsunami. And here are more early headlines: Skittish Investors Waiting For Latest Unemployment Rate News. (MarketWatch) Egyptian Opposition Refuses To Hold Talks With President Morsi. (BBC) Hamas Political Leader Vi... | npr | {
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Getting Excited For The Playoffs | [
"The race to the World Series is barrelling ahead, and Here & Now sports analyst Mike Pesca is among the excited fans. “All the stuff that’s boring over 162 games — like a pitcher staring at a runner, so he doesn’t run — it gets exciting and intense during the playoffs,” Pesca te... | [
"Minimum Wage, Good News / Bad News, Real Bears vs. Real Colts, Space Diaries, Last Chance for Oysters, Life of a Dealer"
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Foreign Policy Thinker Zbigniew Brzezinski Dies At 89 | [
"Zbigniew Brzezinski, the national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter and a noted foreign policy expert and thinker, died Friday at the age of 89. His daughter, MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, announced his death on Twitter and Instagram: In a Saturday morning statement, former President Obama called Brzezinski... | [
"Good morning. Our early headlines: -- Most Victims Of Friday's Massacre In Syria Were Executed, U.N. Says. -- Good News: Beryl Weakened. Better News: It Drenched Parched Areas. -- Italy Rocked By Second Deadly Quake. -- How Do You Spell Precocious? 6-Year-Old Spelling Bee Contestant Would Know. Other top stories: ... | npr | {
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China's Web Of Private Debt | [
"A fragile web of cross-guarantees on corporate debt could unleash a chain of private defaults in China's industrial heartland. But workers are confident they'll be bailed out, again."
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Preparing for a Financial Disaster | [
"Financial expert Alvin Hall explains ways that listeners can prepare, financially, for a disaster. Hall also covers which essential records one should be easily accessible and how to keep those records safe."
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"Post-9/11 Border Security Strains U.S.-Mexico Relations. Farmers Seek Relief for Summer's Heat Damage to Crops. End Music."
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So What Do You Do With The ... Poo ... In A Pit Latrine? | [
"Bangladesh has done a great job of getting more toilets to more people. Now it needs to figure out how to empty them. According to the World Bank, rates of \"open defecation\" (development jargon for pooing in public) in Bangladesh have dropped from 34 percent in 1990 to just 1 percent nationwide in 2015. Other su... | [
"Korva reads three quotes from the weeks news: Does Another One Bite The Dust?, Liar, Liar ... Pants On Fire, and Thank You Siri, May I Have Another."
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'Old Guard' Superhero Warriors Battle Their Greatest Foe Yet — Ennui | [
"Gina Prince-Bythewood directs intimate, romantic, independent films like Love and Basketball and Beyond the Lights. So she's not necessarily who you'd expect to helm the latest action-packed comic-book come to life. But the filmmaker says she was committed to making her latest film — Netflix's The Old Guard — feel... | [
"Good afternoon. Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today: -- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia -- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter -- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials -- Westboro Baptist Church Founder ... | npr | {
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'On Our Watch,' A Podcast About How A Secret Internal Affairs System Protects Police | [
"May 13, 2021; Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, CA — In 2019, a new California police transparency law unsealed the state's secret investigations into police shootings, sexual assault and official dishonesty. Now, with unprecedented access to thousands of these files and recordings, On Our Watch details cases th... | [
"Stories: 1) Reporter Explores America's Unique Take on Justice 2) Growing Up In a Surfer Family, Wipeouts and All"
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Amid Bickering, Government Shutdown Risk Looms | [
"After weeks of assurances that there wouldn't be a government shutdown in this round of bickering, now there are threats of a government shutdown."
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"Good Friday morning - here are our early stories: Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan, Triggering Small Tsunami. And here are more early headlines: Skittish Investors Waiting For Latest Unemployment Rate News. (MarketWatch) Egyptian Opposition Refuses To Hold Talks With President Morsi. (BBC) Hamas Political Leader Vi... | npr | {
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An Unlikely Friday Night Pizza Cafe Has A Big Heart | [
"Here's what might have sounded like a pretty shaky business plan for a neighborhood pizza cafe: \"We'll only be open one day a week. Won't do any advertising. No prices on the menus. We'll serve mostly what we grow in the garden – and no pepperoni. And we'll look on this work as an 'experiment of faith.'\" That's ... | [
"Taco Truck Controversy. Fire Arts Festival. Hollywood Gentrified. A New Cathedral in Oakland."
