Stories from NPR http://www.npr.org Assorted stories from NPR en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:25:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Stories from NPR http://www.npr.org Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/19/185350354/young-kenyans-build-mobile-apps-for-local-use?ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/05/19/185350354/young-kenyans-build-mobile-apps-for-local-use?ft=1&f= College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.

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]]> Indians Blank Mariners 6-0 Indians blank Mariners 6-0 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:21:29 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185352841&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185352841&ft=1&f= Indians blank Mariners 6-0

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]]> Metro-North: Conn. Train Outage Expected For Days Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days Sun, 19 May 2013 17:12:42 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185220604&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185220604&ft=1&f= Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days

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]]> Officer Shot In Marathon Showdown Wants To Work Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work Sun, 19 May 2013 17:07:36 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185351134&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185351134&ft=1&f= Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

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]]> Sweden Wins World Hockey Title Sweden wins world hockey title Sun, 19 May 2013 17:06:22 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185351184&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185351184&ft=1&f= Sweden wins world hockey title

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]]> Belmont Stakes: Oxbow Vs. Orb In The Cards Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:37 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185336606&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185336606&ft=1&f= Belmont Stakes: Oxbow vs. Orb in the cards

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]]> Two Excerpts You Should Read From Obama's Morehouse Speech President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/19/185348873/two-excerpts-you-should-read-from-obamas-morehouse-speech?ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/19/185348873/two-excerpts-you-should-read-from-obamas-morehouse-speech?ft=1&f= President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.

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]]> Officer Who Shot NY Student Faced Harrowing Choice Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:18 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185222159&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185222159&ft=1&f= Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

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]]> Top Libyan Official: Benghazi Explosion Accident Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident Sun, 19 May 2013 16:48:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185349180&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185349180&ft=1&f= Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

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]]> AP CEO Calls Records Seizure Unconstitutional AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional Sun, 19 May 2013 16:47:24 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185310085&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185310085&ft=1&f= AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

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]]> Video Shows Kidnapped Egyptian Security Officers Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers Sun, 19 May 2013 16:39:58 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185306491&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185306491&ft=1&f= Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

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]]> Obama Exhorts Good Deeds By Morehouse Graduates Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates Sun, 19 May 2013 16:28:44 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185238120&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185238120&ft=1&f= Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates

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]]> US Gas Prices Up 11 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:53 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185347817&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185347817&ft=1&f= US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

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]]> Fate Of LA Pot Shops Left To Voters Fate of LA pot shops left to voters Sun, 19 May 2013 16:19:01 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185344641&ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=185344641&ft=1&f= Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

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]]> Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due John Williams' <em>Stoner </em>sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It's now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/2013/05/19/184770657/decade-later-and-across-an-ocean-a-novel-gets-its-due?ft=1&f= http://www.npr.org/2013/05/19/184770657/decade-later-and-across-an-ocean-a-novel-gets-its-due?ft=1&f= John Williams' Stoner sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It's now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands.

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