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Trade Issues Expected To Dominate Obama's Trip To Mexico

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Another Murder Case In Florida Sparks National Outrage

By • Feb 19, 2014

The Michael Dunn case is of a type that we see with harrowing regularity. An unarmed black man is shot and killed by a police officer or a white person. The shooter says he felt threatened.

Ole Miss Civil Rights Statue Vandalized

By editor • Feb 19, 2014

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The FBI is now part of the investigation at the University of Mississippi where someone draped a Confederate-style old Georgia flag and tied a noose around the statue of James Meredith. That statue commemorates the enrollment of the first black student at Ole Miss in 1962, which led to riots. Sandra Knispel, of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, reports.

Candy Crush Saga's Developer Plans To Go Public

By editor • Feb 18, 2014

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Woman Arrested For Not Returning Movie Rental

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Association Warns Of A Possible Clown Shortage

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Classical Music Piece Enhances Roald Dahl's 'Dirty Beasts'

By • Feb 18, 2014

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The children's author Roald Dahl died almost 25 years ago and yet today, you can find more musical adaptations of his work than ever.

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U.S. Women's Bobsled Team Features 2 Summer Olympians

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U.N. Panel Accuses North Korea Of Crimes Against Humanity

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NBC's Olympic Coverage Powered By Starbucks

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Watch Out: Rolling Ball Gathers More Snow

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Hong Kong To Destroy Ivory Stockpile, But Will It Curb Demand In China?

By • Feb 17, 2014

Lucy Skrine, 11, was walking through the bustling streets of Hong Kong a few months ago with fellow animal activists, holding signs in Chinese and English that read: "Say No to Ivory."

"There was one mainland Chinese that came around, and she said, 'Why can't we buy ivory?' " the sixth-grader recalled. Lucy explained that poachers had to kill the elephant to extract the tusks.

"When she learned this, she was like, 'What? I thought they fell out of the elephants,' " Lucy said.

Anticipation Grows That U.S. Ice Dancing Duo Will Win Gold

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U.S. Looks To Bobsledder Steve Holcomb To Add To Medal Count

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Jos. A. Bank To Buy Eddie Bauer

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NPR's business news starts with a big clothing purchase.

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Father And Daughter Serve Detention Together

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L.A.'s Metro Red Line Plays Cupid

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'House Of Cards' Star Wright, Creator Willimon On Love And Power

By editor • Feb 14, 2014

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Happy Valentine's Day to "House of Cards" fans and your gift: a weekend of binge-watching. The political thriller is an original series produced by Netflix. And today, all 13 episodes of the new season, the show's second, are available.

Virginia's Ban On Gay Marriage Is Struck Down

By editor • Feb 14, 2014

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Syria Peace Talks Appear Near Collapse

By • Feb 14, 2014

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Heavy Rotation: Shlohmo & Jeremih

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In Security Cases, Feds No Longer Get Benefit Of The Doubt

By • Feb 13, 2014

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Regardless Of The Weather, Don't Put Your Tongue On A Pole

By editor • Feb 13, 2014

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In Front Of A Home Crowd, Russia Has Hockey History On Its Mind

By • Feb 13, 2014

There is a weird contradiction in Olympic hockey: On one hand, these professional players from the NHL arrive in a small town like movie stars.

They show up a week late, trailed by TV cameras and Russians begging for autographs.

And then they have to go back to basics. Early Thursday, members of Team USA were on the ice, doing the kind of simple drills that you'd see in a peewee hockey league.

Snowborder Shaun White Will Leave Sochi Without A Medal

By • Feb 12, 2014

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Mass. Suit Aims To Clarify Religious Groups' Latitude In Hiring

By • Feb 12, 2014

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Shanghai Warms Up To A New Cuisine: Chinese Food, American-Style

By • Feb 12, 2014

Imagine living in China and missing Chinese food. It happens. American expatriates who grew up with popular takeout dishes like General Tso's chicken can't find it in China because it essentially doesn't exist here.

Much of the Chinese food we grew up with isn't really Chinese. It's an American version of Chinese food. Chinese immigrants created it over time, adapting recipes with U.S. ingredients to appeal to American palates.

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