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NPR Arts & Culture - May 27, 2014 - 12:00am

The summer-movie slate looks like a typically airheaded one, from Land of the Lost to the naughty new spoof Bruno. But fear not: We found a few dramas — even some foreign weepies — to help tide you over.

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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify

NPR News - 3 hours 25 min ago

Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says. She is accused of closely scrutinizing conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status.

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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify

NPR Politics - 3 hours 25 min ago

Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says. She is accused of closely scrutinizing conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status.

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Idaho Terrorism Suspect Waives Detention Hearing

NPR News - 4 hours 21 min ago

The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov's alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.

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Why Oklahomans Don't Like Basements

NPR News - 4 hours 23 min ago

A high water table and red clay that soaks up the moisture make dry basements an expensive and iffy proposition right in the heart of Tornado Alley.

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Two Key Candidates Barred From Seeking Iran's Presidency

NPR News - 4 hours 41 min ago

The Guardian Council, which vets all candidates, approved eight names, but left out an influential former president and a top aide to the current president. Their exclusion gives establishment-friendly candidates a clear path to the presidency in the June 14 election.

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Storm Chasers Seek Thrills, But Also Chance To Warn Others

NPR Health&Science - 5 hours 45 min ago

When disaster strikes, our natural instinct is to take cover and seek shelter. But in severe weather, especially the type that breeds tornadoes like we saw in Oklahoma and parts of the Midwest this week, there are those who ride toward the storm.

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The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit

NPR News - 6 hours 12 min ago

Nick Stremble, a registered nurse and manager at the hospital, described what he saw Monday. As winds ripped through the facility, people started "to tumble and roll and be pushed down the hall," he said.

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The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit

NPR News - 6 hours 12 min ago

Nick Stremble, a registered nurse and manager at the hospital, described what he saw Monday. As winds ripped through the facility, people started "to tumble and roll and be pushed down the hall," he said.

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WATCH: Moore Tornado As Seen From Space

NPR News - 6 hours 15 min ago

Once NOAA realized conditions were ripe for severe weather they put their satellites on overdrive. They beamed back amazing images.

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

NPR Education - 6 hours 17 min ago

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

NPR News - 6 hours 17 min ago

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

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Nutrition Group Says Chocolate Milk Is OK, No Need For Aspartame

NPR News - 6 hours 17 min ago

The nation's largest group of nutritionists is urging the FDA to reject the dairy industry's petition to change the definition of milk. The petition aims to allow aspartame or other alternatives to be used to sweeten milk in an effort to boost consumption in schools.

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Former IRS Head To Senate: It Wasn't My Fault

NPR News - 6 hours 21 min ago

Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups, did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators.

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Former IRS Head To Senate: It Wasn't My Fault

NPR News - 6 hours 21 min ago

Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups, did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators.

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Former IRS Head To Senate: It Wasn't My Fault

NPR Politics - 6 hours 21 min ago

Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the years when agency workers targeted tax-exempt applications from conservative groups, did his best to deflect accusations from unhappy senators.

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Discovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam

NPR News - 6 hours 45 min ago

When Margot Adler learned that a cousin had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, she was stunned. Adler started digging around and discovered that like Anne Frank, 25,000 Dutch Jews hid, and two-thirds of them survived. Her cousin was one of them.

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Discovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam

NPR News - 6 hours 45 min ago

When Margot Adler learned that a cousin had hidden from the Nazis in Amsterdam, she was stunned. Adler started digging around and discovered that like Anne Frank, 25,000 Dutch Jews hid, and two-thirds of them survived. Her cousin was one of them.

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

NPR News - 6 hours 54 min ago

Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles' journey into becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices. The new console replaces the Xbox 360, which has been on the market for more than seven years.

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