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Watch This: Vince Gilligan's Favorite Dark Corners

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, seen during an event for the show in July, shares some of his favorite TV shows. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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Watch This: Vince Gilligan's Favorite Dark Corners

From some very twisted — and very funny — British television to a '70s Jack Webb drama, the Breaking Bad creator shares his TV favorites for the occasional Morning Edition series Watch This.

This Stanford Ph.D. Became A Fruit Picker To Feed California's Hungry

Sarah Ramirez runs an organization that brings excess produce to the hungry. Here, she gleans apples from a front yard. Scott Anger/KQED hide caption

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The Salt

This Stanford Ph.D. Became A Fruit Picker To Feed California's Hungry

by Sasha Khokha

This Stanford Ph.D. Became A Fruit Picker To Feed California's Hungry

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Brazil's Post Offices Help Deliver Christmas Wishes

Volunteers look through children's letters to Santa at a post office in Salvador in northeastern Brazil's Bahia state. The campaign is part of a more than 20-year tradition to help those less fortunate to have gifts for the holiday. Raul Spinasse/DPA /Landov hide caption

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Parallels

Brazil's Post Offices Help Deliver Christmas Wishes

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Brazil's Post Offices Help Deliver Christmas Wishes

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11,420 Children Dead In Syria's Civil War, So Far

Children carry the body of a friend who was killed by shelling during heavy fighting between the Free Syrian Army and the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus earlier this year. Momahed Dimashkia/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Number Of The Year

11,420 Children Dead In Syria's Civil War, So Far

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11,420 Children Dead In Syria's Civil War, So Far

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Russian Demand Fuels Comeback Of North American Fur Market

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Animals

Russian Demand Fuels Comeback Of North American Fur Market

by Jennifer Mitchell

Russian Demand Fuels Comeback Of North American Fur Market

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Congress Poised To Permanently Fix Its Medicare Payment Glitch

It's health results — not the number of treatments — that should count, leaders say. iStockphoto hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Congress Poised To Permanently Fix Its Medicare Payment Glitch

by Julie Rovner

Congress Poised To Permanently Fix Its Medicare Payment Glitch

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From Duke's 'Nutcracker' To A Cynical Carol, Jazz For Christmas

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Holiday Music

From Duke's 'Nutcracker' To A Cynical Carol, Jazz For Christmas

by Nick Spitzer

From Duke's 'Nutcracker' To A Cynical Carol, Jazz For Christmas

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Bay Area's Steep Housing Costs Spark Return To Communal Living

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Bay Area's Steep Housing Costs Spark Return To Communal Living

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Watch This: Vince Gilligan's Favorite Dark Corners

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, seen during an event for the show in July, shares some of his favorite TV shows. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images hide caption

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Watch This: Vince Gilligan's Favorite Dark Corners

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Watch This: Vince Gilligan's Favorite Dark Corners

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