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  • Democrats At Odds Over Health Bill

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 3:09 pm ET  

    Some moderates threatened Sunday to scuttle legislation if their demands aren't met, while more liberal members warned their party leaders not to bend. Full Story »

  • Gigantic Cruise Ship Buoys Company's Hopes

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 2:25 pm ET  

    We're headed into the year's biggest travel week, and there's not much bigger than what's sitting in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., right now. It's called the Oasis of the Seas, and it's the largest cruise ship ever built — five times the size of the Titanic, with a price tag of $1.5 billion. Full Story »

  • 400-Pound Car Bomb Found In Belfast

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 11:17 am ET  

    Irish Republican Army dissidents left a 400-pound car bomb outside police reform headquarters in Belfast but the homemade device failed to detonate, Northern Ireland's police commander said Sunday. Full Story »

  • China Coal Mine Blast Death Toll Jumps To 87

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 8:06 am ET  

    Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese mine jumped to 87 — the deadliest blast to hit the beleaguered industry in nearly two years. Full Story »

  • Jackson Moonwalk Glove Sells For $350K In NYC

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 8:04 am ET  

    The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 — plus tax — on Saturday. Full Story »

  • Fort Hood Suspect Ordered Held Until Court-Martial

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 8:01 am ET  

    The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday. Full Story »

  • As Races Blend, Political Groups Face A Recount

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 8:00 am ET  

    Barack Obama's presidential campaign was one of several successful, modern-day political campaigns to break through racial barriers. Is this an indication that America is experiencing a shift toward political colorblindness? Full Story »

  • Shackleton's Whisky Is Returning From Antarctic

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 8:00 am ET  

    A team of New Zealand conservators is planning to unearth two crates of Scotch whisky belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. The crates have been trapped under the Antarctic ice for a century. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Alistair Fastier, of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, who will be leading the expedition. Full Story »

  • Astronaut's Wait Over As Daughter Born Back Home

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 7:59 am ET  

    Astronaut Randolph Bresnik is a new dad again, after launching into space and taking a spacewalk, all for the first time. Full Story »

  • Kennedy Says Bishop Banned Him From Communion

    at NPR – Sun Nov 22, 7:55 am ET  

    Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin of Rhode Island has banned Rep. Patrick Kennedy from receiving the central sacrament of the church because of the congressman's support for abortion rights, Kennedy said in a newspaper interview published Sunday. Full Story »

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