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Don't Miss: Mosquitoes, Truckers and Cowboys | [
"It promises to be a news-heavy weekend, with continuing coverage of the fighting in the Middle East. NPR's weekend shows and Web site will keep abreast. As for lighter diversions: Scott Simon, host of Weekend Edition Saturday, interviews Rosa Rio, who's been playing organ at silent movies for decades in Tampa. ... | [
"Sick Sin City; Pain at the Pump; Zoom Out!"
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The Evolution Of Earworms: Researchers Track History Of Pop Music | [
"For the last half century, pop music has evolved from blues to disco to hip-hop. By digitally analyzing more than 17,000 songs, a team at Queen Mary University of London has released a study showing how pop music has changed throughout history."
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"Stories: 1) U.S. Military Searches For A Device To Stop IEDs 2) Matchmaker, Matchmaker ... Run Your Algorithm 3) Thelonious Monk: Making The Piano Hum"
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Gripping Comics Memoir 'Hostage' Puts You In The Room Where Nothing Happens | [
"\"It was in the early morning hours of July 2 that I was kidnapped.\" On the opening page of Guy Delisle's Hostage, those words hang in a slate-gray night sky, above a building in a nondescript neighborhood of what we soon learn is a small town west of Chechnya. That same, muted grayscale color-scheme will stay wi... | [
"Stories: 1) David Rakoff's 'Half Empty' Full Of Humor, Guilt 2) 'Stand Up, Speak Out,' Derrick Bell Told Law Students 3) John Wayne: Icon Of America's Booming Confidence 4) 'Ides Of March': These Days, All Politics Is Lowball"
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49ers Suspend Broadcaster Tim Ryan After Lamar Jackson Comments | [
"Commentator Tim Ryan was suspended by the San Francisco 49ers after a comment he made about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson. Ryan said Jackson, who is African American, is good at faking handoffs because of “his dark skin with a dark football.” Host Peter O’Dowd speaks with Here & Now ... | [
"Good afternoon. Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today: -- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia -- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter -- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials -- Westboro Baptist Church Founder ... | npr | {
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In Detroit, President Trump Set To Announce Rollback Of Obama-Era Fuel Standards | [
"President Trump is on the road Wednesday meeting with automakers in Detroit. There, he’ll announce his reversal of President Obama’s fuel standards. The president will also hold a campaign-style rally in Tennessee to drum up support for the American Health Care Act. Washington Post political reporter A... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Freddie Gray Update: New Speculation On His Death, And Peaceful Protests. -- Just Do It: Obama Tries To Sway Skeptical Democrats On Trade. And here are more early headlines: Obama To Choose Chicago To Host His Presidential Library. (USA Today) Vt. Senator Sanders Declar... | npr | {
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COVID-19 Is Hitting Indonesia Hard. Epidemiologists Say The Worst May Be Yet To Come | [
"Indonesia, the world's fourth most populated nation, is overwhelmed by the pandemic. Critics of the government say it failed to take the virus seriously and kept the country open while it spread."
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Searching for Factors Behind Oil's Steep Rise | [
"With oil prices now at $55 a barrel, NPR's Laura Sydell looks at some of the many reasons for the commodity's record prices."
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"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Supreme Court Puts White House's Carbon Pollution Limits On Hold. -- South Korea Shutting Down Joint Industrial Park In North Korea. And here are more early headlines: Fed Chair Yellen To Discuss Economy On Capitol Hill. (AP) Senate Wrangles Over Criminal Justice Reform... | npr | {
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New documentary examines the Darfur saga | [
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"Hear how listeners and readers of the blog reacted to recent conversations about the fate of jazz, racial profiling and the upcoming Olympic games in Beijing."
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Civil Rights Attorney Oliver W. Hill Dies at 100 | [
"Prominent civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill has died at the age of 100. The program's host offers a remembrance of one of the nation's foremost civil rights defenders."
