Morning Edition for June 6, 2013 : NPR

What Does China's Leader Want From The U.S.?

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Obama To Push Jobs, Education At N.C. Middle School

by Mara Liasson

Obama To Push Jobs, Education At N.C. Middle School

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Whedon Adapts 'Much Ado About Nothing' For Silver Screen

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Sgt. Bales Avoids Death Penalty By Pleading Guilty To Afghan Attack

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Sgt. Bales Avoids Death Penalty By Pleading Guilty To Afghan Attack

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Susan Rice To Take Over As National Security Adviser

by Scott Horsley

Susan Rice To Take Over As National Security Adviser

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Samantha Power Picked To Take Over For Rice At U.N.

by Michele Kelemen

Samantha Power Picked To Take Over For Rice At U.N.

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TSA Reverses Small Knives Decision

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Amazon Considers Expanding Grocery Delivery Service

by Ashley Gross

Amazon Considers Expanding Grocery Delivery Service

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First U.S. Assembly Plant For China's Lenovo Opens In N.C.

Johana Guardado assembles a laptop on Lenovo's new personal computer production line in Whitsett, N.C. Leoneda Inge for NPR hide caption

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First U.S. Assembly Plant For China's Lenovo Opens In N.C.

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First U.S. Assembly Plant For China's Lenovo Opens In N.C.

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Jack White Saves Detroit Theater From Foreclosure

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NSA Collects Verizon Customers' Records

by Linda Wertheimer , Dina Temple-Raston

NSA Collects Verizon Customers' Records

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Holder On The Hot Seat Over Leak Investigations

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Holder On The Hot Seat Over Leak Investigations

by Carrie Johnson

Holder On The Hot Seat Over Leak Investigations

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6 Dead After Building Collapses In Philadelphia

by Renee Montagne , Jeff Brady

6 Dead After Building Collapses In Philadelphia

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Is Obamacare Hurting Hiring By Small Businesses?

by John Ydstie

Is Obamacare Hurting Hiring By Small Businesses?

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NBA Purists Swoon Over Spurs' Style Of Play

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NBA Purists Swoon Over Spurs' Style Of Play

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For Venezuelans, Kidnappings Are Simply Business As Usual

Kidnappings and other crime have infiltrated every aspect of daily life in Venezuela, especially the capital, Caracas, which was recently ranked the world's third most violent city. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption

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For Venezuelans, Kidnappings Are Simply Business As Usual

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For Venezuelans, Kidnappings Are Simply Business As Usual

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Research News

Navy Studies Cicadas For Their Amplifying Sound Technique

by Elizabeth Shogren

Navy Studies Cicadas For Their Amplifying Sound Technique

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Miranda Lambert performing in April at the Academy of Country Music Awards, where she won best song, best record and best female vocalist for the fourth year in a row. The Lambert Effect has opened doors for many of the new hopefuls blending hard country sounds with feminist-aware attitudes. Kevin Winter/ACMA2013/Getty Images for ACM hide caption

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The Record

Country Music's Year Of The Woman

by Ann Powers

Country Music's Year Of The Woman

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Animals

Ancient Reptile Named After 'Lizard King' Jim Morrison

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National

Giant Powerball Jackpot Winner Claims Record Prize

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