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Google Reportedly Faces Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads

Bill Chappell — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:33:00 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.

Google took the lead in the growing display ad market in 2012.

News Corp. Board Approves Company Split

Scott Neuman — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:12:00 +0000

Media empire News Corp., parent of Fox and The Wall Street Journal, will be cleaved into two businesses starting June 28: a publishing arm and one for entertainment.

The plan was first announced a year ago. As we reported at the time:

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What Does It Mean To Listen?

Robin Hilton — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:00 +0000

We got a lot of thoughtful comments and replies from readers this week when we asked whether they really listen to full albums from start to finish. Much of the discussion focused on the ways we listen and what constitutes actually engaging with an entire album in a full-on listening, as opposed to merely having it on.

Most people said they listen to full albums, but many aren't giving them their undivided attention.

New Jersey Shore Is Ready For Visitors, Gov. Christie Says

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQIqyhpO11c

Amphibians' Population Decline Marked In New U.S. Study

Bill Chappell — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:05:00 +0000

Populations of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released this week.

There's No Place For Sex Assaults In Military, Obama Says

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:00 +0000

Saying that "those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong," President Obama on Friday urged Naval Academy graduates to help bring an end to a disturbing series of such offenses.

"They've got no place in the greatest military on earth," Obama said during the commencement address he delivered at the academy's Annapolis, Md., campus.

The president took the opportunity to address the problem of sexual assaults in the military during a speech in which he honored the graduates' hard work, praised the U.S.

Tracking Killer Tornadoes

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:53:00 +0000

A series of tornadoes struck the central United States this week, including a powerful storm in Oklahoma that killed at least 24 people. Marshall Shepherd, the president of the American Meteorological Society, describes the ingredients of major tornadoes, and how they are predicted.

FOCUS ON CAMPUS UTEP Theatre and Dance Summer Camps

Dennis Woo — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Louie Saenz talks with Rebecca Rivas from the UTEP Theatre and Dance Department about their upcoming summer camps for youth and adults.

For information and scheduling dates about the camps, call Lisa Smith at 915-747-6509, and you may register for the camps at http://www.facebook.com/utepdance. AIRED: 5/24/2013

FOCUS ON CAMPUS UTEP Theatre and Dance Summer Camps

Dennis Woo — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Louie Saenz talks with Rebecca Rivas from the UTEP Theatre and Dance Department about their upcoming summer camps for youth and adults.

For information and scheduling dates about the camps, call Lisa Smith at 915-747-6509, and you may register for the camps at http://www.facebook.com/utepdance. AIRED: 5/24/2013

DESERT DIARIES: Mearns

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

Mearns. Aired May 24, 2013.

Why Former Gitmo Chief Left In Protest

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:58:00 +0000
President Obama is once again calling for the prison at Guantanamo Bay to be shut down, even though new polls suggest most Americans want it to stay open. But the chorus of critics has gained one surprising member: former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor Morris Davis. Host Michel Martin talks with Davis about why he now feels the facility should be closed.

Health Insurance At 'Good Prices' Coming To Calif. Exchange

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:00 +0000
California just unveiled a wide array of choices for the 5.3 million people expected to qualify to buy coverage through its online marketplace established by the federal health overhaul.
It's the first disclosure of prices in the nation's most populous state for individual health insurance that complies with the Affordable Care Act, and the menu of affordable options surprised some consumer advocates and analysts who had been expecting premiums to be much higher.
"I'm impressed," said Betsy Imholz, director of special projects for Cons

Barbara Carroll On Piano Jazz

David Lyon — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:00 +0000
Pianist and singer Barbara Carroll is an old and dear friend of Piano Jazz host Marian McPartland. In fact, Carroll was the second ever guest to appear on Piano Jazz when the show began 30 years ago.

James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted

Bill Chappell — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:00 +0000
Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News.

2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K.

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:00 +0000
Two men were arrested and removed from a Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet Friday.

Memory Games

NPR/TED Staff — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:00 +0000

"Some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them. And that happens to be the case even with memories that are not true." -- Daniel Kahneman
Memory is malleable, dynamic and elusive. When we tap into our memories, where's the line between fact and fiction? How does our memory play tricks on us, and how can we train it to be more accurate? In this hour, TED speakers discuss how a nimble memory can improve your life, and how a frail one might ruin someone else's.
Copyright 2013 NPR.

Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master Memorizer?