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"Stories: 1) 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Gears Up for New Season 2) Evangelist D. James Kennedy Dies at Age 76"
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Paramore: Southern Pop-Punks Tackle 'Real Life Problems' | [
"When the Tennessee band Paramore first started out, its music was considered \"emo\": a melodic variant of punk rock, known to inspire hourslong debates about which bands do and don't fit the description. Weekend Edition Sunday asked Paramore's orange-haired frontwoman, Hayley Williams, how she defines the term. \... | [
"Stories: 1) Reynolds Price: A Southern Writer, A Lyrical Gift 2) Remembering Wilfrid Sheed, A Master Of Wit 3) Corin Tucker: '1,000 Years' Of Emotional Longing 4) 'No Strings Attached': Corny, Contrived, Conservative"
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Words You'll Hear: 'Marijuana Monopoly' | [
"Michel Martin takes a look at the phrase \"marijuana monopoly.\" It's an idea at the heart of the debate over Ohio's marijuana legalization initiative, which is on the ballot this week."
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Hear: Where It All Began | [
"On today's Planet Money: -- Imagine this whole darned economic crisis, or at least a major strand of it, started at a pink hotel in Boca Raton. A bunch of bankers from JPMorgan met there in 1994 to consider the future, and decided credit derivatives were it. Gillian Tett, the Financial Times writer and author of F... | [
"Stories: 1) After Michael Vick, The Battle To Stop Dog-Fighting 2) New Box Set Shows 'Where The Action' Really Was"
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What Bush Hopes to Achieve with Tort Reform | [
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As Peking University Marks 120 Years, Student Demands For Transparency Are Quashed | [
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"Good morning - here are some stories we're following today: Luxury Cars Do Poorly In New Type Of Crash Test. Unsealed Documents 'Hint At The Evidence' In Colorado Shootings. N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, Fla. Senator Marco Rubio To Give Key Speeches At Republican National Convention. (National Journal) Western Wildfir... | npr | {
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Henry Mancini On Piano Jazz | [
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Alabama Prepares to Greet Hurricane Ivan | [
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"Good morning - we're following these stories today: Wildfire In Southern Idaho Is Growing Quickly. International Criminal Court Jails Congolese Warlord For Forcing Children Into Combat. (BBC) Annan Travels To Tehran For Help In Solving Syrian Conflict. (Los Angeles Times) Egypt's Parliament Defies Military And Mee... | npr | {
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U.S. Beef Imports to Resume Fully in S. Korea | [
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"It's Friday, and here are some of the stories we're watching: Egypt's 'Smooth Military Coup' Protested. Last Suspect In 1995 Sarin Attack Arrested In Tokyo. Forest Boy Is A Hoax, Police Say. Prosecutors Rest Their Case In Sandusky Sex Assaults Trial. (Philadelphia Inquirer) Britain Proposes Expanding Individual Da... | npr | {
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Episode 480: The Charity That Just Gives People Money | [
"GiveDirectly is a charity that just gives money to poor people. The people who get the money can spend it on whatever they want. They never have to pay it back. On today's show, we hear from someone who got money from GiveDirectly, from one of the founder's of the group, and from a few other people in the charity ... | [
"Stories: 1) Timberlake On 'N Sync, Acting And Bringing Sexy Back 2) Sarah Blasko: An Intimate Voice, An Inventive Sound 3) If A TV Show Turns 50 And No One Notices..."
