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Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate In 2016

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Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate in 2016

Will we still be eating kale? What's changing in food as we begin 2016, and what can we expect?

Gen. Allen: Empowering Iraqi Forces Is Key To Controlling ISIS

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Sunni University's Anti-Extremist Message Undercut By Ties To Egypt

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Sunni University's Anti-Extremist Message Undercut By Ties To Egypt

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Mmmhmm Vijay Iyer Trio

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Police Expert: Tasers Should Be Used Only When Suspects Are Threats

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What To Think About Conflicting Medical Guidelines

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What To Think About Conflicting Medical Guidelines

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What To Think About Conflicting Medical Guidelines

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In Nigeria, A Culture Of Bribery Turns Deadly

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In Nigeria, A Culture Of Bribery Turns Deadly

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Hatoa Bonobo

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Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate In 2016

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Vegetables Likely To Take More Of Your Plate In 2016

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Breezin Podington Bear

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Temperamental RJD2 & Phonte Coleman

O Say Can You See, What The 2 Blanks Might Be?

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O Say Can You See, What The 2 Blanks Might Be?

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O Say Can You See, What The 2 Blanks Might Be?

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'Downton Abbey' Begins Its Sixth And Final Season

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Punk Before It Had A Name, Rocket From The Tombs Releases An Album

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Punk Before It Had A Name, Rocket From The Tombs Releases An Album

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Sonic Reducer Rocket from the Tombs

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Line Dancing with Monkeys Jeff Beck

Brain Scans And Big Screens: Dangers Of Concussions, On And Off The Field

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Brain Scans And Big Screens: Dangers Of Concussions, On And Off The Field

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Brain Scans And Big Screens: Dangers Of Concussions, On And Off The Field

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An Artistic Time Capsule Prepares To Hitch A Ride To The Moon

This platinum-engraved sapphire disk, part of a set illustrating Earth's biodiversity, will be housed in the Earth Chamber of the MoonArk. It's designed by Mark Baskinger with Matt Zywica, Maggie Banks, Christie Chong, Bettina Chou, Adella Guo, Natalie Harmon, Deborah Lee, Deniz Sokullu and Carolyn Zhou. Courtesy of The Moon Arts Project hide caption

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An Artistic Time Capsule Prepares To Hitch A Ride To The Moon

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An Artistic Time Capsule Prepares To Hitch A Ride To The Moon

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Gold, Green John Metcalfe

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Middle East

Saudi Executions Complicate Fraught Relationship With U.S.

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Politics

With Iowa Less Than A Month Away, Candidates Enter Crunch Time

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Leaving The Place That Nurtured Them: Howard Students Move On

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Leaving The Place That Nurtured Them: Howard Students Move On

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Leaving The Place That Nurtured Them: Howard Students Move On

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Music Interviews

Stand Right, Walk Left: The Smooth Swing Of Subway Etiquette

by Yu Sun Chin

Stand Right, Walk Left: The Smooth Swing Of Subway Etiquette

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Stand Right, Walk Left

Sports

The Week In Sports: NFL Regular Season Wraps Up

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Varosha Hauschka

Television

'American Idol' Nears The End Of Its Long Lifespan

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Daytrotter At 10: A Midwestern Rite Of Passage

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Daytrotter At 10: A Midwestern Rite Of Passage

by Clay Masters

Daytrotter At 10: A Midwestern Rite Of Passage

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Music

How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel's Hit Train

by Anne Ford

How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel's Hit Train

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She Breaks Booker T. Jones

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