March 9, 2013

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Middle East

Unrest Boils As Egyptian Court Confirms Death Sentences

4:36
 

Africa

A Big Battle Over A Tiny Isle In The Nile

4:09

by Merrit Kennedy

 

Simon Says

Snowquester Fizzles, But We're Humbled Anyway

2:46
 

Latin America

Venezuela Remembers Chavez, Inaugurates His Ally

5:11
 

Latin America

Venezuelan Oil Subsidies Still Buoy Neighbors, For Now

3:34
 

StoryCorps

Returning From Duty, Finding Families' Embrace

5:36

by NPR Staff

 

1986 Frederick & Fredrik 0:25

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U.S.

Found At Sea, Civil War Sailors Buried In Arlington

3:01
 

The Salt

Career Suicide Or Lifesaver? Why A Professional Foodie Went Vegetarian

5:19

by Lydia Zuraw

 

Art & Design

Painter Llyn Foulkes Creates On The Fringes Of The Art World

5:52

by Carolina Miranda

 

Author Interviews

Living A Life Of Joy 'Until I Say Good-Bye'

6:35

by NPR Staff

 

Sound & Vision The Sea and Cake 1:24

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Economy

Jobs Report Produces More Relief Than Celebration

3:32
 

Around the Nation

Amid Unemployment Numbers, Faces Of Those Who've Lost Hope

7:59
 

Beasts of the Southern Wild, film score [The Smallest Piece] Benh Zeitlin 0:22

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Beasts of the Southern Wild, film score [Until the Water Goes Down] Benh Zeitlin 1:00

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The Papal Succession

Pope News Leaks From Factious Conclave

4:38
 

Middle East

Syrian-Americans Contribute To Rebels' Cause

4:18
 

Middle East

From The U.S., Watching Syria's Slow And Brutal Spiral

5:15
 

Sunny's Song Marco Benevento 0:30

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Middle East

When Insects Go Biblical: Swarms Head Toward Israel

 

We Swarm The Glitch Mob 0:15

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Sports

Sports: Keeping And Losing Winning Streaks

4:58
 

Sports

Half Blind, All Baseball Pitcher

4:05
 

Music Interviews

The 'German Bruce Springsteen' Tackles English-Language Rock

8:43

by NPR Staff

 

Within You Ray LaMontagne 1:24

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