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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee living in Ontario, and when the bride next door's zipper broke, he came to the rescue. Lindsay Coulter/Lindsay Coulter Photography hide caption

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

Ibrahim Halil Dudu is a master tailor. He's also a Syrian refugee who had recently arrived in Ontario. And when the bride next door's zipper broke at the last minute, he came to her rescue.

National

The Latest In Politics: After Debate, Trump Attacks Former Miss Universe On Twitter

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How Effective Was Shimon Peres' Social Media Push For Peace?

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Parallels

How Effective Was Shimon Peres' Social Media Push For Peace?

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How Effective Was Shimon Peres' Social Media Push For Peace?

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

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An Act Of Kindness, From One Immigrant To Another

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Wedding Music Romantic Music Wedding Masters

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Wedding Waltz Romantic Music Wedding Masters

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Federal Investigators Work To Determine Cause Of Hoboken, N.J., Train Crash

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Congress Wraps Up One Month's Work In One Day To Keep Government Running

by Ailsa Chang

Congress Wraps Up One Month's Work In One Day To Keep Government Running

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World

Post-Brexit Decision, A Rabbi Chooses To Return To Her Roots

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Health

Report: Medical Record Mix-ups Are A Common Problem

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Flesh is Weak Ron Miles

How We Got Here: Treating Addiction In 28 Days

After a string of inpatient rehabilitation stays, Louis Casanova, who lives near Philadelphia, says he is still trying to break his addiction. Ben Allen/WITF hide caption

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How We Got Here: Treating Addiction In 28 Days

by Ben Allen

How We Got Here: Treating Addiction In 28 Days

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California (All The Way) Luna

Author Interviews

'Cruel Beautiful World' Was Inspired By Two Haunting Relationships

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'Cruel Beautiful World' Was Inspired By Two Haunting Relationships

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This Historian Wants You To Know The Real Story Of Southern Food

Michael Twitty wants credit given to the enslaved African-Americans who were part of Southern cuisine's creation. Here he is in period costume at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate. Erika Beras for NPR hide caption

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The Salt

This Historian Wants You To Know The Real Story Of Southern Food

by Erika Beras

This Historian Wants You To Know The Real Story Of Southern Food

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Music Interviews

Through Improvisation, Music Producer Creates Unconventional Mashups

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Imagine Peace Pipe Craig Hartley

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Jitterbug Waltz Craig Hartley

World

Aleppo Daily Life In Failed Cease-Fire: Scarce Supplies, Information Apps As Lifelines

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National

Authors Talk Politics: Junot Diaz On Election 2016

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Coma Professor Ratbaggy

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Blowfly Professor Ratbaggy

National

Prisoners Organize Countrywide Strike To Demand Better Working, Living Conditions

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'Working' Then And Now

'Working' Then And Now: A 'Lucky' Jockey Walks Away From Racing

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'Working' Then And Now: A 'Lucky' Jockey Walks Away From Racing

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Sports

The Latest In Sports

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Remembrances

Richard Trentlage, Oscar Mayer Weiner Song Writer, Dies At 87

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Oscar Meyer Weiner Song (Instrumental Version) The Hit Co.

'Power Poses' Co-Author: 'I Do Not Believe The Effects Are Real'

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Science

'Power Poses' Co-Author: 'I Do Not Believe The Effects Are Real'

by Maquita Peters , NPR Staff

'Power Poses' Co-Author: 'I Do Not Believe The Effects Are Real'

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54-46 Was My Number Ernest Ranglin

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National

When Presidents' Words Are Amplified, Scrutinized And Become '-Isms'

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World

As Tight-Knit Jewish Communities Splinter, Shofar Takes Synagogue To The People

by Judith Kogan

As Tight-Knit Jewish Communities Splinter, Shofar Takes Synagogue To The People

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Returning From the River (Fun Tashlach) Tim Sparks

A Photographer Gets Old — Over And Over — In 'The Many Sad Fates'

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Photography

A Photographer Gets Old — Over And Over — In 'The Many Sad Fates'

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A Photographer Gets Old — Over And Over — In 'The Many Sad Fates'

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The Many Sad Fates of Mr. Toledano Tyler Strickland

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Kings and Slaves Tyler Strickland

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