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A brown bear in its natural habitat. Wildlife ecologists in Minnesota found that black bears in their study experienced an increase in heart rate when buzzed by drones.

Drones Increase Heart Rates Of Wild Bears. Too Much Stress?

12:52pm August 14, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists studying animals in their natural habitats can now just send in a drone with a camera, rather than trudging through rough terrain. But a new study finds that the drones don't go unnoticed.

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Firefighters work at the warehouse explosion site in Tianjin, north China, Friday. Scorched cars are in the foreground; toppled shipping containers are in the background.

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Death Toll Rises As Investigation Into Chinese Port Explosions Continues

12:01pm August 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

One survivor, a 19-year-old firefighter, was found Friday. The remains of five more victims were also found.

Myanmar's Parliament speaker Shwe Mann leaves after a news conference at the Union Solidarity and Development Party headquarters in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. He was ousted from the post on Thursday.

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Coup In Ranks Of Myanmar's Ruling Party Highlights Concern Over Suu Kyi

11:57am August 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

After the army surrounded the headquarters of the United Solidarity Development Party, its chairman, Shwe Mann, was forced to step down. Shwe Mann was seen as having close ties to Aung San Suu Kyi.

Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and other dignitaries watch the raising of the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana on Friday.

U.S. Flag Flies Over Embassy In Cuba For First Time In 54 Years

11:33am August 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

For the first time since 1961, when diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington were broken off, the flag flies above a U.S. diplomatic compound there.

Author Walter Mosley in front of his childhood home in the LA neighborhood of Watts. He's standing with his father.

Walter Mosley: Watts Riots 'Paved The Way For A Lot Of Change'

9:44am August 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The author, whose "Easy Rawlins" mystery novels are largely set in Watts, looks back 50 years ago to the night when the neighborhood first went up in flames.

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Chef Leah Chase, 92, here in the kitchen of Dooky Chase, had no qualms about rebuilding the restaurant her father-in-law opened in 1941 in New Orleans' Treme neighborhood.

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Restaurants Feed New Orleans' Recovery: 'I Knew I Had To Come Back'

9:30am August 14, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

After Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city 10 years ago, locals fought hard to preserve their deep-rooted cuisine. But devastation also brought opportunities for more experimental eateries to move in.

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5 Big Ideas That Don't Work In Education

9:05am August 14, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

A famous researcher slams popular ideas in a controversial new paper.

Low Wheat Prices Leave A Gluten Glut At Midwest's Grain Elevators

11:01pm August 13, 2015

by Rachel Hubbard

Prices have fallen by a third in the past three years. Farmers say they're holding onto their 2015 bushels, hoping prices will creep back up before the end of the year.

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Issam Massaoudi, an unemployed Moroccan immigrant, checks out what's inside the Solidarity Fridge. Massaoudi says money is tight for him, and it's "amazing" to be able to help himself to healthy food from Galdakao's communal refrigerator.

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To Cut Food Waste, Spain's Solidarity Fridge Supplies Endless Leftovers

9:33pm August 13, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Whether it's fresh vegetables, barbecue or tapas, anyone can either restock or stock up on food from this Basque town's communal refrigerator.

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What Would You Do With 17 And A Half Hours In The Air? Here's A Chance To Find Out

6:27pm August 13, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Emirates will offer nonstop flights that begin in Dubai and end in Panama City, and take 17 hours and 35 minutes. The airline says that's the longest nonstop commercial westerly flight on the market.