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Court Case Winds Down In New York's Stop-And-Frisk Challenge
May 20, 2013 | NPR · Closing arguments in the lawsuit challenging New York City's stop-and-frisk policy begin Monday in federal court. The plaintiffs in the class action trial claim police officers were pressured to stop, question and frisk hundreds of thousands of people each year — even establishing quotas.
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Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?
May 20, 2013 | NPR · Whether it's Richard Nixon's resignation or Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
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After Nearly 50 Years, Burmese Leader Comes To Washington
May 20, 2013 | NPR · It's been a while since the last visit by a head of state from Myanmar. The last time was 47 years ago, when the country was still known as Burma. As President Thein Sein arrives at the White House Monday, some will hail him as a reformer who set his country on the path to democracy. Others may protest his arrival, as excessive recognition for a head of state that has presided over continuing human rights abuses.
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Boom Or Bust? Saving Rhode Island's 'Superman' Building
May 19, 2013 | NPR · The iconic Industrial Trust Tower in downtown Providence is empty for the first time in 85 years. Developers want to turn it into luxury apartments — and want the state and city to pay for it. But Providence — like the rest of Rhode Island — faces its own economic problems, as well as a recent failed investment.
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Remembering The Long Lost Germans Of Texas
May 19, 2013 | NPR · More than a century ago, German settlers found a pocket of Texas to call home between Austin and San Antonio. And once the local lingo merged with their own language, it proved to be an interesting dialect. Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden speaks with University of Texas professor Hans Boas, who has been archiving the last remaining speakers of this unique blend.
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The Unsuccessful Quest For A Universal Language
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Within science circles, trying to come up with a new universal language was a trendy past-time in the 17th Century. Even the man who discovered gravity, Sir Isaac Newton, took a stab at it. Arika Okrent, editor-at-large at TheWeek.com, talks about its failure to catch on with Weekends on All Things Considered host Jacki Lyden.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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As Stigma Eases, Single Motherhood In Mexico Is On The Rise
May 13, 2013 — Single moms have faced a tough time in Mexico for generations. But as in the U.S., the number of households headed by a woman has been rising, and now accounts for a quarter of all families in Mexico.
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Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery
Jan 4, 2013 — At a new school for midwives, students learn old arts, like massaging bellies, while also studying gynecology, obstetrics and nursing. Officials hope a new generation of professional midwives will help reduce the pressures on Mexican hospitals overwhelmed by births that, in the past, would have taken place at home.
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Survived The Mayan Apocalypse? Here Come The Radish People
Dec 22, 2012 — Each Dec. 23, they descend upon Oaxaca's main plaza: giant root vegetables carved into human figures and other vivid forms. The Night of the Radishes is a major tourist draw these days, but it all started with Spanish missionaries in the 1500s. When a new religion and imported crops met indigenous woodcarvers, a novel art form was born.
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Why Mexico Is The World's Biggest Exporter Of Flat-Screen TVs
Nov 29, 2012 — There's more to Mexico than drug-related violence. The country's economy is actually doing well, due in part to solid exports to the U.S.
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It's No Yolk: Mexicans Cope With Egg Shortage, Price Spikes
Sep 18, 2012 — The new crisis in Mexico isn't the drug war or a plunge in the peso. It's eggs. An avian flu epidemic has led to fewer, more expensive eggs — serious business in a country that eats more eggs, per capita, than any other nation in the world.
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Mexico Loves Costco
Sep 10, 2012 — Mexico's growing middle class is buying more stuff from the U.S.
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Seeing More Than A Fence: Road Trip Along The Southern Border
Jun 20, 2012 — These may look like simple landscape photos — but they are actually a study of the U.S.-Mexico border.
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In Mexico, Mixed Genders And 'Muxes'
Jun 5, 2012 — In the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca, there's a commonly accepted category of mixed gender — people called muxes. A photo essay blurs lines between gay and Catholic cultures there.
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In A Leaderless World, Who Wins?
May 4, 2012 — On today's show, we take a world tour with Ian Bremmer to find out who thrives and who struggles in a world where no one's in charge.
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'People Of The Clouds': A Story Of Ghost Towns And Great Migrations
Jun 24, 2011 — Once upon a time, photographer Matt Black heard a mysterious language that led him to ghost towns in remote Mexico.
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