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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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World News

2 Pakistani Musicians Gain Fame Singing Political Satire

by Philip Reeves

In Pakistan, it's too dangerous to print your opinion. So it may be surprising that 2 Pakistani musicians are Internet celebrities after releasing songs lambasting the nation's mullahs and military.

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Why People Exaggerate Religious Behavior

by Shankar Vedantam

Social scientists have learned you can't always believe what people tell you. An analysis of 3 places in the Muslim world examines whether peoples' reports of religious behavior match what they do.

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Court To Hear Utah's Appeal In Same-Sex Marriage Case

by Terry Gildea

Same-sex marriage in Utah goes before a federal appeals court on Thursday. A three-judge panel will hear Utah's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down the state's gay marriage ban.

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Ex-Interns Want Credit For Taco Bell Idea

Taco Bell has been serving Doritos Locos Tacos since 2012. Four former interns say they came up with the idea in 1995 but were told it wasn't marketable.

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After Avoiding Bankruptcy, Greece Resumes Bond Sales

Over the past 4 years, Greece has endured a crippling debt crisis, and was bailed out twice. David Greene talks to Nick Malkoutzis, editor of Macropolis, an economic and political website in Athens.

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Sixth Grade Investors Outdo College Investment Clubs

Math classes at Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, N.D., made a number of investments. One of the classes beat out investment clubs at universities including Cornell, Columbia and NYU.

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Tax Preparers Often Get Returns Wrong

Tax Day is less than a week away. The Government Accountability Office examined the work of 19 paid tax preparers – 17 got things wrong.

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Education

Common Core Literary Standards Require Close Reading

by Charlotte Albright

The new Common Core State Standards for English have stirred plenty of controversy. In a Vermont classroom full of 8th graders, they are working on a cornerstone of the core: close reading.

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Science

Why Men Outnumber Women Attending Business Schools

by Shankar Vedantam

New research explores gender disparities in business school enrollment by the different ways men and women appear to process ethical compromise.

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Politics & Government

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Weekdays 5:00-9:00am

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

2 Pakistani Musicians Gain Fame Singing Political Satire

Why People Exaggerate Religious Behavior

Court To Hear Utah's Appeal In Same-Sex Marriage Case

Ex-Interns Want Credit For Taco Bell Idea

After Avoiding Bankruptcy, Greece Resumes Bond Sales

Sixth Grade Investors Outdo College Investment Clubs

Tax Preparers Often Get Returns Wrong

Common Core Literary Standards Require Close Reading

Why Men Outnumber Women Attending Business Schools

Senate Panel Considers Nominee To Head Safety Commission

Police Dispatcher Listens To Burglary In Progress

1969 Birthday Greeting Arrives Decades Late