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Director Julie Taymor Steers A 'Grounded' Portrait Of A Drone Pilot

Anne Hathaway plays a nameless drone pilot in Julie Taymor's latest directing project, Grounded. Joan Marcus/Courtesy of The Public Theater hide caption

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Theater

Director Julie Taymor Steers A 'Grounded' Portrait Of A Drone Pilot

The political, one-woman play starring Anne Hathaway seems to be the opposite of what Taymor — the creative force behind Broadway's The Lion King and Spider-Man musical — is known for.

Director Julie Taymor Steers A 'Grounded' Portrait Of A Drone Pilot

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Books

Postal Service Slips Up With Special-Edition Stamp For Maya Angelou

The U.S. Postal Service has put the late poet Maya Angelou's face and name, together with a choice quotation, on a special edition stamp. Trouble is, that quotation didn't start with her.

Postal Service Slips Up With Special-Edition Stamp For Maya Angelou

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Muslim Identity In Europe

Dresden Anti-Immigration Protests Cause Tension In Muslim Community

The German city of Dresden was at the center of large anti-immigration protests for months. Members of the city's Muslim community live with the tension caused by the protests.

Dresden Anti-Immigration Protests Cause Tension In Muslim Community

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Muslim Identity In Europe

Kurdish-German Journalist Makes Light Of Hate Mail In Spoken Word Act

NPR's Audie Cornish meets journalist Mely Kiyak, a German-born daughter of Kurds from Turkey. In her spoken word performance, she stages readings of hate mail directed at people of foreign origins.

Kurdish-German Journalist Makes Light Of Hate Mail In Spoken Word Act

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Muslim Identity In Europe

French Law 'Laicite' Restricts Muslim Religious Expression

NPR's Audie Cornish is in France, which has Europe's largest Muslim population. France is a secular country, and it has a law called "laicite," which maintains a strict separation of church and state.

French Law 'Laicite' Restricts Muslim Religious Expression

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In France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds

Ismael Medjdoub grew up in one of Paris' banlieues. He spends up to two hours a day commuting from his home in Tremblay en France to work and to school at the prestigious Sorbonne in Paris. Bilal Qureshi/NPR hide caption

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Muslim Identity In Europe

In France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds

An estimated 40 percent of France's 7 million Muslims live in and around Paris, many of them in the poor suburbs. It's hard to escape the banlieues, even for those who work or attend school elsewhere.

In France, Young Muslims Often Straddle Two Worlds

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Britain's Muslims Still Feel The Need To Explain Themselves

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Muslim Identity In Europe

Britain's Muslims Still Feel The Need To Explain Themselves

Many young Muslims say they feel part of their communities in Britain but have to deal with a range of misconceptions.

Britain's Muslims Still Feel The Need To Explain Themselves

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Muslim Identity In Europe

What It's Like To Be Young And Muslim In Europe

Members of the Muslim minority communities In Britain, France and Germany discuss their feelings about how they fit into the culture of the countries in which they reside.

What It's Like To Be Young And Muslim In Europe

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Technology

Quiz Time! Take A Guess At These Presidential Tech Firsts

On Presidents Day, we consider some presidential firsts when it comes to new technologies. Play along: Who was the first president to have a telephone? How about the first to ride on a steamboat?

Quiz Time! Take A Guess At These Presidential Tech Firsts

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After Years In Lockdown, Rosa Parks' Papers Head To Library Of Congress

Rosa Parks, shown in Seattle in 1956, saved postcards from Martin Luther King Jr. and notes about carpooling during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. They're now being cataloged by the Library of Congress. Gil Baker/Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development hide caption

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After Years In Lockdown, Rosa Parks' Papers Head To Library Of Congress

Meg McAleer, one of the archivists working on the Rosa Parks collection, says the documents provide a new window on the courage and skill of Parks, and the consequences she and her husband suffered.

After Years In Lockdown, Rosa Parks' Papers Head To Library Of Congress

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National

Secret Service Chief On White House Breach: It Won't Happen Again

Going into Julia Pierson's hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday, President Obama has expressed confidence in her and the agency she leads. Will that change?

Secret Service Chief On White House Breach: It Won't Happen Again

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Politics

Congress Generally Supportive Of Action Against ISIS

President Obama's request for congressional authorization to help Syrian rebels fight Islamic State militants has thrown a wrench into what was supposed to have been a quiet two weeks on Capitol Hill.

Congress Generally Supportive Of Action Against ISIS

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Hidden Brain

Economy, Social Isolation May Be Driving Up Suicide Rates In Boomer Men

Suicide rates among middle-aged men in America have shown a sudden, distressing increase in the last decade.

Economy, Social Isolation May Be Driving Up Suicide Rates In Boomer Men

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Business

Apple Unveils New Payment System, iPhones, Smartwatch

On Tuesday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the iPhone 6, a slightly larger iPhone 6 Plus, a mobile payment system and a new smartwatch.

Apple Unveils New Payment System, iPhones, Smartwatch

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