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To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

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The Salt

To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

More Native Americans are revisiting indigenous ingredients and methods of cooking. It's a natural calling for chefs, like Navajo Freddie Bitsoie, who have found themselves in a cultural tug of war.

Middle East

Search For Killer Continues After Turkey Nightclub Attack Leaves 39 Dead, 69 Wounded

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World

2016 Hands Russian President Vladimir Putin Momentum On World Stage

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2016 Hands Russian President Vladimir Putin Momentum On World Stage

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Cybersecurity Expert On Russian Sanctions Within Legal Boundaries

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I Miss Your Bones Hospitality

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Would've Been The One [Instrumental] Solange

Health

Reality Of Women's Heart Health Clashes With Perceptions

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For Veterans, Trauma Of War Can Persist In Struggles With Sexual Intimacy

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For Veterans, Trauma Of War Can Persist In Struggles With Sexual Intimacy

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For Veterans, Trauma Of War Can Persist In Struggles With Sexual Intimacy

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Layers Ryan Helsing, Matthew Setz

Remembrances

Carrie Fisher, The Novelist

by Barrie Hardymon , Ailsa Chang

Carrie Fisher, The Novelist

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For This Puzzling Retrospective On 2016, You'll Need A Set Of Speakers

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For This Puzzling Retrospective On 2016, You'll Need A Set Of Speakers

by Will Shortz

For This Puzzling Retrospective On 2016, You'll Need A Set Of Speakers

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Aiming To Break Down Barriers, Joshua Johnson Brings New Show To WAMU

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Author Interviews

'Midnight Without A Moon' Fictionalizes Civil Rights Moment Through Eyes Of A Teen

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The Blues Highway Lakeside Guitar Club

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New Year's Day Guitar Tribute Players

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National

Trump's Responses In U.S.-Russia Dispute Roil Congress, Intelligence Community

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Trump's Responses In U.S.-Russia Dispute Roil Congress, Intelligence Community

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Critics Worry New Law Will Weaken FDA Regulation

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Latin America

If Only For New Year's Eve, Brazilians Wave Bad Luck Goodbye

by Philip Reeves

If Only For New Year's Eve, Brazilians Wave Bad Luck Goodbye

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Mas Que Nada Oscar Peterson

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Le Freak Chic

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Middle East

For Turkey, 2016 Was A Bloody Year. And 2017 Has Begun The Same Way

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Economy

After Experimentations, Where Are We On No-Tipping Restaurant Policies?

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D.C. chef Freddie Bitsoie shows off a sunchoke, a key ingredient in his signature clam soup, to NPR's Ailsa Chang and producer Ian Stewart. Jessica Smith/NPR hide caption

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To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

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To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

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From Bill Clinton To Trump, The Impersonator That Keeps On Giving

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From Bill Clinton To Trump, The Impersonator That Keeps On Giving

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Hail to the Chief Donn Legge

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Next Phase Of Dylann Roof's Murder Trial Will Determine Punishment

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Next Phase Of Dylann Roof's Murder Trial Will Determine Punishment

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Slow Baby Black Dub

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Sports

Sunday Sports

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A 2017 Guide To Travel Trends, In Case You Need A Holiday Already

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For These Three Teachers, School And Rock Go Hand In Hand

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Music Interviews

For These Three Teachers, School And Rock Go Hand In Hand

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For These Three Teachers, School And Rock Go Hand In Hand

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