RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When you take notes on the puzzle or maybe when you sit down in class, do you pull out your laptop, or do you pull out a piece of paper? A researcher at Princeton University says it matters which one you choose because you'll lea

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We now bring you a love story. A boy and a girl from different backgrounds meet. They fall in love. Their parents don't approve. And that's the part that fells familiar, even universal. But this true story takes place in Afghanistan, where falling in

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MACER GIFFORD: I was sitting at my desk in London, in an ordinary job, working in the city, and every day I'd flick on my computer screen and see the most horrendous crimes being committed in the Middle East. And it stirred me into action. I first wa

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(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #1: Fifty-two. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN #2: Four-hundred-and-fifty-three. UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Twenty-five. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Time for some number crunching from our data expert Mona Chalabi from five

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As they walked over to the Kowloon Restaurant, the Aldens soon forgot about the strange incident at The Underground. Martin, who was back to his usual cheery self, was telling them all about fortune cookies. The funny thing is, he was saying as they

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At a rest stop by the side of a road, the Alden family sat around a picnic table. In the middle of the table, next to their picnic basket, sat a coconut. This was not an ordinary coconut but one painted to look just like a monkey. Six-year-old Benny

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By Robin Rupli A new video documentary about life in Iraq opened in October in theaters across the United States. For Voices of Iraq ,three Los Angeles-based filmmakers sent 150 hand-held video camera

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Martin Luther King, Jr. 马丁-路德-金 Have you heard about Martin Luther King, Jr.? 你有听说过马丁-路德-金吗? He is one of the most famous people in America. 他是美国最著名的人物之一。 He was a preacher and he tried to f

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Tom: Do you go to the cinema a lot Martin? Martin: I used to quite often, Tom, but lately I just haven't found the time or the cinemas around here aren't quite as big here. Tom: So, I guess you've had time to contemplate on it. What's your favorite m

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AS IT IS 2016-10-07 US Security Agency Contractor Arrested 美国安局承包商雇员被捕 The United States Department of Justice says a man employed by a private company that was performing work for the National Security Agency has been arrested.

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AS IT IS 2016-09-04 Small, Flying Dinosaur Was Size of a Cat 小型飞龙与猫同大 Researchers are excited about the discovery of what they think is a new species of flying dinosaur that was about the size of a cat. 研究人员最近有了惊喜的

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Zimmerman Trial Wrapping Up For nearly two weeks jurors have been hearing what happened in this gated Florida community the night George Zimmerman went on patrol as a neighborhood watch coordinator and encountered 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Police d

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump could change the direction of U.S. relations in the Middle East with a single statement today. This afternoon, the president reveals his decision on whether he will make good on his 2016 campaign promise to undo t

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Remember Queer Eye For The Straight Guy? For those who may have missed its four-year run on the Bravo TV network beginning in 2003, the premise was this - a group of chatty, personable gay guys descended on their straight-guy sub

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, that is a familiar sound, the sound of a haircut. But it's also a sound that can be terrifying to a child with autism. That was the case for 10-year-old Jordie Rowland of Brisbane, Australia. Jordie has autism, and he

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How Misspellings Caught A Spy play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0007:41repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: An

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Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's a national debate happening right now over law enforcement. And as part of that debate, a phrase is being used a lot - this idea of police mi

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is the era of social media, when we distill our innermost thoughts and feelings into short pithy updates and tweets. Which is why it was striking when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote a nearly 6,000-word essay about

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The Republican Congress is working to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. Many of us are confused about what's exactly going on. We asked you to post your questions on Twitter and Facebook, and thi

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And now it's time for the Barbershop. That's where we get together with a group of interesting people to talk about what's in the news and what's on their minds. Joining us for a shape-up this week is Luvvie Ajayi. She's the writ

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