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At 83, Martha Stewart celebrates gardening with her 101st book

6:00am March 18, 2025

by Michel Martin

Martha Stewart talks gardening, wanting to be "one of the girls" and her 101st book with NPR Morning Edition host Michel Martin.

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National

The Pitfalls Of Creating A Disaster Recovery Program From Scratch

by Laura Sullivan

We have the second report in a probe into who profits when disaster strikes. NPR and the PBS show Frontline examine the millions wasted when state disaster recovery programs aren't up to the job.

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Obama Wraps Up Vietnam Visit; Heads To Japan

Obama's last stop of his Asia visit is Japan. David Greene talks to Evan Medeiros, former chief adviser for Asia on the National Security Council. He now heads Asia research at the Eurasia Group.

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World News

Chinese Billionaire Takes On Disney With His Own Theme Parks

by Anthony Kuhn

Disney will soon open a $5 billion theme park in Shanghai, its second in China. A Chinese real estate mogul predicts he will leave Disney in the dust, as he builds the world's largest tourism company.

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Feeling Foggy? Japanese Raisin Is Good For What 'Ales' You

A Bay Area distillery has created a vodka mixed with fog. And in South Korea, there's now special hangover ice cream. It uses fruit from the Japanese raisin tree, long used as a hangover cure.

Charity Football Game With Firefighters Gets Heated

A brawl broke out when police officers played against firefighters. A police statement read, "football is a competitive sport whether it is the NFL Super Bowl or the annual NYPD-FDNY Challenge."

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World News

Aviation Authorities Examine Evidence From EgyptAir Flight 804

David Greene talks to aviation analyst Alex Macheras about the crash of EgyptAir flight 804. The plane plunged into the Mediterranean Sea last Thursday, while en route from Paris to Cairo.

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Politics & Government

N.M.'s Primary Could Predict How Latinos Vote In November

Renee Montagne talks to Gabriel Sanchez of the University of New Mexico for a preview of the June 7 primaries, and the way the Latino voting bloc is expected to influence campaign strategies.

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Behind The Mystique: Tour Interpol Washington

by Carrie Johnson

The international law enforcement agency holds a rare open house in Washington, D.C. 190 countries belong to Interpol, which issues global alerts on fugitives and collects info on stolen ID documents.

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Sports Commentary: Russia Clinches Gold Medal For Cheating

by Christine Brennan

If Russian athletes are allowed to compete in Rio without proper vetting of doping allegations, it'll be history repeating itself when Soviet athletes were suspected of doping in the 1970s and '80s.

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World News

Israelis Hope Subsidies Will Help To Counter Skyrocketing Housing Prices

by Emily Harris

Data show housing prices have climbed around 80 percent over the past eight years. The trend is upsetting Israelis and alarming politicians as they deal with policies that helped cause the high costs.

World News

Greece Moves Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers From Border Camp

by Joanna Kakissis

Greek police are evacuating thousands of asylum-seekers, who were hoping to make it to northern Europe, from a makeshift border camp. They will be bused to army-run camps across the country.

Pa. Judge Rules Sexual Assault Case Against Bill Cosby May Go To Trial

by Bobby Allyn

Cosby, accused by dozens of women of sexual assault, is charged with 3 counts of aggravated indecent assault in a case involving an ex-Temple University employee, who says Cosby assaulted her in 2004.