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Arts

There's an upside to cold, snowless New England days — great skating

9:52am January 17, 2025

Maine Public reporter Ari Snider heads out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating." (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 16, 2025.)

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A Utah teacher is shown how to handle a handgun by instructor Clint Simon at a concealed-weapons training class Dec. 27 in West Valley City, Utah.

Should Gun Owners Have To Buy Liability Insurance?

by Caitlin Kenney

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History Joins The 49ers In Opposing Ray Lewis

by Frank Deford

It's rare in sport for someone to declare that this will be the finale and then go out a winner, says commentator Frank Deford. But, on Sunday, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis hopes to do just that.

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PepsiCo's product line ranges from salty chips and its sugary namesake drink to more healthful fare like hummus and yogurt. In 2010, the company announced plans to cut sugar, fat and sodium in its products to address health and nutrition concerns.

Health & Safety

How One Man Tried To Slim Down Big Soda From The Inside

by Dan Charles

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President Obama shakes hands with his nominee to head the Defense Department, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, at the White House on Jan. 7. John Brennan, Obama's choice for director of the CIA, looks on.

Cabinet Picks Show A Shift In How U.S. Wages War

by Ari Shapiro

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German Company's Giant Cookie Goes Missing

The kidnapper sent a ransom note: "I have the biscuit!" It demanded the company donate cookies to children in a local hospital, and the reward to an animal shelter. It was signed: Cookie Monster.

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Super Bowl Attracts Battle Of Craft Breweries

This Sunday's Super Bowl is a contest between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. So Maryland's Flying Dog Brewery made a bet with Anchor Brewing of San Francisco. The loser must pour the winner's beer in its taproom for a week.

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Advertisers Grow To Like Facebook

Facebook says its mobile advertising business nearly doubled from the third to fourth quarter of 2012. As a whole, the company's ad business grew at its fastest rate since it went public last May. Some analysts felt the social network had initially been too slow to get into the mobile market.

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Gun Hearing Airs Issues, Disagreements On Solutions

by Carrie Johnson

More than 200 people crowded into a Senate building on Wednesday for the first hearing on gun violence since the tragic shootings at a Connecticut elementary school. Lawmakers have proposed any number of new regulations — from banning assault rifles to closing loopholes in the background check system.

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Polling Firm Gallup Lands In Legal Hot Water

by Carrie Johnson

The company's name has been tarnished by a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that it overcharged the federal government, and by a guilty plea from a former FEMA executive for improperly steering business to the polling firm. For now, Gallup has been suspended from winning any new federal contracts.

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