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Reflections on Welcoming a New Family Member | [
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Iraq Proffers Weapons Document | [
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Remembering Guitar Legend Les Paul | [
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Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington's All-Female 'Mosaic' | [
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"Stories: 1) Alice Waters: 40 Years Of Sustainable Food 2) Branford Marsalis And Joey Calderazzo: A 'Melancholy' Duo"
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Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty' | [
"Growing up in Miami as the child of a Haitian father and a French mother, singer Cécile McLorin Salvant heard a wide range of music, including that of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. \"I think I started really falling in love with [Vaughan's] voice when I was about 14,\" McLorin Salvant tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross. B... | [
"Stories: 1) Reynolds Price: A Southern Writer, A Lyrical Gift 2) Remembering Wilfrid Sheed, A Master Of Wit 3) Corin Tucker: '1,000 Years' Of Emotional Longing 4) 'No Strings Attached': Corny, Contrived, Conservative"
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A Fragile Relationship Tested By Freedom In 'Outside In' | [
"What happens to a relationship when its rules change? That's a question writer/director Lynn Shelton has spent a good part of her filmmaking career answering in a series of intimate indie comedies like Humpday and Your Sister's Sister. Her latest, Outside In, stars Edie Falco and Jay Duplass and it centers on a se... | [
"Stories: 1) Walter Kirn: Living, Or Something, In The 'Air World' 2) For Reitman, The Best Characters Are 'Up In The Air' 3) 'Texas Sheiks': A Tribute to Traditional Americana"
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Defiant Bush Confirms Eavesdropping Program | [
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"Good morning, here are some of the stories we're looking at this morning: Space Shuttle Discovery Is On Its Last Flight. Mass Killer In Norway Declares 'I Would Have Done It Again'. Did Obama's Policies Help, Or Hinder, The Economy? GSA Inspector General Is Investigating Possible Bribes, Kickbacks. (Washington Pos... | npr | {
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It Was 50 Years Ago Today: 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' Hit U.S. | [
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"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Fed Watchers Expect Short-Term Interest Rates To Rise Soon. -- An Obama-Backed Change At Voice Of America Has Trump Critics Worried. -- A Year Later, Unfiltered Flint Tap Water Is Still Unsafe To Drink. And here are more early headlines: Evacuation Of Civilians Delayed ... | npr | {
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Is It Realistic? Trump Budget Relies On 3 Percent Economic Growth | [
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"Good Friday morning - here are our early stories: Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan, Triggering Small Tsunami. And here are more early headlines: Skittish Investors Waiting For Latest Unemployment Rate News. (MarketWatch) Egyptian Opposition Refuses To Hold Talks With President Morsi. (BBC) Hamas Political Leader Vi... | npr | {
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KEXP Presents: Lucy Rose | [
"With a voice as sweet as her name, English singer/songwriter Lucy Rose bloomed in the KEXP studios with an acoustic performance. Stateside listeners may not recognize her, but you might have heard her backing vocals on the most recent Bombay Bicycle Club albums. On her own, Rose composes tender, lovelorn ballads, ... | [
"Tropicalia from OS Mutantes, Heartless Bastards, more. With host Bob Boilen."
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Your Comments on Deaf Culture | [
"The following is a selection of excerpts from comments sent in by audience members of Talk of the Nation's special on deaf culture. Leadership Ability Please clarify... the issue is not about [Provost Jane Fernandes] being \"deaf enough\" or her cultural identity. The issue is about her leadership abilities or lac... | [
"Mudslide Watch. Citizenship Backlog. End Music."
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Protesters Demonstrate Against Economic Measures Proposed In Jordan | [
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Amid Tensions, Trump Visits Israel With High Expectations | [
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"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Lloyds Says It Will Block Bitcoin Purchases On Its Credit Cards. -- Top North Korean Official To Lead Delegation To Olympics. -- South Africa's ANC Meets To Decide Fate Of President Jacob Zuma. -- CHART: How Trump's Immigration Proposal Compares With Other Plans. -- V... | npr | {
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Palestinians Condemn U.S.-Brokered Bahrain-Israel Normalization | [
"Israeli and Bahraini leaders — along with President Trump — are praising their deal for normal relations, but it's a blow to Palestinian hopes to end the Israeli occupation."
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'Uber For Poop' Aims To Break Up Senegal's Toilet Cartel | [
"In Dakar, Senegal, people can't just flush their poop away. As is the case in many places in the world, it is pretty common for toilets to flush into a septic tank that needs to be emptied every so often. And there are two ways to do it: the \"cheap guy\" — or the cartel that deals exclusively with raw sewage. An ... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- Attack On University In Pakistan Kills At Least 20. -- Fire At Dubai High-Rise Tower Is Blamed On Electrical Issue In Spotlight. And here are more early headlines: Coast Guard Suspends Search Off Hawaii For Missing Marines. (KHON-TV) Portland Demonstrators Tell Armed Gr... | npr | {
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For Cars, The Good Old Days Are Today | [
"For six years, the auto industry has been on a sales streak. July was no different. It was the best July since 2005, with sales up 0.4 percent over a year earlier. Much of the growth was in trucks and SUVs. The three top-selling vehicles were trucks (Ford F Series, Chevy Silverado, Ram). While sales generally were... | [
"Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Is This Pledge a Lemon; Out With the Old, In With the Old; and Time Is on Their Side."
