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New York Underground: Exploring City Caves And Catacombs

6:15pm September 14, 2013

by Jacki Lyden

Urban explorer Steve Duncan goes underground, examining the hidden infrastructure of major cities all over the world: their tunnels, subways and sewers. Late in 2010, NPR's Jacki Lyden joined Duncan and a group of subterranean adventurers in New York. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2011.)

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Rescue Operations Underway In Flooded Colorado

11:28am September 14, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

Heavy rain and flooding have destroyed scores of communities, with at least four people dead. While the rain had let up a little, more is expected Saturday.

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Politics & Government

Colorado Voters Recall Two Gun Control Backers

11:28am September 14, 2013

This week, voters in Colorado recalled two members of the state Legislature who had supported stricter gun control laws. Host Scott Simon talks to Colorado Senate President John Morse, one of those who lost his seat.

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell (center) gets a tour of King Cove, Alaska.

Proposed Alaska Road Pits Villagers Against Environmentalists

6:29pm September 13, 2013

by Annie Feidt

A proposed road in Alaska is pitting residents against environmentalists. The people who live in a remote village want better access to an airport with year-round flights to Anchorage for medical emergencies. But the road would cut through a wilderness area, which environmentalists say would set a bad precedent.

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Music & Culture

Sound Pioneer Ray Dolby Dies At 80

8:26am September 13, 2013

by Mandalit del Barco

Dolby, who invented some of the technologies that revolutionized film and sound recording, was instrumental in developing surround sound technology. Dolby had been living with Alzheimer's and was diagnosed with leukemia this summer.

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Thomas Weller, 65, says he's been called an angel more times than he can count.

National

How One Man Continues To 'Just Pass It On'

7:44am September 13, 2013

by NPR Staff

Thomas Weller would have died in a snow bank in 1966 had a stranger not helped him. Weller has been helping strangers in the same way ever since.

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Retailer Blames Unlucky 13 For Lower Earnings

7:13am September 13, 2013

Men's Wearhouse stocks are down 10 percent, CEO Doug Ewert thinks he knows the reason why. The fear of the number 13. He blames superstitious brides for postponing their weddings to avoid 2013.

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Economy

D.C. Mayor Vetoes Wage Bill Targeting Large Retailers

5:38am September 13, 2013

by Patrick Madden

Wal-Mart says its plans to open six stores in the nation's capitol are back on after the mayor vetoed a so-called living wage bill that targeted big box retailers. The focus now turns to the District's 13 member City Council. The bill passed in July with eight votes — nine are needed to override a veto.

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Twitter Files For Initial Public Offering

4:58am September 13, 2013

by Laura Sydell

Twitter announced via Tweet Thursday that it's launching its long awaited initial public offering. It will be the most high profile IPO since Facebook went public last year. But Twitter hopes to avoid the mishaps that's marred Facebook's stock market debut.

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For Native Americans, Mental Health Budget Cuts Hit Hard

9:49am September 12, 2013

by Laurel G. Morales

Suicide rates among Native Americans are already four times the national average. And with recent cuts in federal funding for mental health services across the country, suicide prevention programs may lose ground in the communities that need them most.

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