Thứ Năm, 31 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: A Birdbrained Library Heist Is Suffused With Irony In 'American Animals'

A Birdbrained Library Heist Is Suffused With Irony In 'American Animals'
In 2004, four young men stole rare art books valued at more than three-quarters of a million dollars from a college library. American Animals blends fiction and documentary to retell the story.

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NPR News: Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers

Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.

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June 1, 2018 at 01:00AM

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It’s Their Wedding, and Their Wedding Planning


I’m now the emeritus parent. I try to help them, but they have it under control for now. They really do. (Sigh.)
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NPR News: Middle Kids On World Cafe

Middle Kids On World Cafe
The trio is making waves, joining the likes of Tame Impala, Wolfmother and Courtney Barnett as top Australian rockers breaking big stateside.

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June 1, 2018 at 12:34AM
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NPR News: For 'Vogue' Titan André Leon Talley, Fashion Was A 'Gateway To The World'

For 'Vogue' Titan André Leon Talley, Fashion Was A 'Gateway To The World'
Talley felt like a misfit growing up — until he stumbled upon a copy of the iconic fashion magazine. Paging through Vogue, he says, was like traveling down a "rabbit hole" into "a world of glamour."

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NPR News: The U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect

The U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect
Leaders in developing countries were asked to rank the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. One particular goal was typically at the bottom of their priority list.

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May 31, 2018 at 10:55PM

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A Nod to the Past in One Designer’s Paris Home


With square-blocked neo-Classical-style ceiling moldings and sets of molded classic French doors, the bones of the Ninth Arrondissement apartment allude to the so-called Directoire style.
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In His Paris Apartment, Alexis Mabille Creates a Singular Universe


Known for his frothy, extravagant gowns, the couture designer has made his own a post-Revolution fantasy on the Right Bank.
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From Luxe Head Scarf to Prison Garb: A Star of Islamic Fashion Falls


Anniesa Hasibuan once epitomized Muslim glamour. Now the Indonesian designer has been sentenced to prison for defrauding people hoping to travel to Mecca.
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Nicole Bozorgmir, Zachary Goldbaum


The bride is a producer on the HBO series “VICE.” The groom is a field producer on Comedy Central’s “The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper.”
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NPR News: What Does Shakespeare Have To Do With 'Energy?' (Trust Us, There's A Link)

What Does Shakespeare Have To Do With 'Energy?' (Trust Us, There's A Link)
In his new book, Richard Rhodes lays out an accessible and surprisingly optimistic history of energy by exploring the lives of scientists and inventors — and a few unlikely people, like Bard of Avon.

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NPR News: New Research On Parents And Favoritism

New Research On Parents And Favoritism
Parents may think they treat their children equally, but new research shows that parents show bias when forced to choose between spending on sons and daughters.

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May 31, 2018 at 04:08PM

NPR News: New Research On Parents And Favoritism

New Research On Parents And Favoritism
Research News
Parents may think they treat their children equally, but new research shows that parents show bias when forced to choose between spending on sons and daughters.

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May 31, 2018 at 04:08PM
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Thứ Tư, 30 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Exiled Journalist Continues To Fight For Women's Rights In Iran

Exiled Journalist Continues To Fight For Women's Rights In Iran
Masih Alinejad discusses her campaign against a law requiring that Iranian women and girls to cover their heads and necks with a hijab. Her new memoir is The Wind in My Hair.

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NPR News: Sexuality, Mortality, Failure — 'My Ex-Life' Has Fun Asking Big Questions

Sexuality, Mortality, Failure — 'My Ex-Life' Has Fun Asking Big Questions
A divorced couple reconnects after nearly 30 years apart in Stephen McCauley's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan says My Ex-Life is a social satire that's "suffused with generosity."

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A Designer’s Favorite Possession: A Guitar That Reminds Him of Home


Entireworld’s Scott Sternberg on the music shop that defined his adolescence — and the instrument he got there.
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NPR News: Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society

Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45.

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May 30, 2018 at 09:03PM

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NPR News: Get Screened Earlier For Colon Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society

Get Screened Earlier For Colon Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
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Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45.

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May 30, 2018 at 09:03PM
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NPR News: Get Screened Earlier For Colon Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society

Get Screened Earlier For Colon Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
Noting a sharp rise in colorectal cancer among younger people, the American Cancer Society now suggests that healthy adults get their first screening five years earlier — at age 45.

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May 30, 2018 at 09:03PM

NPR News: Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot

Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot
Critics pounced after Barr said she was "Ambien tweeting" at 2 in the morning. She also said she believed the target of her tweet, Valerie Jarrett, was Saudi or Jewish or Persian — rather than black.

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NPR News: The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel

The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel
More than 50 years after the federal government forced hundreds of Native Alaskans into boarding schools, their descendants are haunted by — and trying to overcome —residual trauma.

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May 30, 2018 at 07:36PM

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NPR News: Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World

Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World
Call it disaster preparedness cooking: A Utah company began running Facebook ads for an instant version of a staple Mormon comfort food ... because pantries should be stocked for the Second Coming.

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NPR News: Why Some Patients Getting Drugmakers' Help Are Paying More

Why Some Patients Getting Drugmakers' Help Are Paying More
Some health plans are refusing to count the copayment assistance offered by drugmakers as part of a patient's deductible. That means some patients are paying thousands of dollars more out-of-pocket.

