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Discovering A Family Member's Lost Time In Amsterdam

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 4:40pm

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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Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 4:40pm

The two artists are known opposites in the world of instrumental music. On Metheny's latest, the jazz guitarist wrings an unexpectedly visual listening experience from Zorn's knotty compositions.

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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 4:32pm

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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Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 4:32pm

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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African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 4:26pm

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.

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African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 4:26pm

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before.

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A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:53pm

Rewards to policyholders for claims that don't meet the annual deductible can be a boon for healthy people. But the approach might not pass the smell test in 2014 when the federal health law bans discriminating against people based on their health status.

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A Catch For Insurers That Cut Deductibles For Healthy People

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:53pm

Rewards to policyholders for claims that don't meet the annual deductible can be a boon for healthy people. But the approach might not pass the smell test in 2014 when the federal health law bans discriminating against people based on their health status.

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Gandhi Artifacts Could Fetch Steep Prices At Auction

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:47pm

A pair of sandals, a shawl and a drinking cup that were used by the Indian independence leader are among the objects going under the hammer in the U.K.

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Gandhi Artifacts Could Fetch Steep Prices At Auction

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:47pm

A pair of sandals, a shawl and a drinking cup that were used by the Indian independence leader are among the objects going under the hammer in the U.K.

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'Arrested Development' Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 3:37pm

Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.

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'Arrested Development' Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media

NPR Arts & Culture - May 21, 2013 - 3:37pm

Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.

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5-21-13 Marketplace

Marketplace - May 21, 2013 - 3:23pm
After yesterday's tornado in Moore, Okla. -- where residents got about 15 minutes of warning -- we ask if tornado prediction has gotten better, and how it can continue to improve. What would it have taken to get more than 15 minutes? In tech-ish news, Apple's tax issue comes to the Hill with Tim Cook. But Apple isn't the only company that has funds beyond the reach of the IRS. Also, before you order dinner, news is out that Grubhub and Seamless, two online delivery services, are merging. Just how do these services make money and what about the restaurants?
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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:16pm

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

NPR News - May 21, 2013 - 3:16pm

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

NPR Health&Science - May 21, 2013 - 3:16pm

Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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Tornado Leaves Moore, Okla., Neighborhoods Unrecognizable

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel have the latest on the tornado that caused major damage in Moore, Okla., on Monday.

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Far-Right Historian Commits Suicide In Notre Dame Cathedral

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

Dominique Venner, a well-known French historian who embraced and wrote about ultra-conservative causes for decades, committed suicide today in front of the alter at Notre Dame Cathedral. He had left a post on his blog decrying the legalization of same sex marriage in France. "An infamous law ... can always be repealed," he wrote. "It will require new, spectacular and symbolic actions to rouse people from their complacency."

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Okla. Tornado Survivors Try To Collect Lives After Storm

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

For some neighbors in Moore, Okla., the decision of taking cover away from home or sheltering in place made the difference between life and death.

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Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon

All Things Considered - May 21, 2013 - 3:00pm

Today in Oregon, voters are deciding whether to raise their own taxes to make up for lost timber payments from the federal government. Hundreds of counties in Western states are facing a financial crisis due to the loss of timber payments. Property taxes usually pay for county services such as law enforcement. But counties in states from Colorado to California have vast national forests and can't collect taxes on that land. So Congress created timber payments to compensate them. Now the bill authorizing those payments has expired. Oregon received the largest payments, and more than half its counties face a budget and safety crisis now. Amelia Templeton of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that in Josephine County, the sheriff has laid of 80 percent of his deputies and no longer arrests people.

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