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The Illinois State Corn Husking Competition is one of nine competitions happening during harvest season all across the Midwest.

The Illinois State Corn Husking Competition is one of nine competitions happening during harvest season all across the Midwest. Abby Wendle /NPR hide caption

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The Salt

Once A Year, Farmers Go Back To Picking Corn By Hand — For Fun TSPR

Farmers across the Midwest harvest billions of bushels of corn nowadays using giant machines called combines. But a contest keeps a more primitive corn-picking technique alive: human hands.

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There's a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level.

There's a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level. Paul Winch-Furness/Courtesy of Tincan hide caption

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The Salt

At London's Tincan, Eating Canned Fish Is The Height Of Luxury

One of the city's newest restaurants aims to elevate canned fish to an object of desire. There's no kitchen and no chef. The owners argue that tinned goods can be a greener gourmet choice.
Ebola Virus, Transmission Electron Micrograph Of The Ebola Virus, Rna Virus, Cause Of Hemorrhagic Fever.

Ebola Virus, Transmission Electron Micrograph Of The Ebola Virus, Rna Virus, Cause Of Hemorrhagic Fever. BSIP/UIG via Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Why Won't The Fear Of Airborne Ebola Go Away?

Infectious disease specialists say Ebola can't spread through the air, but many Americans remain deeply skeptical. The history of past outbreaks suggests airborne transmission isn't a threat.
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Sales of traditional hybrids, plug-ins and all-electric cars are down about 5 percent in 2014 — while truck and SUV sales have jumped.

Sales of traditional hybrids, plug-ins and all-electric cars are down about 5 percent in 2014 — while truck and SUV sales have jumped. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

As Gas Prices Drop, Hybrid Sales Shift Into Low Gear

Gas prices are falling — and so are hybrid car sales. Analysts say better gas mileage for traditional vehicles, combined with low gas prices, is giving hybrids a run for their money.
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This fan at the base of the lectern for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist Wednesday delayed the gubernatorial debate between Crist and Governor Rick Scott. The Scott campaign believed the fan violated the debate rules.

This fan at the base of the lectern for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist Wednesday delayed the gubernatorial debate between Crist and Governor Rick Scott. The Scott campaign believed the fan violated the debate rules. CBS 4 Pool/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

How The Florida Governor's Debate Became #Fangate

Republican Gov. Rick Scott's campaign wanted organizers to cancel Wednesday night's debate if Democrat Charlie Crist was allowed to use a fan at his podium.
Avian influenza, or bird flu, causes an infectious and contagious respiratory disease. In the lab, several scientists have made the H5N1 strain more contagious, a controversial line of research.

Avian influenza, or bird flu, causes an infectious and contagious respiratory disease. In the lab, several scientists have made the H5N1 strain more contagious, a controversial line of research. James Cavallini/ScienceSource hide caption

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Shots - Health News

U.S. To Temporarily Halt Funding For Controversial Virus Research

The federal government will suspend funding while it reviews the potential risks and benefits of certain experiments with three viruses: SARS, MERS and influenza.
Several hundred protesters picket the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera season at Lincoln Center on Sept. 22. "You will be made to destroy that set," Jeffrey Wiesenfeld said.

Several hundred protesters picket the opening night of the Metropolitan Opera season at Lincoln Center on Sept. 22. "You will be made to destroy that set," Jeffrey Wiesenfeld said. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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Deceptive Cadence

20 Years Later, 'Klinghoffer' Still Draws Protests

Some critics charge that John Adams' opera is anti-Israel, even anti-Semitic. With the opera's Met debut on Monday, there are calls to burn the set to the ground.
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Hundreds of women swapped business suits for short skirts and revealing tops in Paris in October 2011 to protest against sexual violence and victim blaming.

Hundreds of women swapped business suits for short skirts and revealing tops in Paris in October 2011 to protest against sexual violence and victim blaming. Johanna LeGuerre/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Parallels - World News

'Egalite' Is Not A 'Realite': French Women Wage Online War On Sexism

When a company told one French feminist it was "sorry" she found its ad sexist, she decided to fight back. She's launched a website where users target sexist companies and people on social media.
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