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May 30, 2018 at 04:00PM

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Thứ Ba, 29 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Canada's Government Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, To Ensure It Gets Built

Canada's Government Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, To Ensure It Gets Built
The pipeline connects oil sands facilities near Edmonton, Alberta, to Burnaby, near Vancouver on the coast in British Columbia.

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May 30, 2018 at 12:53AM

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How to Exfoliate, Without Damaging Your Skin


The latest resurfacing toners aim to clean your pores and calm your skin at the same time.
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NPR News: Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017
The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies.

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May 29, 2018 at 09:10PM

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Nicolas Ghesquière Still Has Something He Wants to Say at Louis Vuitton


And he said a lot of it at the brand’s cruise show in the south of France.
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NPR News: 'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind

'Some Trick' Takes On The Life Of The (Delightfully Irritable) Mind
Helen DeWitt's new story collection seems less like a book, and more like a series of notes from some vast, alien intelligence, capable of picking apart human habits with startling precision.

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NPR News: To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price

To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price
Sometimes a drug plan's copay is higher than the cash price, but insurance rules keep pharmacists from telling Medicare beneficiaries unless they ask.

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May 29, 2018 at 04:00PM

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NPR News: The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting

The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting
Many parents think they can shape their child into a particular kind of adult. Psychologist Alison Gopnik says the science suggests otherwise.

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May 29, 2018 at 09:35AM
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Thứ Hai, 28 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Subtropical Storm Alberto Closes In On Florida; Warnings Of Floods, Tornadoes

Subtropical Storm Alberto Closes In On Florida; Warnings Of Floods, Tornadoes
"There is a high risk of flash flooding across the Florida Panhandle, much of Alabama and western Georgia through tonight," the National Hurricane Center said.

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May 29, 2018 at 01:02AM

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NPR News: Flash Flood Tears Through Maryland Town For Second Time In Two Years

Flash Flood Tears Through Maryland Town For Second Time In Two Years
Less than two years after what had been called a "once in a 1,000 years" flood in 2016, Ellicott City, Md., sees its historic downtown ravaged anew. One man remains missing.

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May 28, 2018 at 10:48PM

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NPR News: How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway

How Rodgers And Hammerstein Revolutionized Broadway
Todd Purdum's new book is about the creative partnership and strained personal relationship behind such hit shows as Carousel, South Pacific and The Sound of Music. Originally broadcast April 9, 2018.

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NPR News: Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It

Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
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These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.

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May 28, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NPR News: Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It

Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.

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May 28, 2018 at 04:00PM

NPR News: Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It

Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.

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Environment
May 28, 2018 at 04:00PM

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NPR News: Cameras On Preemies Let In Families, Keep Germs Out

Cameras On Preemies Let In Families, Keep Germs Out
Some hospitals are putting cameras in their neonatal intensive care units to reduce the number of people — and germs — from entering. But some NICU staff may not want to be watched around the clock.

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May 28, 2018 at 04:02PM

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NPR News: Cameras On Preemies Let In Families, Keep Germs Out

Cameras On Preemies Let In Families, Keep Germs Out
Some hospitals are putting cameras in their neonatal intensive care units to reduce the number of people — and germs — from entering. But some NICU staff may not want to be watched around the clock.

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May 28, 2018 at 04:02PM
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Chủ Nhật, 27 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam

Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam
Nervous mothers and dads once had only family and friends to turn to for advice on kids. Then, in 1912, the U.S. government created an agency devoted to children, and queries from moms poured in.

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May 27, 2018 at 07:10PM
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NPR News: Reading The Game: The Long Dark

Reading The Game: The Long Dark
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at the survival simulator The Long Dark, which uses sound and silence to build a world not long into some terrible disaster.

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Ugonma Chukwueke, Samuel Botsford


The couple met in 2015 through the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel.
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Sara Ganim, Daniel Cevallos


The bride is a CNN on-air correspondent in Washington; the groom is a legal analyst for MSNBC and NBC News. They met while working at CNN in Atlanta.
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Martha Rose, Alexander Lovell


The couple met in October 2015 at a club in San Francisco where a mutual friend was the D.J.
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NPR News: What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?

What Happens When Two Enemies Fall In Love?
A love story between a black Army nurse and a German POW during World War II? You couldn't make that story up — and Alexis Clark, author of the upcoming book, Enemies in Love, didn't.

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Thứ Bảy, 26 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Rose McGowan: Put Me On The Stand Against Weinstein

Rose McGowan: Put Me On The Stand Against Weinstein
The actress was one of the first women to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexual assault. She says she had not believed the movie mogul would face charges, but now hopes he will be convicted.

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Their Parents Had an Inkling It Would Work, Eventually


Their parents met and became friends in the 1980s, but it wasn’t until the end of 2009 that the bride and groom were introduced.
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A Woman’s Rodeo, Designed by Dior


Amid an epic thunderstorm, the French brand took the reins of the resort season.
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First Came the Résumé, Then the Text


The couple met in 2016, after her mother asked friends to find an eligible young man for her daughter.
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NPR News: Spoonfuls Of Stonehenge: Modern Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By History

Spoonfuls Of Stonehenge: Modern Ice Cream Flavors Inspired By History
A small-batch ice cream maker in Baltimore explores the sweet — and salty, spicy and even a little nutty — sides of historical people and places through clever, deeply researched flavor combinations.

