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Published: 2008-12-02 00:17:21
In 1968, students in Mexico City challenged the country's go
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In 1968, students in Mexico City challenged the country's government. On Oct. 2, troops opened fire on a crowd of student demonstrators. Forty years later, the exact death toll remains a mystery. But official documents suggest that military snipers may have triggered the massacre.
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Published: 2008-11-30 00:08:12
Children's author Jon Scieszka has written two dozen fantast
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Children's author Jon Scieszka has written two dozen fantastical books, including The Stinky Cheese Man and the Time Warp Trio series, but his most recent work is an autobiography geared toward children.
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Published: 2008-11-29 00:08:08
As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Su
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As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Susan Stamberg and Noah Adams talk about how radio has changed them and the art of listening. The project encourages people to sit down with a loved one on Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, and record a meaningful conversation.
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Published: 2008-11-28 00:03:39
Though historians aren't entirely sure what was served at th
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Though historians aren't entirely sure what was served at the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621, chefs at the National Museum of the American Indian have developed a menu reflecting tribal culinary traditions.
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Published: 2008-11-27 00:00:30
This season, stores like TJ Maxx and Sears are offering cust
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This season, stores like TJ Maxx and Sears are offering customers the option to buy on layaway — make a deposit, and the store keeps the goods until the price is paid in full. Layaway had been discontinued decades ago, but it's making a comeback because credit cards are no longer cheap or easy to use.
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Published: 2008-11-26 00:08:06
For nearly three decades Tim Zaal thought he had kicked a ga
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For nearly three decades Tim Zaal thought he had kicked a gay man to death during his rage-filled youth. Then one day, he found himself face to face with the man he thought he had killed. After some extreme awkwardness, they decided to use their story to educate people about the dangers of hate.
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Published: 2008-11-25 00:05:39
Millions of people use Twitter to post short updates about w
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Millions of people use Twitter to post short updates about what they're doing, what they're reading and whom they're talking to. Now there's a new tool similar to Twitter that can help keep work e-mail inboxes clean. It's called Yammer.
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Published: 2008-11-24 00:03:23
Nearly 700 miles of barriers are under construction along th
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Nearly 700 miles of barriers are under construction along the U.S.-Mexico border as a part of a three-pronged strategy to beef up border security. It's up to the next head of Homeland Security to assess whether the strategy is working.
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Published: 2008-11-23 00:03:33
Mark Newman, co-author of The Atlas of the Real World: Mappi
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Mark Newman, co-author of The Atlas of the Real World: Mapping the Way We Live, says there are more things to understand about the world than how many acres there are in a country. The new book redraws the world in ways other than by land mass.
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Published: 2008-11-22 00:23:18
Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, friends ask NPR's Sus
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Every year as Thanksgiving approaches, friends ask NPR's Susan Stamberg for her mother-in-law's recipe for cranberry relish. The side dish combines the sweet tartness of cranberries with soothing sour cream — and gets a kick from a little horseradish. "It sounds terrible but tastes terrific," Stamberg says.
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