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2 FBI Agents Killed In Training Accident In Virginia
Mon, 20 May 2013 04:35:00 -0400
The accident happened off the coast of Virginia Beach on Friday, the FBI's national press office announced in a statement Sunday. No other details were given and the cause is under investigation.
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Advocates Struggle To Reach Growing Ranks Of Suburban Poor
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:07:00 -0400
The number of poor people living in America's suburbs now surpasses those in cities or rural areas. Long focused on the urban poor, social service agencies are now trying to respond to the basic needs of a much more far-flung population.
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Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:07:00 -0400
Whether it's President Richard Nixon's resignation or President Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
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Seeing The (Northern) Light: A Temporary Arctic Retirement
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:01:00 -0400
Inspired by a TED talk, Winston Chen quit his software job and moved to a tiny Norwegian island with wife and kids. He spent the year enjoying the outdoors with his family and the winter darkness writing an iPhone app, something he would never have done without his self-imposed sabbatical.
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Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
Sun, 19 May 2013 16:56:00 -0400
The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
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How Possessive: The Apostrophe's Place In Space
Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
Martha Brockenbrough, the founder of National Grammar Day and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, tells host Rachel Martin about what she has referred to as an "apostrophe catastrophe." The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has a policy against possessive apostrophes in the names of places. The reason, The Wall Street Journal reports, is that the apostrophe quote implies private ownership of a public space.
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Detective On Closing Case After Committing Decades To It
Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
In this week's Sunday Conversation, host Rachel Martin speaks with Detective Sgt. Joe Matthews, who worked for decades on the Adam Walsh murder investigation in Florida. She will speak to him about how the case changed overtime, how it affected him personally and professionally, and how it feels to close a case that he worked on for so long.
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Turmoil Of '63 Shut Down Proms; Former Students Dance Again
Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
Several high schools had to cancel their proms in 1963, during a time of tumultuous civil rights protests across the South, and in Birmingham, Ala., particularly. Fifty years later, some of those African-American students finally got the chance to dance the night away. Gigi Douban reports.
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The Durability Of Levis, Woven Into America's Fabric
Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
Host Rachel Martin talks with Levis archivist Lynn Downey about the brand's 140th anniversary this month.
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Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too
Sun, 19 May 2013 05:41:00 -0400
The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.
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Tesla Rides High, But Faces Formidable Foe: Car Dealers
Sun, 19 May 2013 00:51:00 -0400
The Model S from electric car manufacturer Tesla has been named Motor Trend Car of the Year. But the company's business model is under attack by a formidable foe: the National Automobile Dealers Association, one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington.
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Impossible Choice Faces America's First 'Climate Refugees'
Sat, 18 May 2013 16:41:00 -0400
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the tiny town of Newtok, Alaska, could be completely underwater by 2017. Its 350 residents must relocate or stay to face the floods, but a move is easier said than done.
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When Alcohol Takes The Wheel: What's Your Limit?
Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
This week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol content for drivers to .05 or even lower. Currently, it's illegal to drive in all states with a BAC of .08 or higher. Host Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Anthony Liguori of Wake Forest School of Medicine about alcohol's impact on driving ability.
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Local Story Shows 'Plain Dealer' Prowess, But Future's Murky
Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Connie Schultz, former columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Starting this summer, the paper's owners will be reducing home delivery to three days a week and making huge cuts in the newsroom staff.
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Prime Challenge Sends Mathematicians On Infinite Search
Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400
University of New Hampshire professor Yitang Zhang announced this week that he has come close to solving a centuries-old problem: proving the twin prime conjecture. Host Scott Simon gets an explanation from Weekend Edition Math Guy Keith Devlin of Stanford University.
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