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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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Primark To Pay $10 Million To Victims Of Bangladesh Factory Collapse

by David Greene

British clothing retailer Primark says it will pay $10 million in compensation to the victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh last year. The tragedy killed more than 1,100.

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Red Robin Adds New Adult Milkshake To Menu

by David Greene

A new offering from the food chain Red Robin: milkshakes made with wine. The first wine shake on the menu will be the Mango Moscato — made with wine, vodka, mango puree and vanilla ice cream.

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World News

EU Rejects Crimean Vote, Weighs Sanctions Against Russia

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Germany and its European allies react to Sunday's referendum in Crimea. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson joins us from Berlin.

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World News

A Closer Look At U.S. And EU Sanctions In The Ukraine Conflict

David Greene talks to NPR's Michele Kelemen about the new sanctions imposed on Russian officials by the United States and European Union.

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National

Clothing Retailer Lands End To Split From Sears

by David Greene

Lands End, the outdoor clothing retailer, will spin off from Sears Holdings Corp. next month and operate as a stand-alone, publicly traded company.

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Young Mathematicians Hope They've Calculated Winning NCAA Bracket

by Renee Montagne

A group of high school math geeks gathered in Manhattan last week for March Mathness. Their hope is to use math to pick the winners for all 67 NCCA games and win $1 billion from Warren Buffett.

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Man Turns Himself In After Google Search Tells Him He's Wanted

by David Greene

Recently, Christopher Viatafa did something many of us have done: He Googled his own name. But what he found was not so normal. It was his own face, on Northern California's "Most Wanted" website.

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World News

Crimeans Vote To Leave Ukraine, Join Russia

by Eleanor Beardsley

Crimeans voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to leave Ukraine and join Russia. Morning Edition checks in with NPR's Gregory Warner in Simferopol and Eleanor Beardsley in Kiev for the latest.

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World News

Merkel, EU Struggle To Influence Events In Ukraine

Renee Montagne talks to Josef Joffe, editor of the German newspaper Die Zeit, about Germany's toughening stance against Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

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World News

Satellite Signals From Missing Plane Raise Questions

by Frank Langfitt

Conflicting information raises even more questions about the fate of the Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared nearly a week ago with 239 people on board.

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Colin Powell Competes For Most Retweeted Photo

Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie became the most retweeted photo. The former secretary of state and decorated general told DeGeneres to eat her heart out with a self portrait he took 60 years ago.

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What Makes Someone A Hipster?

Earlier this week, we made a joke about hipsters that caused an overwhelming reaction from listeners — especially on Twitter.

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