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Starting College While Still In School | [
"At Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Mass., students can start college when they are still in high school. In contrast to many early-college programs, students live at this school and truly go to college."
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Zombies Can Get Away With Murder | [
"Being one of the living dead would be a big advantage if you're charged with murder. And you could probably trash your neighbor's property and not be successfully sued. Ryan Davidson, a lawyer who also blogs about \"superheroes, supervillains, and the law\" at Law and the Multiverse, tells The Huffington Post that... | [
"We look at the origins of three new media giants: Before They Ruled The World, They Were Grad Students; The Very Long Road to Very Short Messages; and Turning Nerds with Webcams Into Stars (Who Are Still Nerds With Webcams)."
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FDA to Leave Antibiotic Ketek on the Market | [
"A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended limits on the use of a controversial antibiotic. The drug has been on the market for two years, and it's been linked to liver failure in a dozen patients. Four of them died. The drug is Ketek, made by Sanofi Aventis. It's been one big headach... | [
"Stem Cell Group Considers Research Grant Applications. Court Blocks New Sex Offender Law Pending Review. Nation's Latino Voters Leaned Democratic. End Music."
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Researchers Document Mouse Genome | [
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When Do We Become The Final Version of Ourselves? | [
"Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Shifting Time About Dan Gilbert's TED Talk Psychologist Dan Gilbert shares research on what he calls the \"end of history illusion,\" where we think the person we are right now is the person we'll be for the rest of time. Hint: that's not the case. About Dan Gilbert Harvard Psy... | [
"Stories: 1) Brain Injuries Haunt Football Players Years Later 2) How Traumatic Events Change Our View Of Language"
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Excerpt: 'Girls Gone Mild' Chapter One | [
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"Stories: 1) 'The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity' 2) 'How Doctors Think' 3) \"The Other Side of You\""
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'Candyman' Gets An Update, And The Horror Is Gentrification | [
"Legend has it that if you say \"Candyman\" in front of a mirror five times, you'll summon the spirit of a terrifying killer with a hook for a hand, who's constantly surrounded by a swarm of bees. That's the premise of the 1992 horror movie Candyman, about a white Chicago grad student who becomes obsessed with an u... | [
"Brett Favre announced yesterday that he will continue playing. But only for one more year. And if you believe that, then you also must believe that the following events will also occur, as they appear to be far more likely than his actual retirement -- as we noted in a post that ran one year ago yesterday. 1. Yale... | npr | {
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#2016: The Stick Fix | [
"This week on The Best of Car Talk, Martin drove off a ledge and dislodged his muffler. He found a stick to keep it in place. Will this brilliant solution set New Hampshire and the entire Northeast on fire? Elsewhere, Tom and Ray administer the Leadfoot Personality Test to try to figure out whether Martha is respon... | [
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Landmark Chinese Visit To Japan | [
"NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports that today Chinese President Jiang Zemin arrives in Tokyo on a landmark six-day visit amid tension over Japan's planned atonement for its wartime aggression China. Both countries agreed yesterday Japan would mention only its \"deep remorse\" in a written joint declaration."
