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A Costa Rican banana worker carries a stalk of freshly harvested fruit on a plantation in Costa Rica, where many of the bananas that Americans eat are grown. Kent Gilbert/AP hide caption

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Global Love Of Bananas May Be Hurting Costa Rica's Crocodiles

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As Artistic Freedoms Dwindle, A Tunisian Rapper Is On The Run

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Homeland, the CIA series starring Claire Danes, is just one of many television shows and movies that film far from their putative settings. Kent Smith/Showtime hide caption

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States Ponder Costs, Benefits Of Film Incentives

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Alastair Moock's new album, Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World's Bravest Kids, is based on experiences with his daughter Clio, who is in remission from leukemia. Mara Brod/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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For Families In Crisis, A Songwriter Offers Humor And Empathy

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leaves the weekly Senate Republican Policy Committee luncheon Tuesday, shortly before beginning a filibuster against Obamacare. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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Would A Federal Shutdown Delay Health Care Exchanges?

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Kate (Malin Akerman) pitches in alongside husband Pete (Bradley Whitford) on her stepson's soccer practice in ABC's Trophy Wife. Danny Feld/ABC hide caption

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'Trophy Wife' Is More Than Just A Pretty Face On ABC

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Accessible Designs Could Help Us All — But Only If Firms Bite

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Sea urchins are considered a culinary delicacy, but supply can't keep up with demand. Aizat Faiz/Flickr hide caption

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Raising Tastier Sea Urchins For Foodies And The Environment

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