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Internet Food Culture Gives Rise To New 'Eatymology'

7:47am November 29, 2015

Internet food culture has brought us new words for nearly every gastronomical condition. The author of "Eatymology," parodist Josh Friedland, discusses "brogurt" with NPR's Rachel Martin.

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Even Without Interpreter, Hawaiian Judge Brings A Message

7:47am November 29, 2015

A trial in Hawaii has been delayed while officials look for an interpreter — for the judge. Defendant Kahookahi Kanuha insists on testifying in Hawaiian, a state language.

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Archaeologists Dig To Complete Revolutionary War History

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Fred Thys

Archaeologists are making finds in the Minute Man National Historical Park that could lead to a new understanding of one of the first battles of the American Revolution.

Cultural Exploration Via Cruise Ships Starts On Board

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Baz Dreisinger

Cruise liners aren't just about buffets and nightclub acts. There is a growing number of passengers who want to explore the local cultures, especially the music.

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What We Know: Colorado Springs Shooting

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Local and federal law enforcement continue investigations into Friday's shootings at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo. that left a police officer and two civilians dead.

'Selfies' Are More Than Meets The Eye

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Ryan Kailath

Selfies aren't only for posting pictures of yourself. For people who suffer from Cotard's Delusion, in which a person believes they're dead, those self-taken pictures can be part of a cure.

Daughters Reflect On Losing Both Parents To AIDS

7:47am November 29, 2015

Two sisters sit down to describe what it was like to lose both parents to AIDS early on in the epidemic. People were so frightened, they didn't dare talk about the secret that haunted their family.

Proposed Climate Change Rules At Odds With U.S. Opponents

7:47am November 29, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama says the U.S. must lead the charge to reduce burning of fossil fuels. But American lawmakers are divided on limiting carbon emissions and opponents say they'll challenge any new rules.

Loneliness May Warp Our Genes, And Our Immune Systems

7:18am November 29, 2015

by Angus Chen

Loneliness takes a toll on many aspects of health, in part because it activates a fight -or-flight immune response. That may have helped ancestors survive lonely exile, but can slowly kill us today.

A mural for Freddie Gray is seen at the intersection of North Mount and Presbury streets where he was arrested in April.

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Baltimore Residents Wary As Freddie Gray Trials Slated To Begin

6:34am November 29, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The city braces for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of the unarmed black man who suffered a fatal spinal injury after his arrest and transport in a police van last April.