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All Things Considered for May 21, 2016

The Delicate Task Of Restoring One Of The World's Oldest Libraries

One of the oldest works in one of the world's oldest libraries is a 9th century Quran written on leather with kufic calligraphy, at the Qarawiyyin Library, in Fez, Morocco. Samia Errazouki/AP hide caption

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The Delicate Task Of Restoring One Of The World's Oldest Libraries

The Delicate Task Of Restoring One Of The World's Oldest Libraries

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All Things Considered for May 20, 2016

In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

Sunset Song, Terence Davies latest film, tells the story of Chris Guthrie (Agyness Deyn), a young Scottish woman who gives up her dream to help run the family farm. Along the way, she falls in love with a young farmer named Ewan (Kevin Guthrie). Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption

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In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

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All Things Considered for May 19, 2016

Health Departments Cut Programs While Awaiting Zika Funding

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Health Departments Cut Programs While Awaiting Zika Funding

Health Departments Cut Programs While Awaiting Zika Funding

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All Things Considered for May 18, 2016

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All Things Considered for May 17, 2016

GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

Worker Javier Alcantar tends to crops at the Monsanto Co. test field in Woodland, Calif., in 2012. Noah Berger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

GMOs Are Safe, But Don't Always Deliver On Promises, Top Scientists Say

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It's Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn't Shape Our Politics

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It's Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn't Shape Our Politics

It's Gotten A Lot Harder To Act Like Whiteness Doesn't Shape Our Politics

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Can Trump Turn Pennsylvania's Disaffected Democrats Into Believers By November?

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Can Trump Turn Pennsylvania's Disaffected Democrats Into Believers By November?

Can Trump Turn Pennsylvania's Disaffected Democrats Into Believers By November?

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