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Since its debut in 1971, All Things Considered has delivered in-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday afternoon, hosts Robert Siegel, Melissa Block, and Audie Cornish bring listeners breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features. WNIJ airs a one-hour edition of the program at 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

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When Does An App Need FDA's Blessing?

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Pedometer, an app, keeps track of your steps, distance traveled and calories burned.

By editor

Originally published on Tue July 10, 2012 6:34 pm

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Bernard Farrell obsesses over every bite he eats, every minute of exercise he gets, and everything that stresses him out. And, more than anything else, Farrell obsesses over his blood sugar.

He has to. Farrell, 55, has Type 1 diabetes.

"Pretty much everything affects our blood sugar," says Farrell, of Littleton, Mass.

4:22 pm

Mon July 9, 2012

Essence In New Orleans: A Festival That Knows Its Audience

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Mary J. Blige performs during the 2012 Essence Music Festival at Louisiana Superdome on July 7.

By editor

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 6:32 pm

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For the last 18 years, the Essence Music Festival has been the go-to event for African-Americans, especially African-American women. For three days in New Orleans, hundreds of thousands show up for R&B and gospel concerts and panels on politics, financial planning and parenting.

If it's a party, as creator George Wein describes it, it's a party with a purpose.

"New Orleans is a party city and they party," Wein says. "People party here. If you go to the hotels — 40-floor hotels — [there's] like 40 floors of parties."

4:20 pm

Mon July 9, 2012

The Next Silicon Valley? Berlin Startups Catching Up With The Hype

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Simon Fabich (center) is CEO and co-founder of the Berlin-based online shopping startup Monoqi. Artsy and relatively inexpensive, Berlin is an up-and-coming city for European tech startups.

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Sankt Oberholtz cafe is a magnet for Berlin's startup community. Day and night, people hold meetings and work on laptops.

By Eric Westervelt

Originally published on Tue October 16, 2012 3:29 pm

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California's Silicon Valley remains by far the dominant arena for high-tech startups and venture capitalists looking to back innovative projects.

But Europe is starting to make its mark on the startup scene. London, Paris and Berlin are starting to hold their own as more and more European startups look to compete on the global stage and attract investors.

A 'Crazy Green Field' For Creative Types

3:50 pm

Mon July 9, 2012

Swing State TV Stations Spiking Ad Rates As Campaign Cash Pours In

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President Obama at a stop on his bus tour of Ohio in Port Clinton on July 5.

By Brian Naylor

Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 5:19 pm

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3:11 pm

Mon July 9, 2012

Alan Cheuse Reviews 'The Colonel'

By Alan Cheuse

Originally published on Mon July 9, 2012 4:38 pm

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Mahmoud Dowlatabadi's new novel, The Colonel, tells the story of an Iranian military figure whose personal life demonstrates the strains in the social and political order of his native land.

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