World Car Bombing Targets NPR Journalists In Baghdad November 30, 2008 • No one was hurt in the attack Sunday in Baghdad, but the experience was harrowing. Reporter Ivan Watson, who stood just 15 feet away when the bomb went off, talks to Andrea Seabrook about the attack. Ivan Watson Discusses The Attack On 'All Things Considered' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97621966/97621960" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Tensions Grow Between Thai Protesters, Police November 30, 2008 • The siege at two major airports in Thailand continues. Police Sunday ordered anti-government protesters to disperse, but so far the order has been ignored. Meanwhile, thousands of pro-government supporters held a rally in Bangkok. Tensions Grow Between Thai Protesters, Police Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97616654/97616622" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Security In Mumbai: An Impossible Task? November 30, 2008 • Life in Mumbai is returning to its usual bustling frenzy after last week's massacres. But as investigators attempt to untangle the Islamist terror web behind the attacks, India is finding that security in a city of 18 million — and a nation of 1.2 billion — is a daunting job. Security In Mumbai: An Impossible Task? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97616628/97616613" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Pakistan Denies Role In Mumbai Attacks November 29, 2008 • The bloody 60-hour seige ended when commandos stormed the Taj Mahal Hotel and killed the remaining gunmen. The sole surviving gunman, now in custody, is from Pakistan, adding to suspicions that India's neighbor was involved in the attacks. Philip Reeves Reports On 'Weekend All Things Considered' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97607760/97608422" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Economy Lean Times For Food Banks November 29, 2008 • Food banks across the country are especially stressed this holiday season, with demands for services up and donations down. At the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C., they're struggling to keep up with the calls. Lean Times For Food Banks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97602369/97602329" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy Charities Struggle Just When Needed Most November 29, 2008 • The downturn in the economy is hitting some charities — which rely on donors — hard. A charity for battered women and homeless families, based in Arlington, Va., counted among its donors the who's who of the Wall Street meltdown. Charities Struggle Just When Needed Most Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97602364/97602328" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Indian Force Works To Control Hotel In Mumbai November 28, 2008 • Indian commandos are trying to flush the remaining few gunmen out of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, where the sound of gunfire and explosions have been heard all day. Indian forces are said to be firing grenades in an effort to bring this week's militants attacks to an end. Philip Reeves: Brushes With Death In Attack Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97595066/97591657" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National Vigil For American Rabbi Killed In Mumbai November 28, 2008 • Among the Americans killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks was an ultra-orthodox rabbi and his Israeli wife. Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg was found dead after Indian commandos stormed a Jewish community center in the city. The center was one of 10 targets attacked on Wednesday. David Folkenflik: Vigil For Rabbi, Wife Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591664/97591651" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Fatty Chemical Seen As Potential Appetite Curb November 28, 2008 • Fatty foods prompt the body to produce a chemical called NAPE. The blood stream then carries the NAPE to the brain — where it tells the brain to shut down the appetite. Now scientists have shown that if you give synthetic NAPE to mice and rats, they won't eat. And they say it could be a new way to control appetite. Fatty Chemical Seen As Potential Appetite Curb Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591700/97591660" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Economy A Push To Get In The Black On Black Friday November 28, 2008 • The Friday after Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the holiday season, with retailers offering sale items to lure shoppers into stores. This year the economic downturn has retailers very worried and they are going all out to get people to open their pocketbooks. A Push To Get In The Black On Black Friday Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591661/97591650" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Bluefin Tuna On Edge Of Collapse, Scientists Say November 28, 2008 • Many of the world's fish are heading toward commercial extinction. The next one to go could be the majestic Atlantic bluefin tuna. This week, an international committee meant to protect the species approved fishing levels that far exceed what scientists say is sustainable. Conservationists fear the remaining stocks of bluefin tuna in the Western Atlantic and Mediterranean could collapse completely. Bluefin Tuna On Edge Of Collapse, Scientists Say Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591680/97591655" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Va. Spiritual Group Mourns Members Killed In India November 28, 2008 • Alan Scherr, 58, and his daughter Naomi, 13, were shot and killed when gunmen opened fire in the cafe at the Oberoi hotel in Mumbai Wednesday. Twenty-five members of the Synchronicity Foundation — a meditation retreat center in rural Faber, Va. — had traveled to Mumbai for a tour of local ashrams. Michele Norris: Va. Group Mourns Members Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591667/97591652" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World In Mumbai, Militant Violence Not Quelled November 28, 2008 • Today in Mumbai, Indian commandos continued to battle militants in three locations, eventually recapturing the Oberoi Trident Hotel and a Jewish Center. What could be the final push to retake the Taj hotel began toward the end of the day. The death toll is more than 120, including an American rabbi and his wife at the Jewish Center. Philip Reeves: Brushes With Death In Attack Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591686/97591657" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Blue Mailboxes Disappear As Mail Decreases November 28, 2008 • When's the last time you sent an email or paid a bill online? Now how about the last time you sent a letter? Your answer might explain why those blue mailboxes are disappearing from city streets. Blue Mailboxes Disappear As Mail Decreases Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97369106/97586985" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Hostages Found Dead In Mumbai Jewish Center November 28, 2008 • The number of dead from a spate of militant attacks across India's financial capital rose to 150 on Friday, after commandos who stormed the headquarters of a Jewish sect discovered the bodies of five hostages inside.