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NPR News: W. Kamau Bell On The Meaning Of Patriotism

W. Kamau Bell On The Meaning Of Patriotism
W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN's United Shades of America, discusses what patriotism means to him this Memorial Day weekend.

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NPR News: 2 Immigrants On What Patriotism Means To Them

2 Immigrants On What Patriotism Means To Them
Asma Naeem of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and author and professor Laila Lalami both came to the U.S. as children. They discuss what patriotism means to them on Memorial Day weekend.

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NPR News: 'National Review' Writer And Former Service Member On Defining Patriotism

'National Review' Writer And Former Service Member On Defining Patriotism
David French, senior writer for the National Review and a former major in the U.S. Army Reserve, describes what patriotism means to him this Memorial Day weekend.

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NPR News: What Does Patriotism Mean To You?

What Does Patriotism Mean To You?
This Memorial Day weekend, NPR's Scott Simon looks at what patriotism means for longtime civil rights leader the Rev. William J. Barber II and for visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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NPR News: Not My Job: 3 Questions For 'Good Girls' Star Retta About Good Boys

Not My Job: 3 Questions For 'Good Girls' Star Retta About Good Boys
Retta is best known for her role as Donna on the hit comedy Parks and Recreation. She has just published a book of essays called So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know.

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NPR News: Why It's So Hard To Wipe Out Polio In Pakistan

Why It's So Hard To Wipe Out Polio In Pakistan
A report from the front lines. Obstacles range from violence aimed at vaccinators to social media campaigns against vaccines. Not to mention classism.

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May 26, 2018 at 06:00PM
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NPR News: Stream, Don't Steam: Holiday Weekend Watches For Your Lazy Bones

Stream, Don't Steam: Holiday Weekend Watches For Your Lazy Bones
We've rounded up just five of the things you can use to break up a hot and summery holiday weekend, from comedy to an indie film to classic banter.

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NPR News: Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
This month's playlist includes the eclectic meditations of Shannon Shaw and the nostalgic melodies of Coach Phillips.

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May 26, 2018 at 05:00PM
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Thứ Sáu, 25 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs

Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients' Phones Inside ERs
Personal injury law firms are targeting people as they enter emergency rooms with location-based mobile ads. The trend is raising concerns among patients and health privacy experts.

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May 26, 2018 at 01:38AM

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NPR News: Dr. Dog On World Cafe

Dr. Dog On World Cafe
Hear how Scott McMicken's "F*** Dr. Dog" statement led to the band's latest album, Critical Equation.

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May 25, 2018 at 11:04PM
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NPR News: Jaron Lanier: How Can We Repair The Mistakes Of The Digital Era?

Jaron Lanier: How Can We Repair The Mistakes Of The Digital Era?
Jaron Lanier says tech giants are battling for our attention to manipulate our behavior. But how did we get here? Lanier offers insights from the Internet's early days and a possible path forward.

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NPR News: Tristan Harris: What Is The Cost Of Infinite Distractions?

Tristan Harris: What Is The Cost Of Infinite Distractions?
Designer Tristan Harris says attention is at the core of human experience. He argues that our addiction to technology has the power to threaten our very capacity to think, reason and problem solve.

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NPR News: Amishi Jha: How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?

Amishi Jha: How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?
What exactly is attention, and how can we reclaim it? Neuroscientist Amishi Jha says there's a powerful link between mindfulness, meditation and attention.

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NPR News: Manoush Zomorodi: Has Constant Stimulation Replaced Boredom?

Manoush Zomorodi: Has Constant Stimulation Replaced Boredom?
With a never-ending stream of stimulation, we rarely experience boredom. But tech podcast host Manoush Zomorodi says we actually need to feel bored in order to jump-start our creativity.

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NPR News: Zeynep Tufekci: How Is Our Attention Packaged And Sold As A Commodity?

Zeynep Tufekci: How Is Our Attention Packaged And Sold As A Commodity?
Why is it so easy to burn through an hour on YouTube or Facebook? Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains how advertisting algorithms have turned our attention into a valuable commodity.

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NPR News: Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To New York City Police To Face Sexual Assault Charges

Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To New York City Police To Face Sexual Assault Charges
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein surrendered to police in New York City Friday in connection with allegations of sexual assault.

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NPR News: Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To Authorities On Sexual Assault Charges

Harvey Weinstein Surrenders To Authorities On Sexual Assault Charges
The Hollywood mega-producer turned himself in to authorities Friday morning in New York City, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault stemming from a 2004 incident.

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NPR News: Why Your Health Insurer Doesn't Care About Your Big Bills

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn't Care About Your Big Bills
Patients may think their insurers are fighting on their behalf for the best prices. But saving patients money is often not their top priority. Just ask Michael Frank about his hip surgery.

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May 25, 2018 at 04:00PM

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Thứ Năm, 24 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming

Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming
The crash of the space rock that slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula also warmed up the Earth's atmosphere for 100,000 years. And scientists say it's a cautionary tale for people living today.

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May 25, 2018 at 01:30AM

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NPR News: 'Right To Try' Act Poses Big Challenge For FDA

'Right To Try' Act Poses Big Challenge For FDA
Legislation that would give terminally ill people a direct path to get experimental treatments raises questions about how the Food and Drug Administration would safeguard patients.

