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Parisians Encouraged To Be Kinder To Tourists

editor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:35:00 +0000

A new campaign will distribute 30,000 pamphlets called "do you speak touriste?" It includes among other things, greetings in eight languages and cultural clues.

Baby Saved By Daughter Of Baseball Great Joe Torre

editor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:25:00 +0000

A one-year-old boy fell out of a window in New York. He was dangling from an awning then he dropped. Waiting below with open arms was Cristina Torre. Her dad, a former catcher, told the New York Post his daughter always had quick hands.

Duke Energy Rate Increase May Shrink

Kathryn Mobley — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:07:20 +0000

Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, protestors from the mountains to the Triangle rallied outside of the Forsyth County Court House.

What Does It Mean That Iran's President-Elect Is A Moderate?

editor — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

The man elected to be Iran's new president has been consistently described as moderate. In the days since the election, many have come to question what that means — especially when it comes to the country's nuclear program and its relations with the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks to one of the president-elect's long-time deputies, Hossein Mousavian.

Actor James Gandolfini Dies Suddenly While On Vacation

Karen Grigsby Bates — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:34:00 +0000

The 51-year-old actor died on Wednesday in Rome. Reports attribute his death to a heart attack. Gandolfini had been a character actor for years before he was given a chance to read for Tony Soprano in a new series about a New Jersey mob boss HBO was producing in the late 90s.