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AquaBounty's salmon (rear) have been genetically modified to grow to market size in about half the time as a normal salmon — 16 to 18 months, rather than three years.

Genetically Modified Salmon Is Safe To Eat, FDA Says

In a long-awaited ruling, the agency said that a salmon created to grow faster is fit for human consumption. Environmental and food safety groups vow to fight the decision.

Brand-Name Drugs Can Raise Costs Without Boosting Patient Satisfaction

The website Iodine has collected data about consumers' experience with prescription drugs that show generics scored highest among people who take medicines in three popular categories.

Armed attackers have taken dozens of people hostage in a luxury hotel in Bamaku, the capital of Mali. Steve Inskeep talks to Niek de Goeij of Catholic Relief Services, who lives in Bamaku.

Mali Hotel Attack Strikes Home For France

France has historic ties with Mali, where gunmen took hostages at a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako. Renee Montagne talks to Gerard Araud, France's ambassador to the United States.

Canada has pledged to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees, likely including women, children and injured people who have been living in camps in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. Here, children stand outside their tents during a sandstorm, in a refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley in September.

If Americans Move To Canada To Avoid Refugees, They May Get A Surprise

Some Americans unhappy with U.S. plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees are threatening to move to Canada. Apparently they haven't noticed that Canada plans to take in 25,000 Syrians.

Patricia Barber On Piano Jazz

The singer joined Piano Jazz in 2002, the year she released her successful album Verse.

The Latest On The Hostage Crisis In Mali

NPR's Steven Inskeep speaks with reporter Ofeibea Quist-Arcton to learn more about the hostage crisis at a hotel in Bamako, Mali, and the ensuing siege by special forces.

French chef Auguste Escoffier, seen here at a cafe in 1921, helped to found the Ritz Hotel, where Ernest Hemingway was a longtime regular.

'Paris Is A Party': Responding To Tragedy, France Turns To Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway's memoir A Moveable Feast is being celebrated for what it, in turn, celebrates: Paris as an exciting place of ideas, a nexus of people who love life and the arts.

Perspective on parenting

Broadcast date: 11/20/2015Parenting is not "rocket science," but for millennials faced with all of the competing information available about child…

Do you know if you paid any fees when rolling over a 401(k)?

When Fees Attack: Rolling Over A 401(k) Can Trigger Big-Time Charges

One of the moments our retirement nest eggs are most vulnerable is when we change jobs. That's when some financial advisers charge fees to roll them over — and those fees can be hard to see.

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