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National

Former FAA official discusses safety concerns over crowded airspace around D.C.

7:43am January 31, 2025

by A Martínez

NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.

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Glass, A New Digital Site, To Obsess On TV And Video

by David Folkenflik

Senior editor Zach Seward and the all digital publication Quartz are launching a smaller site called Glass. It may offer hints about ways reporters will share information in the future.

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World News

Crackdown In Egypt Scares Off Presidential Candidates

by Leila Fadel

There are only two candidates. The man likely to win is Abdel Fattah el Sisi, who led the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The candidate willing to go up against him is Hamdeen Sabahi.

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Science

Eyewire: A Computer Game to Map the Eye

by Joe Palca

MIT neuroscientist Sebastian Seung (now at Princeton) invented the game to help him make a map of the cells in the mammalian retina. A year later, he says the game is producing valuable science.

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Businessman Buys 'Born To Run' Draft

It's a single sheet of paper, with the original version of the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." A businessman paid almost $200,000 for the manuscript, now on display at Duke.

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Calif. Boy Enjoys Homemade Roller Coaster

Ten-year-old Lyle Pemble loves roller coasters so he asked his dad to build one in the backyard. It took six weeks to complete the project.

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World News

U.S. Team To Assist Nigeria In Locating Kidnapped School Girls

Steve Inskeep talks to retired Gen. Carter Ham about U.S. assistance to Nigeria to help locate and rescue kidnapped school girls. Ham was the commander of the U.S. African Command from 2011 to 2013.

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Chinese E-Commerce Giant To Offer U.S. IPO

by Frank Langfitt

Alibaba is the largest online and mobile commerce site in the world, controlling a huge portion of the Chinese market. It has filed papers in the U.S. for what could be the biggest IPO ever.

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China Could Pass U.S. As Top Economy This Year

by Frank Langfitt

By one measure, China is poised to become the world's largest economy by the end of the year. Why is this shift happening years before most estimates predicted it would?

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Morning Edition

Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

Former FAA official discusses safety concerns over crowded airspace around D.C.

Glass, A New Digital Site, To Obsess On TV And Video

Crackdown In Egypt Scares Off Presidential Candidates

Eyewire: A Computer Game to Map the Eye

Businessman Buys 'Born To Run' Draft

Calif. Boy Enjoys Homemade Roller Coaster

U.S. Team To Assist Nigeria In Locating Kidnapped School Girls

Chinese E-Commerce Giant To Offer U.S. IPO

China Could Pass U.S. As Top Economy This Year

Syrian Opposition Finds A Voice On Pirate Radio

At A Japanese Cafe You're By Yourself But Not Alone

Detectives Accused Of Breaking Into Bradenton City Hall

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