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May 25, 2018 at 01:28AM

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NPR News: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Is A High-Speed, Low-Energy Intergalactic Heist

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Is A High-Speed, Low-Energy Intergalactic Heist
The latest blockbuster from Disney and Lucasfilm tells of the early adventures of Han Solo. Critic Justin Chang says the plot somehow feels both utterly inconsequential and exasperatingly busy.

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Why Were the Royal Exes at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Wedding?


Cressida Bonas and Chelsy Davy went to the chapel, too. To watch their former beau marry the American actress. Some might call it closure.
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NPR News: Donovan Woods On World Cafe

Donovan Woods On World Cafe
Woods found success in Nashville co-writing for artists including Tim McGraw and Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum. It was all just par for the course given his remarkable artistry.

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May 24, 2018 at 11:56PM
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NPR News: Under The Skin: Why That 'Arrested Development' Interview Is So Bad

Under The Skin: Why That 'Arrested Development' Interview Is So Bad
Actor Jeffrey Tambor told a story about yelling at his colleague, Jessica Walter. And in a controversial interview, several of his castmates tried to dismiss it, with disastrous results.

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NPR News: In '84K,' Every Life — And Every Death — Has A Price

In '84K,' Every Life — And Every Death — Has A Price
Claire North's new gut-punch of a novel takes place in a dystopian world where one monster corporation controls England, every service is privatized, and every life has been assigned a monetary value.

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NPR News: Ronan Farrow: 'I Was Raised With An Extraordinary Sense Of Public Service'

Ronan Farrow: 'I Was Raised With An Extraordinary Sense Of Public Service'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist talks about growing up the son of famous parents, investigating the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and writing his new book, War on Peace.

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NPR News: Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids
A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.

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May 23, 2018 at 11:27PM

NPR News: Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids
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A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.

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NPR News: Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids
A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.

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May 23, 2018 at 11:27PM

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NPR News: Soccer Mommy On World Cafe

Soccer Mommy On World Cafe
Leaving NYU and signing to Fat Possum Records, Sophie Allison details her tough decision to drop everything in pursuit of her music career.

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May 23, 2018 at 09:53PM
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NPR News: Long-Simmering Rage Leads To Rebellion In 'Chosen Country'

Long-Simmering Rage Leads To Rebellion In 'Chosen Country'
James Pogue — a journalist with his own rebellious streak — gets at the deep-seated anger that led Ammon Bundy to mastermind the ill-fated armed occupation of the Malheur wildlife refuge in Oregon.

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NPR News: VA Bill Set To Expand Support For Veterans' Caregivers

VA Bill Set To Expand Support For Veterans' Caregivers
A Veterans Affairs funding bill expected to pass Congress includes an expansion of a program to pay family caregivers.

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May 23, 2018 at 04:11PM

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NPR News: 'Roseanne' Reboot Wraps A Bait-And-Switch First Season

'Roseanne' Reboot Wraps A Bait-And-Switch First Season
The reboot's premiere whipped up a media frenzy when its main character returned as a passionate Trump supporter. But this season didn't embrace Trump's ideology the way some thought it might.

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NPR News: California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status

California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status
Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals from insurance networks if they don't reduce their numbers of C-sections, back scans and opioid prescriptions.

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NPR News: California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status

California's Message To Hospitals: Shape Up Or Lose 'In-Network' Status
Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals from insurance networks if they don't reduce their numbers of C-sections, back scans and opioid prescriptions.

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May 23, 2018 at 04:00PM

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NPR News: 'The Split' Explores The Price And Permutations Of Breaking Up

'The Split' Explores The Price And Permutations Of Breaking Up
Sundance TV's new six-part series centers on a family of high-billing divorce lawyers whose own private lives are as messy as the cases they're handling.

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Street Style: Copenhagen


In Denmark’s capital, bicycles are the most common accessory.
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How the Royal Wedding Might Influence Weddings to Come


The message from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry? Make it your wedding, not the wedding of your parents and grandparents. Be you.
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NPR News: New Book Explores The Science Of Pregnancy 'Like A Mother'

New Book Explores The Science Of Pregnancy 'Like A Mother'
As a first-time mother, journalist Angela Garber craved unbiased, scientific information — not just anecdotal advice. Her new book debunks myths and assumptions about pregnancy and childbirth.

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May 23, 2018 at 02:08AM

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NPR News: Judge Orders Boy Who Started Oregon Wildfire To Pay $36 Million In Restitution

Judge Orders Boy Who Started Oregon Wildfire To Pay $36 Million In Restitution
The judge acknowledged that the boy is unable to pay the full amount. The boy admitted throwing fireworks that started the Eagle Creek Fire, burning nearly 47,000 acres last year.

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May 23, 2018 at 01:30AM

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NPR News: Kilauea's Wrath Threatens Power Plant — And Hawaii's Most Powerful Industry

Kilauea's Wrath Threatens Power Plant — And Hawaii's Most Powerful Industry
The volcano's lava has crept near a geothermal energy plant, risking the release of dangerous fumes. Meanwhile, the fiery flow is already hurting a major tourist stop and the locals who rely on it.

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May 23, 2018 at 12:21AM

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NPR News: Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'

Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'
Biologists knew the sharks sometimes traveled from waters off Costa Rica south to the Galapagos Islands, but they'd never actually witnessed it.

