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  • Tess Taylor visits NPR headquarters in Washington on Monday.
    NewsPoet: Tess Taylor Writes The Day In Verse
    Each month, NPR's All Things Considered invites a poet into the newsroom to see how the show comes together, and to write an original poem about the news. This month, our NewsPoet is Tess Taylor.
  • Gaggle Of New Gadgets Wow Tech Lovers
    It's a mobile gadget lover's dream week. Nokia, Microsoft and Google's Motorola introduce new smartphones. Amazon will show off a new Kindle. And all these companies are positioning themselves in advance of Apple's new iPhone 5, which comes out next week.
  • China's Communist Party Expells Disgraced Politician
    China's ruling Communist Party has announced that disgraced senior politician Bo Xilai has been expelled from the party and faces criminal charges. His fall began when a local police chief told authorities about the murder of a British businessman.
  • Cast members of the canceled sitcom <em>Arrested Development</em> reunite at a <em>New Yorker</em> panel in October. Netflix will exclusively stream a new season of the cult hit — and that could bring the service a lot of new subscribers, one analyst says.
    Online Video Sites Go Pro And Get Original
    Move over, cute kittens and goofy kiddos: YouTube is pouring money into slick, professional channels, including one that works with Madonna. Streaming services are developing their own original programing — including a resurrected, Netflix-only season of Arrested Development. It's like the early days of cable TV, when HBO started out airing movies and ended up with The Sopranos.
  • A sign protesting a beverage tax in Richmond, Calif. The U.S. soft drink industry has fought proposals that would put a tax on sugar sweetened beverages like sodas and energy drinks.
    Can Big Food Kick Its Obesity Habit? Does It Really Want To?
    Two top food policy experts square off on the role the food industry should play in the global battle against obesity recently, and the answers are as complex, interconnected and political as ever.
  • A Bald Mezzo And Three Shades Of Violin: Classical Favorites From 2012
    From the versatility of the violin to the virtuosity of a mysterious opera composer, NPR's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic set of the year's best classical recordings.
  • Rochelle Firm Grows Hydroponic Tomatoes Year-Round
    Chicago foodies and restaurateurs had a problem: They wanted fresh tomatoes year-round, but crops shipped in during winter lacked the tasted of a locally…
  • You've Never Met A Prom Queen Like This One
    Her parents were in exile from South Africa. She went to an international school in Kenya. And she never expected to wear the tiara.
  • California Attorney General Kamala Harris is running for the U.S. Senate, and is expected on Tuesday to advance to the general election against U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez — a fellow Democrat.
    Downballot Races To Watch In Tuesday's Primaries
    Two California Democrats could advance to the Senate general election. And in a North Carolina race that pits conservatives against the GOP establishment, the first GOP incumbent of 2016 may lose.
  • Dress Code Drama: What's A Principal To Do?
    They eat up administrators' time, many students think they discriminate against girls and aren't there much more important things to worry about?
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