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Islamic State Video Appears To Show Beheading Of A New U.S. Journalist

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: More disturbing news today from the extremist group that calls the Islamic State. They claim to have beheaded...

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Shark Encounter Wasn't 'Jaws,' Exactly — But It Was Still Jarring

Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: This will not be your average kayaking story.IDA PARKER: I did see the shark grab the kayak and flip it...

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Keeping Heirloom Apples Alive Is 'Like A Chain Letter' Over Many Centuries

It's apple season, and if you go to the supermarket you'll find the usual suspects: Red and Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, MacIntosh. But these big, shiny, perfect apples often look better than they...

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Nebraska Landowners Sit At The Heart Of Keystone Controversy

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On Nebraska's Farmland, Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Is Personal

Drive down gravel Road 22 in Nebraska's York County, past weathered farmhouses and corn cut to stubble in rich, black loam soil, and you'll find a small barn by the side of the road.Built of native...

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Postal Service Slips Up With Special-Edition Stamp For Maya Angelou

Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The U.S. Postal Service just released its stamp honoring the late poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou.

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Rebuilding A Life Shattered By An Earthquake In China

Editor's Note: NPR's Melissa Block was on a reporting trip to southwest China in May 2008 when a massive earthquake hit, leaving some 90,000 dead or missing. Now, as she wraps up her time hosting All...

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重塑因地震而破碎的生活

Editor's note: NPR's Melissa Block was on a reporting trip to southwest China in May 2008 when a massive earthquake hit, leaving some 90,000 dead or missing. Now, as she wraps up her time hosting All...

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Melissa Block Looks Back On More Than 12 Years Hosting 'All Things Considered'

You don't host All Things Considered without having a list of memorable interview moments with musicians, actors and authors.On her last day as host, NPR's Melissa Block takes a look at some of the...

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