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May 22, 2018 at 10:46PM

NPR News: Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'

Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'
Biologists knew the sharks sometimes traveled from waters off Costa Rica south to the Galapagos Islands, but they'd never actually witnessed it.

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May 22, 2018 at 10:46PM

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NPR News: Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'

Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'
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Biologists knew the sharks sometimes traveled from waters off Costa Rica south to the Galapagos Islands, but they'd never actually witnessed it.

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May 22, 2018 at 10:46PM
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NPR News: Artist Robert Indiana Dies At 89: The Story Behind 'LOVE'

Artist Robert Indiana Dies At 89: The Story Behind 'LOVE'
Fifty years ago, his LOVE painting made Robert Indiana a worldwide sensation. But for the artist, the work also had an intensely personal meaning.

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NPR News: Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care

Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care
The Pennsylvania-based health care chain Geisinger Health System plans to soon offer DNA sequencing as part of routine care for all patients. Is there a downside?

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May 22, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NPR News: Nothing Certain In Search For 'Regulatory Certainty' At EPA

Nothing Certain In Search For 'Regulatory Certainty' At EPA
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt often cites the need for "regulatory certainty." But even some supporters of his sweeping rollbacks say they're creating the opposite.

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May 22, 2018 at 04:00PM

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NPR News: In 'Facts And Fears,' Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled

In 'Facts And Fears,' Ex-Spy Boss Clapper Comes In From The Cold, Badly Chilled
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recalls a lifetime of service in the spy business as he perceives Washington, D.C., crumbling around him.

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NPR News: Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care

Routine DNA Screening Moves Into Primary Care
The Pennsylvania-based health care chain Geisinger Health System plans to soon offer DNA sequencing as part of routine care for all patients. Is there a downside?

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May 22, 2018 at 04:00PM

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Justine Kurland’s Timeless Photographs of Runaway Girls


On the 20th anniversary of her project “Girl Pictures,” the photographer Justine Kurland looks back at her now-iconic images.
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Clavicle Studies From the Royal Wedding


The photographer Alexander Coggin documented many of the fans in Windsor ahead of the big event — and their accessories.
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Fans at the Royal Wedding, and Their Accessories


The photographer Alexander Coggin zoomed in on the clavicles of many of the revelers.
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Girlhood Across America, Captured by One Photographer


Justine Kurland’s images of adolescence are just as poignant 20 years after her project debuted.
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NPR News: 3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?

3D Scans Help Preserve History, But Who Should Own Them?
Historic sites around the world face mounting threats: war, climate change, natural disaster. There's a rush to use 3D scans for preservation. But experts have questions about how the scans are used.

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NPR News: NASA Launching New Satellites To Measure Earth's Lumpy Gravity

NASA Launching New Satellites To Measure Earth's Lumpy Gravity
The two satellites, which are collectively called GRACE and will replace two retired probes, are one of the most important tools for understanding the effects of climate change.

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Environment
May 22, 2018 at 01:45AM

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NPR News: 'Rocky And Bullwinkle' Reboot Is Good — Just Not As Great As The Original

'Rocky And Bullwinkle' Reboot Is Good — Just Not As Great As The Original
Critic David Bianculli describes Amazon's Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle as a slightly more stylized — though ultimately "hit and miss" — version of the classic cartoon.

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NPR News: Novelist Michael Chabon: 'My Family And Kids Have Been My Gang'

Novelist Michael Chabon: 'My Family And Kids Have Been My Gang'
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author writes about his relationship with his father, as well as his own experiences as the parent of four, in Pops: Fatherhood in Pieces.

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NPR News: Hawaii Volcano's Lava Spews 'Laze' Of Toxic Gas And Glass Into The Air

Hawaii Volcano's Lava Spews 'Laze' Of Toxic Gas And Glass Into The Air
Lava from the Kileaua volcano is pouring into the Pacific Ocean, generating a plume of "laze" — hydrochloric acid and steam with fine glass particles — into the air.

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Environment
May 21, 2018 at 11:18PM

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NPR News: World Cafe Nashville: Ashley Campbell

World Cafe Nashville: Ashley Campbell
She may be the youngest daughter of the late Glen Campbell, but this singer shines all on her own. Campbell's voice comes along with a sly wink and salty humor.

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May 21, 2018 at 10:40PM
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NPR News: Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them

Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them
For more than 150 years, scientists have known that levees increase flood risk on the Mississippi River. That hasn't stopped local officials from building up levees in response to more severe floods.

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May 21, 2018 at 10:15PM

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NPR News: Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them

Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them
For more than 150 years, scientists have known that levees increase flood risk on the Mississippi River. That hasn't stopped local officials from building up levees in response to more severe floods.

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May 21, 2018 at 10:15PM

NPR News: Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them

Levees Make Mississippi River Floods Worse, But We Keep Building Them
Research News
For more than 150 years, scientists have known that levees increase flood risk on the Mississippi River. That hasn't stopped local officials from building up levees in response to more severe floods.

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May 21, 2018 at 10:15PM
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Tracy Dong, Joseph DeSario


The couple met in 2014 through OkCupid, the dating website.
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NPR News: Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say?

Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say?
Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.

