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Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
Ring The Bells: A Carillon Campaign Is Going Nationwide
by Julie Rose
Julie Rose unravels the unique art of the carillon. A carillonneur is someone who, at a wedding or funeral, hammers away on wooden pegs with their fists and hands to coax music from large bells.
How U.S. Hopes To Jump-Start Stalled Campaign To Save Nigerian Girls
More than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram are still missing. To find out what the U.S. is doing to help, Audie Cornish speaks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the U.S. State Department.
Are Organic Vegetables More Nutritious After All?
by Dan Charles
New data show that organic produce has higher levels of antioxidants. But you can get plenty of those compounds just by eating more fruits and vegetables, no matter how they're grown.
'Captain Pizza' Saves The Day, But Doesn't Save Himself A Slice
by NPR Staff
A pilot found himself hungry during a midflight delay. But instead of just buying a pizza for himself, he bought 50 pizzas for the entire Frontier Airlines plane.
A Peacock Murder Mystery: (Pea)Fowl Play In California
by Gloria Hillard
The boisterous birds are a familiar sight in an upscale community near LA, but in recent years they've become a source of conflict. Now, someone is killing them — 20 in the past six months alone.
Darkened By A Bloody History, Baltics Hope To Be Bolstered By NATO
by Corey Flintoff
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are now members of the EU and NATO, but they have painful memories of the Soviet occupation. The Baltic states are asking for a bigger NATO presence in their countries.
With A Deadline Days Away, Iran Nuclear Deal Might Get An Extension
by Peter Kenyon
Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to Washington, D.C., after meeting the Iranian foreign minister about nuclear negotiations. The deadline for a deal limiting Iran's nuclear program is Sunday, but it might be extended.