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:00 +0000
Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.
About Joshua Foer's TEDTalk
Some people can memorize thousands of numbers, the names of dozens of strangers or the precise order of cards in a shuffled deck. Science writer and U.S.

How Do Experiences Become Memories?

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:00 +0000
Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.
About Daniel Kahneman's TEDTalk
Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman goes through a series of examples of things we might remember, from vacations to colonoscopies.

Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:00 +0000
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.
About Scott Fraser's TEDTalk
Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven't seen. Why?

British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:16:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrxcAADT56E

It's All Politics, May 23, 2013

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:00 +0000
Seriously, with E.W. Jackson in Virginia and Anthony Weiner in New York, what more do NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin need for their podcast? OK, maybe throw in the ongoing IRS controversy, Lois Lerner pleading the Fifth Amendment, an immigration deal coming out of Senate Judiciary and a new mayor in Los Angeles.
Copyright 2013 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

Developing: Explosion, Gunfire In Kabul

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:34:00 +0000
(We most recently updated the top of this post at 1:45 p.m. ET.)
An explosion followed by gunfire in Kabul on Friday claimed the lives of at least two attackers and wounded a small number of civilians.

Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:13:00 +0000
Representatives of President Bashar Assad's regime have agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference aimed at ending more than two years of brutal warfare in Syria, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday.
But NPR's Corey Flintoff reports from Moscow that Russian diplomats also said it's not known just when such talks might start because it's unclear who would speak for the groups who have been fighting to overthrow the regime.

Community Surprised Okla. Tornado Death Toll Wasn't Higher

Hansi Lo Wang — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:01:00 +0000
Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., killed 24 people and caused an estimated $2.2 billion worth of damage. As the community reflects on what happened, one question is: How did so many manage to survive such devastating destruction?
Lifelong Oklahoman Kristi Freeman has seen her share of tornadoes, but she says the twister that tore through her neighborhood Monday was something else.
"This tornado was like a monster. It was like something that was alive. It destroyed your peace, your comfort," she says.

Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:39:00 +0000
As the residents of Moore, Okla., and surrounding communities continue to recover from Monday's devastating tornado that killed at least 24 people and injured more than 375, we're keeping an eye on the news from there:
-- Oklahoma City's KOCO-TV reports that "Moore Police will be removing checkpoints into affected areas in the city

Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case

Annalisa Quinn — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:32:00 +0000
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly.
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'White Flash And Cold Water' After Bridge Collapse In Wash.

Mark Memmott — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:03:00 +0000
(Most recent update: 10:50 a.m. ET.)
Miracle is the word that comes to Dan Sligh's mind after he and his wife, Sally, survived a plunge off a highway bridge in Washington State on Thursday evening.
Sligh tells The Seattle Times that they were driving on Interstate 5 near Mount Vernon, Wash., around 7 p.m. local time when he saw a truck carrying a heavy load strike the southbound side of a bridge over the Skagit River.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Uses Wrong Skyline On His Homepage

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:01:00 +0000
Transcript
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
Good morning. I'm David Greene. Some photos on Twitter ended Anthony Weiner's congressional career. The latest online image, not quite as damaging. Weiner launched his campaign yesterday to be mayor of New York City, and a gorgeous city skyline showed up on his homepage: the skyline of Pittsburgh, my home town. I'm honored if the Web designer is impressed with our city's skyline.
Still, it's pretty embarrassing for a New York mayoral candidate, although I guess Weiner has been through worse. It's MORNING EDITION.

Germany's Beer Makers Come Against Fracking

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:56:00 +0000
Transcript
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
Good morning, I'm Renee Montagne.
Fracking may have met its match in Germany, where beer makers have lined against it. Fracking, of course, is a way of bringing up natural gas by pumping water and chemicals into the ground. Germany's powerful beer industry is concerned fracking would pollute groundwater. Half of Germany's 1,300 brewers have their own wells and say the pure water is the essence of their famous beers. And if there's one thing Germans take seriously, its beer. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.

Documentary Introduces Us To The Man Behind WikiLeaks

editor — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000
Transcript
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
On November 28, 2010 we woke up to some pretty stunning revelations. People suddenly had access to hundreds of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables - classified secrets about the war on terror and backdoor diplomatic relations. It all came from WikiLeaks.
(SOUNDBITE OF MOVIE, "WE STEAL SECRETS")
P.J. CROWLEY: This leak is industrial scale. It touches every relationship the United States has with other countries around the world.
GREENE: That's P.J. Crowley, then-U.S. assistant secretary of state.