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May 21, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NPR News: Saving 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Was Business, But The Love Of It Is Real

Saving 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Was Business, But The Love Of It Is Real
The roller-coaster experience of watching Fox's cop comedy knocked off and then revived had a lot to do with boring business concepts. But the people who love it desperately have good reasons.

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Chủ Nhật, 20 tháng 5, 2018

NPR News: The Case Of The Stolen Succulents

The Case Of The Stolen Succulents
California Fish and Wildlife agents are combating a rash of succulent poaching incidents on the state's coastline, apparently to satisfy a booming demand for the plants in Korean and Chinese markets.

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May 21, 2018 at 04:13AM

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NPR News: Former Neighbor And Victim, Kyle Stephens, Reacts To MSU's Larry Nassar Settlement

Former Neighbor And Victim, Kyle Stephens, Reacts To MSU's Larry Nassar Settlement
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Stephens about her reaction to the $500 million settlement between Michigan State University and the hundreds of victims of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar.

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NPR News: The Voice Behind The 'Laurel' Or 'Yanny' Recording: Actor Jay Aubrey Jones

The Voice Behind The 'Laurel' Or 'Yanny' Recording: Actor Jay Aubrey Jones
Broadway and TV actor Jay Aubrey Jones recorded thousands of words for Vocabulary.com. But his pronunciation of the word "laurel" went viral for sounding to some people like "yanny."

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NPR News: Film-Loving 'Twinkle' Is A Star On The Page

Film-Loving 'Twinkle' Is A Star On The Page
Sandhya Menon's new young adult novel follows aspiring filmmaker Twinkle Mehta, who addresses her diary entries to female directors like Mira Nair and Ava DuVernay and longs to change lives with film.

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Kristina Gislason, Adam Chorlton


The couple met in 2014 when a mutual friend, who knew they were both sports fans and thought they’d make a good match, introduced them.
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Fashion’s Woman Problem


Why is it that an industry aimed at women and buoyed by female dollars is still run mostly by men? A new study tries to find out.
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NPR News: Proposed Abortion Restrictions Would Hit Young Patients Hardest

Proposed Abortion Restrictions Would Hit Young Patients Hardest
Don Gonyea talks to Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner about the Trump administration's decision to revive a rule that cuts off federal family planning money from organizations that provide abortions.

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May 20, 2018 at 04:25AM

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NPR News: Against The Odds, A Royal Wedding Worth Watching

Against The Odds, A Royal Wedding Worth Watching
Normally, royal weddings are like the Oscars: a lot of pomp, but no real surprises. But when Prince Harry married Meghan Markle, the TV audience sat up and took notice.

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Once Her Horse Approved, She Knew He Was a Keeper


The couple met while attending Columbia Law School, and their friendship gradually turned into love.
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They Smelled Bad, Had Blisters and Were Hungry. It Was Perfect.


Both avid outdoor adventurers, the couple met in 2015 while hiking the Appalachian Trail, and fell in love.
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NPR News: WATCH LIVE: The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle

WATCH LIVE: The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
The couple tied the knot on Saturday at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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NPR News: Bill Of The Month: Audience Reacts To Big Bill For Tiny Screws

Bill Of The Month: Audience Reacts To Big Bill For Tiny Screws
The latest installment in our Bill of the Month series about a huge bill for four orthopedic screws drew lots of responses from readers and listeners. Some had ideas for improving the health system.

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May 19, 2018 at 07:01PM

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NPR News: Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection

Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection
The Baltimore Museum of Art is selling off part of its collection — including works by Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg — to fund the purchase of more work by women and artists of color.

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NPR News: The String Quartet As Chosen Family In 'The Ensemble'

The String Quartet As Chosen Family In 'The Ensemble'
In her debut novel, former cellist Aja Gabel follows four musicians as they come together and entertain ambitions to strike out on their own — on and off stage.

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NPR News: USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing
The labels use the letters BE, for bioengineered, not GMO, which critics say could baffle consumers. One design features a smiling sun that a skeptic calls "essentially propaganda for the industry."

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May 19, 2018 at 06:55PM

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NPR News: WATCH LIVE: The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle

WATCH LIVE: The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
The couple is to tie the knot on Saturday at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.

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NPR News: WHO Says Progress Is Being Made Against The Ebola Outbreak, But Remains A Threat

WHO Says Progress Is Being Made Against The Ebola Outbreak, But Remains A Threat
The World Health Organization said Friday that with swift action, it can bring the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo under control.

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May 19, 2018 at 03:21AM

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NPR News: The History Of Title X Throughout U.S. History

The History Of Title X Throughout U.S. History
The Title X restrictions proposed by the Trump administration are modeled after a similar policy from the Reagan era. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Florida State University law professor Mary Ziegler about the history of this policy.

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May 19, 2018 at 03:21AM

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NPR News: Health Care Providers Say Title X Change Would Restrict Access To Family Planning Services

Health Care Providers Say Title X Change Would Restrict Access To Family Planning Services
Family planning clinics in Texas say that the Trump administration's proposed rules will further hamper their ability to provide family planning services in a state that has high teen pregnancy rates.

