Morning Edition for June 24, 2013 : NPR

Protests Allow Brazilians To Feel Part Of Global Movement

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Protests Allow Brazilians To Feel Part Of Global Movement

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Turkey's Protests Are An Impediment For Its Prime Minister

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's Protests Are An Impediment For Its Prime Minister

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Veetek Witkowski holds a newly assembled AR-15 rifle at the Stag Arms company in New Britain, Conn., in April. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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Why The AR-15 Is More Than Just A Gun

by Ailsa Chang

Why The AR-15 Is More Than Just A Gun

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Political Conservatives Stage App-Building Competition

by Nathan Rott

Political Conservatives Stage App-Building Competition

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Gloomy Thinking Can Be Contagious

by Shankar Vedantam

Gloomy Thinking Can Be Contagious

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Fighting Dementia by Preventing Depression

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Fighting Dementia by Preventing Depression

by Patti Neighmond

Depression May Increase The Risk Of Dementia Later On

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Chinese Stocks Suffer Big Losses

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Can An Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light The World Again?

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined state officials, clean energy advocates and union representatives to break ground for the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. Jesse Costa/WBUR hide caption

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Energy

Can An Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light The World Again?

by Asma Khalid

Can An Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light The World Again?

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Business

Running Concierge Really Needs To Know How To Move

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National Security

NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Is A Man On The Move

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National Security

Snowden Case Puts U.S. In Difficult Position

by Renee Montagne , Carrie Johnson

Snowden Case Puts U.S. In Difficult Position

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For Sharpest Views, Scope The Sky With Quick-Change Mirrors

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For Sharpest Views, Scope The Sky With Quick-Change Mirrors

by Joe Palca

For Sharpest Views, Scope The Sky With Quick-Change Mirrors

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Business

DuckDuckGo Benefits From Internet Searchers Wanting Privacy

by Emma Jacobs

DuckDuckGo Benefits From Internet Searchers Wanting Privacy

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Proposed Changes In Organ Donation Stir Debate

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Proposed Changes In Organ Donation Stir Debate

by Rob Stein

Proposed Changes In Organ Donation Stir Debate

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In Chicago, Public Housing Experiment Enters New Phase

The last high rise at Chicago's Cabrini-Green public housing complex was demolished in 2011. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption

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In Chicago, Public Housing Experiment Enters New Phase

by Cheryl Corley

In Chicago, Public Housing Experiment Enters New Phase

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Ever-Changing L.A. Links Walter Mosley To His Mid-Century P.I.

Little Green opens in 1967 and follows Easy Rawlins' search for a young man who disappeared after visiting the Sunset Strip, seen here in 1966. HF/AP hide caption

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Ever-Changing L.A. Links Walter Mosley To His Mid-Century P.I.

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Ever-Changing L.A. Links Walter Mosley To His Mid-Century P.I.

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National Security

For Edward Snowden, A Convoluted Path To Possible Asylum

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Law

Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back To Lower Court

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Law

Supreme Court Justices Rule On Affirmative Action Case

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Europe

Authorities Find Clues To Bridge Disappearance

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World

Artist's Fake Diploma To Be Sold At Auction

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