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Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus : NPR

Look Up, Stargazers: June 5 Is The Transit Of Venus : NPR
The rare daytime astronomical event, in which Venus can be seen as a tiny black dot crossing the sun, won't happen again until 2117. Andrea Wulf, author of...
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After The Housing Bust, Revisiting Homeownership : NPR

After The Housing Bust, Revisiting Homeownership : NPR
In the wake of the housing crisis, many felt that homeownership - long a key element of the American dream - had moved out of...
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Small-Scale Slaughterhouses Aim To Put The 'Local' Back In...

Small-Scale Slaughterhouses Aim To Put The 'Local' Back In Local Meat : NPR
It's hard to go a day without hearing people brag about how they eat local. In-the-know consumers wax poetic about their local...
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'Push Girls': A Fresh Take On Women Riding On '26-Inch...

'Push Girls': A Fresh Take On Women Riding On '26-Inch Rims' : NPR
Let's say this first: Popular television is bad at lots of things, and one of them is representations of people with...
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Mental Illness Is Up Close In One Actor's Family : NPR

Mental Illness Is Up Close In One Actor's Family : NPR
Jessie Close was diagnosed with depression in the 1980s, bipolar disorder in the 1990s and then in 2004, after a trip to the...
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'The Honest Truth' About Why We Lie, Cheat And Steal : NPR

'The Honest Truth' About Why We Lie, Cheat And Steal : NPR
Chances are, you're a liar. Maybe not a big liar - but a liar nonetheless. That's the finding of Dan Ariely, a professor of...
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Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To...

Antibiotic-Free Meat Business Is Booming, Thanks To Chipotle : NPR
It's no longer just foodies at farm markets or Whole Foods buying antibiotic-free, pasture-raised meats. Increased demand is...
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A New Record: Cyclist Finishes 'Around The World' Ride In...

A New Record: Cyclist Finishes 'Around The World' Ride In 92 Days : NPR
As part of the World Cycle Racing, Mike Hall, 31, rode into the Greenwich royal observatory today 92 days after he left. The...
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The Health Care Law And The Roberts Court : NPR

The Health Care Law And The Roberts Court : NPR
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the controversial health care law in June. Many legal analysts expect the Justices to...
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Blacksmiths Forge A New Kind Of Artisanal Future : NPR

Blacksmiths Forge A New Kind Of Artisanal Future : NPR
Adam's Forge is a dark, high-ceilinged warehouse space in Los Angeles. It's set up with anvils, medieval-looking tools and black...
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As Psychiatric Wards Close, Patients Languish In the ER

As Psychiatric Wards Close, Patients Languish In the ER
Last fall Kathy Partridge got a phone call from a local emergency room, telling her that her daughter, Jessie Glasscock, was...
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For Impressionist Jim Meskimen, The Voice Is 'A Sample Of...

For Impressionist Jim Meskimen, The Voice Is 'A Sample Of Who We Are' : NPR
Jim Meskimen is the only person I've ever heard open an interview with NPR's Scott Simon in the voice of NPR's Robert Siegel. In...
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Summer Science: How To Build A Campfire : NPR

Summer Science: How To Build A Campfire : NPR
Summer living is supposed to be easy - school is out, the days are long, the traffic eases. But it's not all diving boards and...
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Big Money And The Ballot Box : NPR

Big Money And The Ballot Box : NPR
In the era of superPACs, political parties and candidates seem to be the last players in the system who must abide by limits on...
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