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Deadly Explosion Outside School In Italy
An explosive device went off outside a high school in southern Italy as students arrived for class Saturday, killing one of them and wounding seven others, officials said. There were no immediate claims of responsibility.
07:11 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics With Eye On Future, Billionaire Investor Bets On Paul
It may seem like a long shot, but that's exactly what Peter Thiel invests in. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has said his support for Ron Paul is the best chance for now to encourage a libertarian movement.
06:21 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics In Turkey, Debating A Women's Right To Bear Arms
Hundreds of Turkish women die each year at the hands of men, often their husband or a family member, and many more are routinely abused. Activists say the police and legal response has been dismal. One group has issued a controversial proposal: arming at-risk women and training them in self-defense.
06:21 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics Are 8 Heads Better Than One At Fixing Europe's Debt?
The Group of Eight is meeting at Camp David this weekend. There's nothing relaxing about the timing of this weekend's summit. While leaders may agree about the need for growth in the debt-ridden European economy, addressing the crisis is easier said than done.
06:21 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics Chinese Activist Prepares To Head To U.S.
Chen Guangcheng told The Associated Press that he has left the hospital where he'd been staying and is at the Beijing airport. Chen's escape from a rural village last month set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington.
02:11 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics In Historic Space Mission, Launch Is Only The First Test
The Dragon capsule, perched atop the Falcon 9 rocket, could become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. But even after launch, it will be a few days ? and a few trials ? before the Dragon can berth.
02:11 AM on 05/19/2012 NPR News - Politics Preakness: Will I'll Have Another Take Another Win?
Life can become a whole lot happier for trainer Doug O'Neill if Derby winner I'll Have Another wins the Preakness. A victory over 8-5 morning-line favorite Bodemeister and nine other rivals would set up a Triple Crown attempt in the Belmont Stakes.
09:51 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Fungus, Fruit Flies, Old Age: It's The End Times For NPR's AntCam
Soon, an ant expert says, besieged by disease or old age, the NPR ant colony will come to an end.
06:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Hepatitis C Cases In Rural Wisconsin Underscore Drug Link
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health noticed a strange uptick in hepatitis C to 24 cases a year recently, from eight, or so, earlier. Some of the infections were bad enough to cause people to seek treatment in emergency rooms. An investigation revealed many cases were linked to drug abuse.
06:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics U.S. Craft Beer Brewers Thrive, Despite Small Share Of The Market
It's a good time to brew beer in America. According to beer expert Julia Herz, U.S. brewing isn't just on the upswing, it's on top. "We're now the No. 1 destination for beer, based on diversity and amount of beers," she says. And the industry's fastest growth is in craft breweries.
05:51 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics In Change, Palestinians Now Seek High-Profile Visits
For decades, the Palestinians have urged foreign Muslims to boycott one of the holiest sites in Islam, the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. But now, Palestinian religious figures are encouraging such visits, saying though could highlight Palestinian claims in their feud with Israel.
05:11 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics On Two First-Class Seats, Olympic Torch Arrives In England
The last time it was in England, it was 1948 and it arrived by ship and in a Rolls-Royce.
04:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Haven't Registered To Vote Yet? They're Coming For You
Campaigns, political parties, interest groups ? they're all ramping up to register millions of potential voters. The Pew Center on the States estimates there are 51 million unregistered Americans who are eligible to vote. The belief is that even a small number of them could swing the results.
04:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Bail Granted For Indiana Woman Charged In Attempted Feticide
A state court in Indianapolis granted a Chinese immigrant $50,000 bond in a case that has mobilized advocates for women's rights and abortion rights nationwide. The case could set a precedent for the prosecution of pregnant women whose infants die.
04:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Will Population Shifts Alter Immigration Debate?
As Latinos became America's largest minority, their population growth significantly slowed. And Mexican immigration, which contributed the overwhelming majority of illegal entries, has come to a halt.
03:51 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics What Facebook May Mean For Your Portfolio, Even If You Didn't Buy It
With an initial market capitalization of more than $100 billion, Facebook could have a distorting effect on some mutual funds, at least in the short term.
03:51 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Pipeline Flip Turns U.S. Oil World 'Upside Down'
An oil boom in the American heartland has created an oil glut in the middle of the country. Now, a pipeline that has been pumping crude oil from Texas to Mexico since 1995 will reverse its flow, reducing the bottleneck ? and potentially creating winners and losers at the pump.
03:51 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Egypt's New President Could Come From Old Guard
Egypt had a revolution last year as the country united behind a call to oust Hosni Mubarak and sweep away his regime. Yet just days before the country's presidential election, the front-runner is Amr Moussa ? one of the country's most prominent political figures during Mubarak's rule.
03:11 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics CDC Tells Baby Boomers To Get Tested For Hepatitis C
More than 2 million baby boomers in the U.S. are thought to be infected with hepatitis C. But most don't know it. So the federal government is proposing they get blood test for the virus. The current guidelines call for a test only when someone is known to be at risk.
03:11 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Insurers Paid $479 Million In Claims For Dog Bites Last Year
The average cost per claim grew by 12.3 percent from the year before, to $29,296. That average has soared 53.4 percent since 2003.