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Panel: Al Qaeda Scaled Back Sept. 11 Plot | [
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"Stories: 1) A Year Later, Journalist Reflects On Iranian Unrest 2) Nazi Noir Ventures To Havana In 'Dead Rise Not'"
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Remembering Film Producer Robert Evans / Punk Pioneer Viv Albertine | [
"Robert Evans ran Paramount Studios from the late '60s to early '70s and brought 'Chinatown,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' and 'The Godfather' to the big screen. He talked about making some of those iconic films with Terry Gross in 1994. Evans died Saturday at 89. <br/><br/>TV critic David Bianculli reviews Apple's new strea... | [
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Episode 404: What If You Controlled The Economy? | [
"The world inside Mark Zandi's computer model feels pretty familiar. It's full of people who are worried about the economy. Their homes are being foreclosed on. They're paying more for gas. Something like 13 million of them can't find jobs. Zandi is the chief economist at Moody's Analytics, and he built his model t... | [
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Rayland Baxter On World Cafe | [
"Rayland Baxter grew up in Nashville; he's the son of steel player Bucky Baxter, whose career included a lengthy stint with Bob Dylan. The younger Baxter spent his formative years hanging with another kid whose dad was on the road a lot: Justin Townes Earle, son of Steve Earle. Rayland Baxter's songwriting has evol... | [
"Stories: 1) The Rise And Fall Of The Comanche 'Empire' 2) Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Classic Sounds On 'Heirloom Music' 3) A 'Paris' Review: Woody Allen, In Fine Form"
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Social Media Buzz: Gabby Douglas Responds To Online Critics, Leslie Jones Back On Twitter | [
"Kate Sommers-Dawes of Mashable joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to look at what’s trending on social media. The hot topics include a video of an American spearing a black bear in the Canadian woods, American gymnast Gabby Douglas’ response to harsh online criticism and Leslie Jones’ return to... | [
"Good afternoon. Sorry for being late in our daily roundup. Here's what has been happening so far today: -- Search For Missing Jet Focuses On Objects Seen Off Australia -- Ukrainian Troops' Departure From Crimea Isn't A Simple Matter -- U.S. Adds To Sanctions On Russian Officials -- Westboro Baptist Church Founder ... | npr | {
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Bush Officially Takes Presidential Office | [
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Noname's 'Song 33' Foregrounds Black Trans Women (And Claps Back At J. Cole) | [
"When 19-year-old activist Oluwatoyin Salau went missing in early June 2020, Noname was one of many who helped spread the word on social media. The rapper shared details of Salau's disappearance, along with Salau's own tweets detailing her assault just days before going missing. Sadly, the teen's body was found soo... | [
"Stories: 1) How Birth Control And Abortion Became Politicized 2) Life Without Plot In 'Leaving The Atocha Station' 3) 'Four The Record,' Lambert Comes To Terms With Herself"
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Experts Discuss White Nationalism And Trump's Controversial Retweet | [
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Retail Sales Dipped 0.1% In July; Jobless Claims Went Up Slightly | [
"In a bit of a surprise, the Commerce Department just reported that retail sales edged down 0.1% in July from June. Analysts had expected Commerce would say sales rose slightly. There were drops in sales of furniture, appliances and building materials. Car sales, boosted in part by the \"cash for clunkers\" program... | [
"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- In China, Obama Touts Visa Deal, Progress On Free-Trade Pact. -- Bombing At Nigerian High School Kills Dozens. -- Will Jeb Bush Run For President? His Brother Says Maybe. -- Study: Detergent Pods Can Harm Children Who Play With Them. And here are more early headlines: C... | npr | {
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Mars, All The Way Down | [
"For those of us who can't ever, EVER, get enough of this remarkable achievement, here is a video of Curiosity Mars Rover's descent footage from heat shield release to landing. Seen it all before you say? Wrong! This clip interpolates the original images from about 4 frames per second to 25 frames per second. That... | [
"Stories: 1) Primary Colors, Brighter than Usual? 2) Adrian Tomine, Drawing Delicately from Life 3) Believe It or Not, 'Lost' Returns for a New Season"
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Turkish Police Remain In Control Of Taksim Square | [
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Inner Ear 'Rock Slides' Lead To Vertigo | [
"Experts who treat dizziness estimate that about 20 percent of all dizziness is due to loose crystals — or ear rocks — in the inner ear. The condition, known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is usually treated with a series of simple head movements aimed at putting dislodged ear rocks back where th... | [
"Stories: 1) Do You See What I See? A Scientist's Journey Into 3-D 2) Dr. John: Righteous Anger, Graced By Wit 3) Clunky Characters, Cancer Characterize 'Big C'"
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Calling For Missed Connections | [
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Latest On A Military Conflict In Ethiopia | [
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Your Letters: Supreme Court; Basketball Prodigy | [
"Last week host Scott Simon shared some thoughts on the evolving definition of diversity, and how it might be reflected on the U.S. Supreme Court. Last week he also talked with Bruce Weber, men's basketball coach for the University of Illinois, about child athletes being recruited by college programs at younger and... | [
"Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Somebody's Waterloo, Joystick Justice, and Gay Times In New York."
