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New York Family Finds Home on Scotland's Fair Isle

An upstate New York couple was chosen from 800 applicants to move to one of Scotland's remotest islands, Fair Isle. After six months on the island, they and their 6-year-old son love their new life among the sheep and seabirds.

New York Family Finds Home on Scotland's Fair Isle

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Art & Design

Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity?

Art theft has turned into a global industry that experts believe now fuels everything from terrorism to drug-running. At least one art sleuth puts art crime (including stolen antiquities and forgeries) behind only drug and arms-trafficking as the third-most-lucrative criminal activity in the world ($2 to $6 billion a year).

Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity?

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Environment

Bush Urges Curbs on Greenhouse Gases by 2009

The United States will engage in new international negotiations to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a plan President Bush announced Thursday. The president heads to Germany next week to discuss climate change with other world leaders.

Bush Urges Curbs on Greenhouse Gases by 2009

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Space

Blue Moon on Thursday? Not So Fast

There is a prevailing myth about what a blue moon is. Thursday, May 31, will bring the second full moon of the month. But that does not constitute a blue moon, as is popularly believed. Robert Siegel talks with Kelly Beatty, editor of Night Sky magazine and executive editor of Sky and Telescope.

Blue Moon on Thursday? Not So Fast

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National

Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents

Accents are important markers of individual social identities. They can determine how we are perceived by others and whether we are considered part of the dominant culture. In California, some foreign-born English speakers try to reduce their accents to avoid discrimination or advance their careers.

Linguists Weigh Costs and Benefits of Accents

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Investigating the Haditha Killings

Army Lays Out Case Against Officer on Haditha

Military prosecutors open their case against Marine Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, who is accused of failing to report the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in November 2005. The Iraqis allegedly were killed by members of a Marine squad near the town of Haditha in the wake of an IED attack on a Marine convoy.

Army Lays Out Case Against Officer on Haditha

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Environment

Studying a Koala Mystery in Eastern Australia

One of the best places to learn about koalas is St. Bees Island off the coast of eastern Australia. Biologist Alistair Melzer is studying why the iconic animal is thriving there, even as it is dying out in other parts of Australia.

Studying a Koala Mystery in Eastern Australia

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National

E-Z Pass Violators Display Ingenuity in New Jersey

The increasing use of E-Z Pass for the electronic payment of tolls is cutting down on traffic jams. But state officials now have a new dilemma: the E-Z Pass scofflaw. Nancy Solomon reports from New Jersey.

E-Z Pass Violators Display Ingenuity in New Jersey

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Health Care

Marriage Suffers Under the Strain of PTSD

Anna and Peter Mohan are a couple in their 20s who married just before Peter went to Iraq with the Army. When he came back, Peter was a different man — morose, withdrawn and, eventually, suicidal.

Marriage Suffers Under the Strain of PTSD

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Research News

Study: Kids' Lack of Sleep Hurts Parents, Too

When children have serious sleep problems, their parents suffer too. A study of 10,000 children shows that parents run into physical and mental health problems when their preschoolers can't sleep.

Study: Kids' Lack of Sleep Hurts Parents, Too

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Radio Expeditions

Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History

In archaeological sites throughout the world, antiquities are plundered for sale. U.S. agents says the looting is epidemic. One archaeologist working in Guatemala has launched a battle to save an ancient city from looters.

Tomb Raiders Threaten Mayan City's History

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National

A Visit with Fort Myer's Army Old Guard

Horses drawing a caisson offer a stirring and somber site at Arlington National Cemetery funerals. The horses are cared for by the U.S. 3rd Infantry's Army Old Guard Caisson Platoon, based at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va.

A Visit with Fort Myer's Army Old Guard

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National

After the Whale Hunt, the Cooking Begins

The Inupiat people of Alaska's North Slope have hunted whales for centuries. Last month the spring whaling season began. After the men hunt, the women of the village cook more than 30 tons of whale meat.

After the Whale Hunt, the Cooking Begins

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Business

Poison-Dart Frogs Find a Home in the Desert

A couple outside Phoenix, Ariz., run a thriving poison-dart frog business in their home. The creatures, which normally live in the rain forest, have become the latest fad in exotic pets.

Poison-Dart Frogs Find a Home in the Desert

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Arts & Life

Folkstreams Documents America, An Hour At a Time

Virginia filmmaker Tom Davenport is best known for his movie adaptations of Brothers Grimm fairy tales — set in Appalachia. Now he spends much of his time making sure people see the work of other filmmakers. His Folkstreams.net is an online archive for documentaries on a range of folk culture, virtually all of them impossible to find anywhere else.

Folkstreams Documents America, An Hour At a Time

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