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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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Dominated By 1 Point Of View, Late-Night TV Needs New Voices

by Eric Deggans

On Tuesday, Stephen Colbert stops by the CBS Late Show to greet the man he'll replace next year, David Letterman. It also spotlights a reality in late-night TV --almost every host is a white man.

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Powdered Alcohol Approved By The Feds

Palchohol is powdered alcohol — just mix with water to create an instant cocktail. The creators of Palcohol pitched their idea as a solution to the soaring price of alcohol.

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World News

Minority Tartars Consider Pragmatic Approach To Crimea Annexation

by Corey Flintoff

Tatars were vocal in their opposition to the Russian takeover of Crimea. That's because they remember their history of maltreatment under the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.

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National

Wal-Mart To Offer Money-Transfer Service

The giant retailer will go head to head with Western Union and Moneygram in a market worth about $900 billion. But Wal-Mart says it will offer lower fees.

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Indiana Man Lets Buyer Keep His Stolen Car

A 72-year-old man thought the deal he got on a car was too good to be true so he looked up its rightful owner. Derk West decided the older man needed the car more than he did so he let him keep it.

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Politics & Government

Chelsea Clinton Announces She's Pregnant

Chelsea's parents — Bill and Hillary — sent out tweets confirming the news. The former president wrote that he's excited to add a new line to his Twitter bio: grandfather to be.

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World News

Many Sunken Ferry Victims Believed To Be Trapped Below Deck

by Anthony Kuhn

The rescue and recovery mission is continuing off the southern coast of South Korea after a ferry capsized earlier this week. More than 200 people are missing. Bad weather is hampering the efforts.

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Budget Cuts Threaten Mock Villages At Military Training Center

David Greene talks to Weekend All Things Considered host Arun Rath about his trip to Fort Irwin National Training Center located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California.

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Colombia Mourns Death Of Favorite Son: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

by Juan Forero

Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 87, died on Thursday. He made Colombia synonymous with literature, particularly the dreamlike, whimsical story-telling known as magical realism.

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World News

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

Dominated By 1 Point Of View, Late-Night TV Needs New Voices

Powdered Alcohol Approved By The Feds

Minority Tartars Consider Pragmatic Approach To Crimea Annexation

Wal-Mart To Offer Money-Transfer Service

Indiana Man Lets Buyer Keep His Stolen Car

Chelsea Clinton Announces She's Pregnant

Many Sunken Ferry Victims Believed To Be Trapped Below Deck

Budget Cuts Threaten Mock Villages At Military Training Center

Colombia Mourns Death Of Favorite Son: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Inmates To Be Moved Temporarily Out Of Infamous Iraqi Prison

Plunge In Circulation Forces Changes At Japanese Magazine

Lost Sea Lion Pup Found In California Almond Orchard