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May 19, 2018 at 03:21AM

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6 Things Editors Like Right Now


A by-no-means exhaustive list of the things our editors (and a few contributors) find interesting on a given week.
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The Ancient Art of Jaipur Block Printing, and What It Means to India


There are some traditions that are universal. Here, we highlight a single craft — and how it’s being adapted, rethought and remade for the 21st century.
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NPR News: HBO's Heavy-Handed 'Fahrenheit 451' Lacks The Poetry Of Ray Bradbury's Original

HBO's Heavy-Handed 'Fahrenheit 451' Lacks The Poetry Of Ray Bradbury's Original
Critic Dave Bianculli says that the new TV movie "dilutes and deflates" the 1953 novel it draws from. Viewers should "skip the movie, and go back and read Bradbury's book."

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NPR News: In Life And Fiction, Edward St. Aubyn Sheds The Weight Of His Past

In Life And Fiction, Edward St. Aubyn Sheds The Weight Of His Past
St. Aubyn's semi-autobiographical novels featuring Patrick Melrose, an Englishman from a posh but monstrous family, are now the basis of a Showtime miniseries. Originally broadcast May 20, 2014.

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NPR News: A Royal Wedding With Global Appeal

A Royal Wedding With Global Appeal
Interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle transcends borders in a way that past royal weddings have not, writes Autumn Brewington, who anchored the Washington Post's royal wedding blog in 2011.

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NPR News: Jochen Menges: What Role Does Charisma Play In Inspiring Followers?

Jochen Menges: What Role Does Charisma Play In Inspiring Followers?
What are the qualities of charismatic leaders? Professor of leadership Jochen Menges discusses why charismatic leaders have the power to inspire action — sometimes to a fault.

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NPR News: Halla Tómasdóttir: How Can Leaders Inspire Others To Lead?

Halla Tómasdóttir: How Can Leaders Inspire Others To Lead?
In 1980, Iceland elected the country's first female president. Halla Tómasdóttir grew up with this image of leadership, and then in 2016 ran for president. She says this is why more women need to run.

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NPR News: Simon Sinek: How Do Great Leaders Inspire Us To Take Action?

Simon Sinek: How Do Great Leaders Inspire Us To Take Action?
Leadership expert Simon Sinek says lasting movements need inspiring leaders. He argues the best leaders are the best followers — they believe they are following a cause bigger than themselves.

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NPR News: Naomi Klein: What's The Glue That Makes Some Movements Endure?

Naomi Klein: What's The Glue That Makes Some Movements Endure?
We now face an increasing list of global crises. But why aren't more of us taking action? Naomi Klein compares our circumstances with those of previous generations who took action for lasting change.

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NPR News: George Ezra On World Cafe

George Ezra On World Cafe
Ezra's sophomore album Staying at Tamara's brings more production and more sheen, but keeps his natural talents at the forefront of the record. Hear an in-studio performance.

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May 19, 2018 at 12:38AM
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T’s Spring Travel Issue: To See It for Myself


Unlike other things we come to crave, we first dream of places we’d like to visit through another’s eyes, another’s ears.
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NPR News: The Vast And The Violent Rural Northwest, In 'Come West And See'

The Vast And The Violent Rural Northwest, In 'Come West And See'
Maxim Loskutoff's collection of short stories picks at the tensions between city and country among everyday Westerners — who find themselves living among heavily-armed separatist militias.

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NPR News: Diane Guerrero: Most Likely To Be Superlative

Diane Guerrero: Most Likely To Be Superlative
Actor Diane Guerrero takes us behind the scenes on Orange is the New Black, and plays a game about celebrity superlatives. Plus, she talks about her new memoir about her family's immigration struggle.

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Up in the Tower


Like her photographs, Graciela Iturbide’s studio in Mexico City plays with light and dark.
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The Sunlit Studio a Son Built for His Photographer-Mother


The architect Mauricio Rocha dreamed up a stark space for the artist Graciela Iturbide in Mexico City.
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NPR News: Diane Wolk-Rogers: What My Students Taught Me About Inspiring A Movement

Diane Wolk-Rogers: What My Students Taught Me About Inspiring A Movement
As a history teacher who lived through the horrific Parkland school shooting, Diane Wolk-Rogers describes what it takes for movements to inspire change — and how her students are doing that now.

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NPR News: Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries

Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries
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A working group convened by the National Institutes of Health looked at where chimps that had been used in research should live now. Unless relocating chimps would endanger them, a sanctuary is best.

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May 18, 2018 at 08:36PM
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NPR News: Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries

Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries
A working group convened by the National Institutes of Health looked at where chimps that had been used in research should live now. Unless relocating chimps would endanger them, a sanctuary is best.

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May 18, 2018 at 08:36PM

NPR News: Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship

Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship
A study finds that washing dishes is a big deal for women when it comes to the division of labor. But it taps into an even bigger idea — that women are emotionally exhausted by household management.

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May 18, 2018 at 07:00PM

NPR News: Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship

Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship
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A study finds that washing dishes is a big deal for women when it comes to the division of labor. But it taps into an even bigger idea — that women are emotionally exhausted by household management.

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May 18, 2018 at 07:00PM
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NPR News: Watch Live: Belly, Editors Perform In Philadelphia

Watch Live: Belly, Editors Perform In Philadelphia
The 1990s alt-rock band and English rock band perform at World Cafe Live as part of NON-COMM 2018. The performance starts Friday at 12 noon ET.

