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Veterans make preparations for a sweat lodge ceremony at Salt Lake City's Veterans Affairs center. Taki Telonidis for NPR hide caption

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National

In Sweat Lodge, Vets Find Healing 'Down To The Core'

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In Sweat Lodge, Vets Find Healing 'Down To The Core'

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A local resident entertains visitors to the Kawah Kamojang geothermal field in West Java. He puts a length of bamboo to the steam coming from the ground to make a whistle, then throws soda cans into the vent, which shoots them high into the air. The Dutch colonial government drilled Indonesia's first geothermal wells at Kamojang in 1926, when the country was still known as the Dutch East Indies. Yosef Riadi for NPR hide caption

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For Future Energy, Volcanic Indonesia Bets On Heat

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An Afghan girl takes part in a boxing training session around in a training room at the Kabul stadium, in Kabul in January 2011. Shah Marai/Getty Images hide caption

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Afghan Female Boxers Strike A Blow For Girl Power

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The Air Force's U-2 spy plane first took flight in August 1955 and has been in commission ever since. USAF/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Vintage Spy Plane Gives High-Tech Drone A Run For Its Money

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Vintage Spy Plane Gives High-Tech Drone A Run For Its Money

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Thomas Edison called the linotype the "eighth wonder of the world." Copyright Linotype: The Film hide caption

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Copyright Linotype: The Film

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Long Before The Internet, The Linotype Sped Up The News

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Long Before The Internet, The Linotype Sped Up The News

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As headphones and earbuds become common in the workplace, sometimes even co-workers sitting next to each other are communicating online. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Technology

As Headphones Invade The Office, Are We Lonelier?

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As Headphones Invade The Office, Are We Lonelier?

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Pixar's Brave follows the independent and courageous Merida (voice by Kelly Macdonald). Pixar hide caption

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Movies

A Selective Preview Of Summer Movies

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A Selective Preview Of Summer Movies

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