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For more than four decades, NPR's Morning Edition has prepared listeners for the day ahead with up-to-the-minute news, background analysis, and commentary. Regularly heard on Morning Edition are familiar NPR commentators, and the special series StoryCorps, the largest oral history project in American history.
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Former FAA administrator and airline pilot provides analysis on midair collision in D.C. area
by Steve Inskeep
Steve Inskeep speaks with former Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt about the midair collision in Washington, D.C.
It's So Cold That Hell Freezes Over
That would be Hell, Mich., where temperatures fell to minus 13 degrees, and even colder with the windchill. It's due to warm up there Tuesday to a balmy high of 16 degrees.
Record Could Hinder Confirmation Of Civil Rights Nominee
by Carrie Johnson
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday considers President Obama's nominee to enforce civil rights at the Justice Department. Debo Adegbile will need to overcome the opposition not only of voter fraud activists but also the Fraternal Order of Police.
Movie Mogul Who Popularized Kung Fu Fighting Dies At 106
Pioneering Hong Kong movie producer Run Run Shaw has died. His studio popularized the kung fu genre that influenced Quentin Tarantino and other Hollywood directors. He was 106.
Blowing Bubbles And Other Cold Weather Experiments
Morning Edition listeners test the physics of extreme cold with some home-made science experiments.
Can't Stand The Cold Snap? Don't Go To Antarctica
by Geoff Brumfiel
You think it's cold? You ain't seen nothing! Imagine what it's like at science's coldest places: from the Eastern Antarctic Plateau to the moons of Saturn to the coldest labs.
Millions Forced To Cope With Frigid Weather
by Cheryl Corley
The coldest temperatures in years and gusty winds that blasted the Midwest are expected to travel as far south as Brownsville, Texas, and Central Florida. The arctic air has caused temperatures to drop 20 to 40 degrees below average in several states and forced businesses and schools to close.
Colo. Marijuana Merchants Forced To Deal Mostly In Cash
Colorado's retailers may be allowed to sell marijuana but under federal law, the state's banks cannot knowingly do business with them. This has forced marijuana merchants in the state to operate almost solely in cash.
JPMorgan Chase Settles Madoff Case For $1.7 Billion
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges accusing the bank of ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.
Owner Of Confiscated Raccoon Runs For Tenn. Governor
Mark Brown's raccoon Rebekah was confiscated after he posted videos of him dancing and showering with his pet. Tenn. law prohibits keeping native animals captured in the wild as pets. Brown tried but failed to get the law changed.
Detroit Barber Fails To Break Haircut Record
It's actually not that surprising that Detroit barber Brian 'B-Dogg' Price didn't get enough volunteers to help him break the record for most haircuts in one hour. The current record is 34. Would you like a haircut that took less that two minutes?
Fiennes Brings Dickens To 'Perfect' Life In 'Invisible Woman'
by Kenneth Turan
The works of Charles Dickens have been made into literally hundreds of films and TV episodes, but almost nothing has been done with the great author's life, until now. Our reviewer says The Invisible Woman is an exceptional film about love, longing and regret.
Kids, Don't Try This At Home
A New Hampshire girl learned the hard way: Don't lick anything metal. Maddie Gilmartin, 12, wondered what would happen if she touched her tongue to the flagpole in her front yard. Anyone who has seen A Christmas Story knows how that turned out.