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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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Supreme Court to hear school disability discrimination case
by Nina Totenberg
At issue is a case testing the reach of federal laws that promise special help for children with disabilities in public schools. Specifically: What do parents have to prove in order to get that specialized help?
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.
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.
Financial Benefits Of A College Degree Accumulate
by Ina Jaffe
It's been said that having more education usually leads to higher pay. A study suggests the advantage continues even into retirement years. That's in part because those with more education tend to stay in the work force longer.
Dangerously Cold Weather Felt Across Much Of U.S.
by Chuck Quirmbach
Historically cold weather is moving through the Midwest. In some areas, forecasters predict the coldest temperatures since 1996.
23 Years Later, Message In A Bottle Answered
When she was 10 years old, Zoe Averianov tossed a bottle into the North Sea with a letter talking about her love of the flute and hamsters. Now 33, she's hard back from a Dutch couple who found her bottle.
Florida State Meets Auburn In Final BCS Game
College football's champion will be decided Monday night at the Rose Bowl. No. 1 Florida State plays No. 2 Auburn in the last Bowl Championship Series game. It will be replaced next year with a playoff.
Northeast Hit With Snow And Powerful Winds
A very cold winter storm is engulfing much of the Northeast, dumping more than 20 inches of snow in some areas and bringing strong winds along with it. Schools are closed in Boston and New York City. Thousands of flights have been canceled. Officials around the region are asking people to stay home and let road crews do their work.