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May 18, 2018 at 06:00PM
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From the First Minute They Knew, and Life Has Been Easier Since


Dr. Temes, 75, says she is nicer, and sometimes quieter, now. Mr. Lyons, 87, says he is more talkative and happy. “I wake up thinking I have another day with this person,” he said.
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NPR News: HBO's 'Fahrenheit 451' Is Halting, Never Catches Fire

HBO's 'Fahrenheit 451' Is Halting, Never Catches Fire
Director/co-writer Ramin Bahrani makes changes big and small to Ray Bradbury's dystopian tale. They help it resonate with our current moment — but make it even more bluntly polemical.

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Make T Something | Claire Ptak


The royal wedding cake-maker creates a three-tiered surprise for T in less than one hour.
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What Can the Royal Wedding Cake-Baker Make With Inedible Ingredients?


Claire Ptak, who is charged with making a lemon elderflower cake for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whips up something for T.
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NPR News: Banned, Ozone-Depleting Chemical Is Still Being Produced Somewhere, Scientists Say

Banned, Ozone-Depleting Chemical Is Still Being Produced Somewhere, Scientists Say
Trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11, hurts the ozone layer and was supposed to have been phased out of production by 2010. Supposedly. But NOAA scientists say CFC-11 emissions began to rise after 2012.

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May 18, 2018 at 02:01AM

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A Real-Life Enchanted Forest


Finding echoes of Japan’s ancient past, and of the woodlands of Hayao Miyazaki’s animated masterpiece “Princess Mononoke,” deep among the trees of Yakushima island.
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A Guide to the Otherworldly Island of Yakushima


Where to stay, eat, and explore on the remote subtropical island off Japan's southern coast.
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Royal Wedding Merchandise, in Photos


There’s no shortage of Prince-Harry-and-Meghan-Markle-themed souvenirs.
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NPR News: Watch Live: The Record Company, Hop Along, Sweet Spirit And More

Watch Live: The Record Company, Hop Along, Sweet Spirit And More
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Angélique Kidjo, King Tuff will also perform during the third night of NON-COMM 2018. Watch live starting Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

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May 17, 2018 at 11:00PM
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Gaia Repossi’s Japanese Bud Vases, Illustrated


The jewelry designer first went to Japan as a teenager and became enamored; now, Eastern design has suffused her home in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
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NPR News: U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level

U.S. Births Dip To 30-Year Low; Fertility Rate Sinks Further Below Replacement Level
The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.

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May 17, 2018 at 08:42PM

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NPR News: How To Watch The Royal Wedding In The Way That's Right For You

How To Watch The Royal Wedding In The Way That's Right For You
It's almost time for another royal wedding, and we've got a plan for you to enjoy it, no matter how you want to watch.

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I Dreamed of Africa


Adventure-ready clothes that reflect the golden sands of Marrakesh — and recall Edith Wharton’s classic travelogue “In Morocco.”
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NPR News: Watch Live Today: Brandi Carlile And Jade Bird

Watch Live Today: Brandi Carlile And Jade Bird
One is a full-fledged star. The other is making her own bid for stardom. Watch both perform at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia starting Thursday at noon ET.

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May 17, 2018 at 06:47PM
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I Dreamed of Africa


Adventure-ready clothes that reflect the golden sands of Marrakesh — and recall Edith Wharton’s classic travelogue “In Morocco.”
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A Solo Sojourn Inspired by Edith Wharton’s ‘In Morocco’


The author’s classic travelogue unfolds in golden Marrakesh, and takes shape here in adventure-ready khakis, creams and camels.
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NPR News: In 'Rock Steady,' Ellen Forney Combines Mental Health Advice, Artistry and Wit

In 'Rock Steady,' Ellen Forney Combines Mental Health Advice, Artistry and Wit
Following up on her instant-classic Marbles — about her experiences with bipolar disorder — cartoonist Forney lays out her coping strategies in warm, deftly-rendered and densely informative style.

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No Seat in the Fitting Room for Me


I’m left to wait on the other side of the curtain as she tries on gowns. But then she steps out, and I melt. That’s my daughter in a wedding dress.
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NPR News: How A Drugmaker Gamed The System to Keep Generic Competition Away

How A Drugmaker Gamed The System to Keep Generic Competition Away
Celgene Corp. has thwarted rival drugmakers eager to make cheaper versions of medicines for a form of blood cancer. Now administration officials are criticizing practices they say hold generics back.

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May 17, 2018 at 04:00PM

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NPR News: Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach

Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach
From bass to lobster, hundreds of species that live along U.S. coastlines are projected to migrate north over the next 80 years, making them harder to catch and manage. It's already happening.

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May 17, 2018 at 03:32PM

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NPR News: 'Ballistic Blocks' Shooting From Kilauea's Crater, USGS Says

'Ballistic Blocks' Shooting From Kilauea's Crater, USGS Says
Volcanic rocks 2-feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

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May 17, 2018 at 03:26PM

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NPR News: Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach

Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach
Research News
From bass to lobster, hundreds of species that live along U.S. coastlines are projected to migrate north over the next 80 years, making them harder to catch and manage. It's already happening.

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May 17, 2018 at 03:32PM
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NPR News: Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach

Warming Waters Push Fish To Cooler Climes, Out Of Some Fishermen's Reach
From bass to lobster, hundreds of species that live along U.S. coastlines are projected to migrate north over the next 80 years, making them harder to catch and manage. It's already happening.

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May 17, 2018 at 03:32PM