03:11 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics President Of Malawi Vows To Overturn Gay Ban
The decision comes months after the U.S. announced that countries that criminalize homosexuality could face cuts to their foreign aid.
03:11 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Romney Phones His Campaign Message Into Swing States
Romney took friendly questions by phone from five participants in swing states on Friday. He told those on the call "You folks are going to have a big say in who our next president is" and that they were not called "by random."
02:21 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Again A Crime Victim
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's Washington home was burglarized in early May, just months after he and his wife were robbed while on vacation in the West Indies.
02:21 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics 'President Romney's' First Day In Office: All About Reversing Obama Per Ad
In a new Mitt Romney ad, his image makers try to level the distance between the Republican and the incumbent president by referring three times to "President Romney."
01:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Negative Coattails: Could Obama Cost Arkansas Democrats The Legislature?
A little-known challenger threatens to embarrass President Obama in the Arkansas primary Tuesday. Although Obama never expected to carry the state in November, his showing could penalize Democrats down the ticket, and could even threaten a hold on the Legislature dating to Reconstruction.
01:31 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Why Does Hunger Still Exist In Africa?
Some of the world's fastest growing economies are in Africa. But hunger is still a widespread reality there, and will be a major topic at this weekend's G8 summit. Host Michel Martin discusses efforts to fight hunger on the continent with USAIDs Tjada McKenna and Mwiza Munthali of the advocacy group TransAfrica.
12:41 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics GOP Group Abandons Racially Tinged Attack Ad
Republicans unaffiliated with Mitt Romney had planned to spend millions of dollars on a campaign ad connecting President Obama to his controversial former pastor Jeremiah Wright. The idea raises the question, is it possible to redefine Barack Obama this far into his presidency?
12:41 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics House Approves Continuation Of Indefinite Detention For Terror Suspects
A coalition of Democrats and Tea Party Republicans fought to end the practice, saying it gives the president "extraordinary" power. The amendment failed in a House vote.
12:41 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Romney Says No To Super PAC Smear Campaign
Mitt Romney releases his first general election campaign ad. Plus wealthy GOP investors say their super PAC won't run a smear campaign connecting controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright with President Obama. Host Michel Martin discusses the latest political developments with Lenny McAllister of Politic365.com and author Michael Fauntroy.
12:41 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Trayvon Martin Case Evidence Raises More Questions
Prosecutors released a trove of new information detailing the investigation of Trayvon Martin's death. Martin was the unarmed Florida teen killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February. Host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Greg Allen, who says the material could be helpful to both sides in the case.
12:41 PM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics JPMorgan's Troubles And The Price Of Eggs
JPMorgan Chase says it lost billions of dollars trading "synthetic derivatives." Do these complex Wall Street transactions ever do anything to help average people? To answer that question, we consider the case of an imaginary company, Chickens LLC, that is looking to grow.
11:51 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Is It Fair That A Quarterback Set The Record For Paper Airplane Tossing?
Some purists say you should design and throw your own creations. But the world record is now held by a former college quarterback who was brought in by a paper plane enthusiast to do the tossing.
11:01 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused Drugs
Drug take-back programs are gaining popularity as a safe way to dispose of extra prescriptions. But a study from the University of Michigan suggests that chucking them in your household trash may be just as safe and more environmentally-friendly, thanks to reduced overall pollution.
10:11 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics French Plan To Pull Troops From Afghanistan Starts Busy Diplomatic Days
Before President Obama welcomes world leaders to Camp David and Chicago, new French President Francoise Hollande is expected to say he wants his nation's 3,300 troops home from Afghanistan by year's end. That could upset other NATO nations.
10:11 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics 5 Takeaways From Trove Of Evidence Related To Trayvon Martin's Death
Hundreds of pages of documents and other materials offer some new insights into what happened when George Zimmerman and Martin encountered each other on Feb. 26.
09:21 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics China Sentences Fugitive Smuggler To Life Term
Lai Changxing, once deemed China's most-wanted fugitive, also got 15 years for bribery and had all his personal property seized. The corruption case reached into the highest echelons of the Communist Party and involved a decade-long extradition fight.
08:31 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Is Now The Time To Vacation In Greece?
The Greek economy depends heavily on tourism. The crisis seems to be scaring away visitors, which would deal the economy another blow. But could the crisis create a bargain for travelers who would simultaneously be giving the Greek economy a boost?
08:31 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Like It Or Not, It's Facebook's Day On Wall Street
The social media giant's stock is set to start trading publicly for the first time around 11 a.m. ET.
07:41 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics The Long, Long, Long Road To New Rules For Banks
Nearly four years after the financial crisis ? and two years after a major new law was passed ? key details remain unresolved.
06:51 AM on 05/18/2012 NPR News - Politics Bike To Work Day: Your Photos, And Riding Advice From Grant Petersen
For many people, Bike to Work Day is a reason to put air in their bike's tires and see if the chain's too rusty to get them to work. For Grant Petersen, it's just another day ? he's been riding his bike to work for three decades.
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