City Council Silences Tour Buses In New York City April 30, 2010 Tourists from all over the world love to see New York City from atop open-air double-decker sightseeing buses. New Yorkers aren't so fond of the loudspeakers aboard the buses. The New York City Council passed legislation Thursday that requires sightseeing buses to replace their loudspeaker systems with headphones. City Council Silences Tour Buses In New York City Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126409566/126411640" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Australian Street Cleaners Destroy Famed Graffiti April 30, 2010 The mayor of Melbourne, Australia, just wanted clean streets. She sent out cleanup crews and they painted over some graffiti. They also painted over a priceless stencil of a rat by celebrated British graffiti artist Banksy. Australian Street Cleaners Destroy Famed Graffiti Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126409488/126409507" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Boy Scouts Offer Video Game Merit Awards April 29, 2010 The Boy Scouts of America announced it will reward skills for playing video games. Scouts who master a game can earn a belt loop or pin for their efforts. There are other tasks involved. For example, they must explain why it is important to have a rating system for video games. Boy Scouts Offer Video Game Merit Awards Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126382385/126382384" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Flea Infestation Shuts Down Health Department April 29, 2010 Workers in a building in Ohio discovered they had a problem with fleas. The employees might have called the health department — except they were the health department. The Fairfield County Department of Health had to shut down. Fleas spread disease, and the building has to be cleaned and fogged with insecticide. Flea Infestation Shuts Down Health Department Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126382236/126381291" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Venezuela's Chavez Sends His First Tweet April 28, 2010 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is starting to use Twitter to counter his opponents online. Chavez, who often talks for hours, is now forced to sum up thoughts in 140 characters or less. Venezuela's Chavez Sends His First Tweet Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126325684/126325683" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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College Offers Class Late Night Class April 28, 2010 Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland is offering a class that meets from midnight to 3 a.m. this fall. It's a psychology course with the title "Midnight Madness." College Offers Class Late Night Class Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126325522/126323874" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Study: Depressed People Eat More Chocolate April 27, 2010 Researchers say depressed people are more likely to eat a lot of chocolate than those without symptoms. According to the research, people who were depressed ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month, compared with 5.4 servings among those who were not. Study: Depressed People Eat More Chocolate Listen · 0:30 0:30 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126299245/126299244" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Professor Encourages Texting In Class April 27, 2010 Unlike other educators, a professor at Georgia State University is not trying to stop his students from texting in class. He'd just like them to send text messages to him. David McDonald says his students can text their questions from the back of class, and then their questions will be projected on what looks like a news ticker. Professor Encourages Texting In Class Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126299162/126299161" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Louisiana Man Booked On Gun Charges, Littering April 26, 2010 Police in Lake Charles, La., say a man who allegedly threw a gun out of a car at a traffic stop has been booked with littering. He also is charged possessing a gun after a felony conviction. Louisiana Man Booked On Gun Charges, Littering Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126273802/126273801" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Stephen Hawking: Aliens Could Be Dangerous April 26, 2010 In a new documentary, British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are almost certainly out there. But Hawking doesn't recommend trying to contact them. He believes they may be dangerous nomads looking to colonize. Stephen Hawking: Aliens Could Be Dangerous Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126273570/126273569" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Policewoman Sent Home Because Of Purple Hair April 23, 2010 Philadelphia police officer Renee Norman came into work with a new hair color. Her captain said her hair was purple — violating rules against "unnatural colors." She said it's not purple, it's red. The captain sent her home. And then she filed a discrimination complaint. She says the label on the dye clearly read "crimson." Policewoman Sent Home Because Of Purple Hair Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126212956/126212955" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Lufthansa Offers Apple Engineer Free Flight April 23, 2010 Gray Powell could probably use a drink this weekend. He's the Apple engineer who lost a prototype of the new iPhone. It was found in a German beer garden in Silicon Valley, Calif., and turned up in tech blogs this week. The German airline Lufthansa offered to fly Powell — for free — to Germany, where he can pursue his love of German beer. Lufthansa Offers Apple Engineer Free Flight Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126212856/126212855" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Motorized Recliner Sells Online April 22, 2010 A motorized lounge chair in Minnesota has been up for auction three times — two previous sales fell through. But now it's been sold for $3,700. The winning bidder gets a chair with a lawnmower engine, cup holders and a stereo. Proceeds go to the Proctor Police Department, which seized the chair after the owner crashed into a parked car. Motorized Recliner Sells Online Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126185188/126185187" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Burglars Break Into Dutch Prison Steal TVs April 22, 2010 Inmates at a Dutch prison received a weekend furlough. When they returned, they discovered their televisions were missing. This is the second time that's happened in six weeks. And so far, nobody has been thrown in jail with them for the crime. Burglars Break Into Dutch Prison Steal TVs Listen · 0:29 0:29 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126185140/126185139" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Security Camera Captures Runaway Saw Blade April 21, 2010 Construction workers in Lorain, Ohio, were using a giant power saw when the spinning blade came off, and left a 3-foot gash in a vacant house. Neighbors figured out what happened when they checked a security camera. Security Camera Captures Runaway Saw Blade Listen · 0:28 0:28 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/126157356/126157355" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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