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Just about every culture has a dumpling. For many immigrants and first-generation Americans, dumplings serve as a delicious taste of home and heritage. Pierogis are the Polish take on the form.

Arts

Dumplings Taste Better When Filled With Memories

9:56am August 30, 2013

by Renita Jablonski

Just about every culture has dumplings. For the Polish, it's pierogi, and as Morning Edition editor Renita Jablonski writes, this little dumpling plays a big role for many Polish-Americans in preserving and celebrating their heritage.

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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announces his resignation last week. His last day in office is Friday.

Filner's Exit Isn't The End Of San Diego's Mayoral Mayhem

9:51am August 30, 2013

by Sandhya Dirks

On Friday, embattled Mayor Bob Filner officially steps down. Allegations of sexual harassment against Filner have rocked the eighth-largest American city. Now, San Diegans face a potentially contentious special election in November.

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Sports

Concussion Suits: NFL, Retirees Reach $765 Million Deal

9:51am August 30, 2013

by Tom Goldman

More than 4,500 retired players had been part of the lawsuits. They claimed the league hadn't properly protected them over the years. In the settlement, the NFL does not admit any liability.

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Have A Red Carpet Moment Whenever You Want

9:51am August 30, 2013

If you haven't had enough of last weekend's Video Music Awards, you can take a little home with you. A Brooklyn store owner is auctioning off a strip of the long red carpet that was laid in front of his Mini Mart near the event. He says if no one bites, he'll put it in his basement.

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Kittens Force Partial Closure Of NYC Subway

9:51am August 30, 2013

Two subway lines in Brooklyn were shut down on Thursday when transit workers saw two tiny kittens on the track. Supervisors and transit police joined the pursuit but it took almost two hours of cat herding to catch the kitties and clear the tracks.

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Rochelle Fowler watches with tears on her face as Lady Houdini works to break free. Harry Houdini made the water torture cell famous more than 100 years ago.

Lady Houdini's Escape Act Breaks Through Not Just Handcuffs

6:23pm August 29, 2013

by Sadie Babits

Kristen Johnson, also known as Lady Houdini, goes far beyond the role women usually play in escape acts. "It was important for me to be a strong example for young women in particular," she says.

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Ronald Lewis, a resident of the Lower 9th Ward, says eight years after Hurricane Katrina, rebuilding his neighborhood is a story still in progress.

National

Post-Katrina New Orleans A Story Of Modern Pioneering

10:44am August 29, 2013

by Debbie Elliott

It's been eight years since the hurricane devastated the city's Lower 9th Ward. Resident Ronald Lewis says rebuilding is a story still in progress. In a shed in his backyard, he's collected New Orleans memorabilia, evidence "of the resilience of the people."

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Sports

2013 College Football Season Opens On Thursday

6:43am August 29, 2013

College football fans are excited. NCAA Division 1 play starts Thursday night with 17 games on the schedule. Most of the heavyweights, including top-ranked Alabama, start their campaigns Saturday.

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Firefighters Battle To Get A Grip On Calif. Rim Fire

5:15am August 29, 2013

by Nate Rott

In California, there are more than 4,500 firefighters battling the wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park. The Rim Fire is more than 300 square miles in size. Crews have been making progress by doing controlled burns of things like brush that would feed a bigger blaze.

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One Historic March, Countless Striking Moments

7:26pm August 28, 2013

by Kat Chow

What if Twitter existed 50 years ago, on this monumental anniversary of the March on Washington? Our answer: @TodayIn1963. We've been reporting events of the summer of '63 as if they were happening now, in real-time, through this Twitter account.

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