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Negotiators Work To Sell Skeptics On Iran Nuclear Deal

6:42pm April 03, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The unexpected detail of the preliminary nuclear deal announced Thursday is rippling through the political world. Now negotiators must sell the deal to skeptics in Congress, Israel and the Arab world.

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Technical Details Of Iran Nuclear Deal Show Evidence Of 'Compromise'

6:42pm April 03, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Gary Samore, executive director for research at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

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Way More College Students Are Studying Korean. Is 'Hallyu' The Reason?

6:12pm April 03, 2015

by Kat Chow

Overall, college students aren't enrolling in foreign language classes as much as they used to. But more people are enrolling in Korean language classes.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.: "Sometimes I just buy birthday cakes, and I eat them."

Tom Cotton Eats Birthday Cake Almost Every Day

5:28pm April 03, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The freshman senator from Arkansas, who wrote the letter to Iran and rallied 46 other Republicans to object to a nuclear deal, revealed his guilty pleasure: eating birthday cake nearly every day.

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Searching Online May Make You Think You're Smarter Than You Are

5:13pm April 03, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Googling that fact can make insufferable know-it-alls even more sure of their superior abilities, a study finds. The mere act of searching seems to boost faith in one's knowledge.

You really should go out and play. But I can't blame the TV for your nearsightedness.

Will Your Child Become Nearsighted? One Simple Way To Find Out

5:13pm April 03, 2015

by Nancy Shute

If you're not a bit farsighted at age 6, you're much more likely to be nearsighted by age 12, a study of thousands of children finds. A simple eye refraction exam can spot it early on.

The moon exhibits a deep orange glow as the Earth casts its shadow in a total lunar eclipse as seen in Manila, Philippines, before dawn Thursday in a June 2011 eclipse.

Get Ready For The Third Installment In The Lunar Eclipse Tetrad

4:20pm April 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Weather permitting, a "blood moon" eclipse — the penultimate in a four-eclipse cycle — can be seen in its totality by those living on the U.S West Coast.

March Employment Report Shows Growth — But Disappointing Numbers

4:13pm April 03, 2015

by John Ydstie

Over the past year, the economy had added more than 200,000 jobs each month. That streak broke in the most recent report, as growth dipped to just 126,000 jobs — fewer than economists had anticipated.

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Jessey Drewsen, 25, lives near the H Street Wal-Mart in Washington, D.C. She says she doesn't like the store, but that she goes there for cheap supplies like pens.

When Wal-Mart Comes To Town, What Does It Mean For Workers?

3:58pm April 03, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Wal-Mart has long been criticized for low pay and erratic work schedules. So when the retailer arrives in a community, it stirs controversy — but it also brings jobs and low prices.

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Men And Women Use Different Scales To Weigh Moral Dilemmas

3:48pm April 03, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Would you kill a young Hitler to prevent World War II? Men are more likely to say yes, a study finds, while women weigh the moral cost of murder along with lives saved.