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Complicated Feelings: 'The Little Fidel In All Of Us' | [
"David Greene talks to writer Achy Obejas about her <em>New York Times</em> opinion piece: \"The Little Fidel in All of Us.\" It examines her complicated feelings about Fidel Castro, who died last week."
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"Stories: 1) David Rakoff's 'Half Empty' Full Of Humor, Guilt 2) 'Stand Up, Speak Out,' Derrick Bell Told Law Students 3) John Wayne: Icon Of America's Booming Confidence 4) 'Ides Of March': These Days, All Politics Is Lowball"
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Desert Flowers: Three Books That Are Anything But Dry | [
"We often think of the desert as a place of negation: no water, very little plant and animal life, lots of empty space. But in reality, the desert is very full — undergoing constant physical change, very much inhabited by animals and humans, a complex geography that is imagined many different ways. Corporate intere... | [
"Stories: 1) John Waters: A Bad Influence Picks His 'Role Models' 2) Summer Titles That Will Transport You Into The Past 3) Elizabeth Cook: Transcending A Cult Career"
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Pence Expands On Trump's Remarks To Include White Supremacists | [
"Vice President Mike Pence is on a six-day tour of South America. But even thousands of miles away, Pence had no choice but to respond to the events over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va."
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"Good morning, here are our early stories: -- McCain Takes Swipe At President For Vietnam 'Bone Spur' Deferment. -- Director James Toubek Accused Of Harassment By Dozens Of Women. -- AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka Wins A Third 4-Year Term. -- Digging In The Mud To See What Toxic Substances Were Spread By Hurrican... | npr | {
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New Republic: Post-Speech, Some Questions Linger | [
"We have found much to like in President Obama's actions over the past week. He acted to stop a looming slaughter in Libya — a decision that, based on the number of lives it likely saved, must now be judged a clear success. Moreover, the air campaign against Gadhafi has significantly weakened one of the world's mos... | [
"Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: A Surprising Revelation About the GOP Front-Runner; The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Clean Undies; Palin vs. Couric Round 2."
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Greece On The Brink: Is The Latest Bailout Proposal Enough? | [
"With the clock ticking toward a June 30 deadline, Greece has put forward a new plan to break the impasse over its financial crisis. European financial leaders say they’re cautiously optimistic about the plan, but say they need more time to evaluate the proposal before they can vote on it. Greek traders respo... | [
"Good Friday morning - here are our early stories: Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan, Triggering Small Tsunami. And here are more early headlines: Skittish Investors Waiting For Latest Unemployment Rate News. (MarketWatch) Egyptian Opposition Refuses To Hold Talks With President Morsi. (BBC) Hamas Political Leader Vi... | npr | {
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Former Secretary of Labor ROBERT REICH (Pronounced RYE-CH with "CH" sound at end) He reflects ... | [
"Former Secretary of Labor ROBERT REICH (Pronounced RYE-CH with \"CH\" sound at end) He reflects on his four years in the Clinton administration and why he stepped down. His new memoir is \"Locked in the Cabinet\" (Knopf). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:2... | [
"Writer AHRUNDATI (AR-roon-DOT-ee) ROY. Her first novel, \"The God of Small Things,\" is a story about a family in India, the effects of affairs, and breaches of the caste system. The novel came out this summer, and was a best seller. (REBROADCAST from 8-7-97)Floating :30 I.D 12:35 and 12:45]South African playwrigh... | npr | {
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Experimental Cocktail May Speed Up Cure Of Drug-Resistant TB | [
"It's been a long time coming — nearly a half century. But the world is finally close to gaining a new weapon against a growing problem: drug-resistant tuberculosis. Over the past few decades, TB has quietly evolved into dangerous forms that can't be stopped with traditional antibiotics. Now nearly a half million p... | [
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From The Curtis Institute | [
"From the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, hornist and Curtis alum Jeffry Kirchen and pianist Davyd Booth, both members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, perform the Romance, Op. 36, by Camille Saint-Saens. Recorded March 6th during Curtis Alumni Week 1995. (Curtis Institute Audio Services)"
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"The Re-Structuring of Comair, Field Notes: Crystal Clear Science, Essencha Tea House, Isabella Moon, Focus on Technology"
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