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For Disney's New Princess, Short Courtiers Swarm()  

Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen as a Frog

Lots of young fans — and many of their moms and dads — are excited about the arrival of Tiana, the heroine of The Princess and the Frog, the latest animated Walt Disney film. It's more than just a new movie to many: Tiana is Disney's first African-American princess, a role model many parents have been waiting for for a long time.

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Children's Furniture Store Struggles To Survive()  

KUERSales at That's My Room in Salt Lake City have slowed to less than $5,000 a month. Despite making cutbacks, the owners say, they haven't taken a paycheck since the store opened a year and a half ago — right when the recession hit.

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On The Road To Safety

Critics Say Roads Safer, But Danger Still Lurks()  

Simulator at Virginia Tech's Center for Automotive Safety Research

Better-designed highways played a role in reducing road fatalities to a 40-year low last year. But safety advocates say the road is still a dangerous place, especially once drivers leave the Interstate Highway System and on roads designed with only drivers in mind.

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Technology

Cell Phones Could Start Cutting Into GPS Market()  

As millions of Americans plan for long drives to Thanksgiving dinner, many will use GPS devices to guide the way. But analysts say GPS-enabled cell phones, now with bigger screens and better speakers, are going to cut into the sales of stand-alone devices.

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Darwin: The "Reluctant Revolutionary"

At 150, Darwin's 'Origin' Stirs Even More Debate()  

'On the Origin of Species' by Charles Darwin

On Nov. 24, 1859, a book that changed the world first appeared in print. On the Origin of Species proposed a radical new theory about how all life on Earth evolved. In many respects, the book sparks greater controversy today than when it first appeared.

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John Hillcoat, Chasing Humanity On A Grim 'Road'()  

Director John Hillcoat

Based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Hillcoat's new movie is a dystopian tale of survival in a physically and morally ravaged world. The director talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the challenges of visualizing a post-apocalyptic landscape — and why the bleak tale is really a story of human goodness.

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