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In U.S. Visit, China's President Talks Hemingway And Rum

9:06am September 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Speaking at a Westin hotel in Seattle, the Communist leader referred to the show House of Cards and recounted how he drank rum at a bar in Cuba out of his affection for Ernest Hemingway.

Crowds gather to see the procession of the Red God.

The Red God Had The Earthquake Blues — But Now He's On A Roll!

6:39pm September 22, 2015

by Donatella Lorch

Every 12 years, the Nepali deity goes for a chariot ride so the faithful can pay homage and pray for a good harvest. He ventured out in April, ran into an earthquake and took a very long break.

U.S. CEOs Invite Chinese Counterparts To Business Roundtable

6:36pm September 22, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Dean Garfield, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council, who will be the keynote speaker at the U.S.-China business roundtable Wednesday.

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The front page of Tuesday's edition of the International New York Times, with a story about Thailand's king.

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Thai Printing Company Refuses To Issue Today's 'New York Times'

10:44am September 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The newspaper whose motto is "All the news that's fit to print" didn't meet a printer's requirements in Thailand on Tuesday because of a story about the king.

Xi Jinping presided over a Beijing military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. To some observers, this showed Xi in firm political and military control. On the economic side, though, the signals are more mixed.

Amid Tensions, China's President Heads To The U.S.

8:01pm September 21, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

On his first state visit, President Xi Jinping will meet with tech CEOs in Seattle before going to Washington, where he aims to allay U.S. concerns over cyber-security, human rights and other issues.

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The seeds of pods from the moringa tree taste like green beans, only sweeter. And they're good for you, too.

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My Mom Cooked Moringa Before It Was A Superfood

4:58pm September 21, 2015

by Maanvi Singh

She used pods from the moringa tree to make a delicious lentil stew. And it turns out she was on to something: Researchers now say the tree, which grows in Asia and Africa, is packed with nutrition.

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Powder, tea bags, energy bars — these are some of the ways that moringa is attempting to make inroads into the American diet.

The Marketing Of Moringa: Is This The New Kale?

12:37pm September 21, 2015

by Emily Sohn

It could be. The moringa tree grows like a weed and has nutritious leaves and seed pods. But in both the developing and developed world, folks aren't always eager to try it.

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures Sunday during a news conference at Villa Borsig, Berlin, with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier about the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Kerry: U.S. Will Take 100,000 Refugees A Year By 2017

11:29am September 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The secretary of state said the U.S. would ratchet up the number of migrants Washington accepts over the next few years to help the European Union deal with the ongoing crisis.

Syrian refugee woman cries by one of her children as she and family members arrive in an overcrowded dinghy on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea from the Turkish coast, on Saturday.

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Dozens Of Migrants Feared Dead In Aegean Sea Boat Accidents

3:17pm September 20, 2015

by Scott Neuman

At least 13 refugees were killed when a ferry boat hit their dinghy and two dozen other are missing in after a boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos.

Bilberries, also known as European blueberries, grow wild in Lapland and are packed with antioxidants.

Asian Countries Have Nordic Berry Fever, And Finland Can't Keep Up

10:31am September 20, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Japan, China and South Korea have discovered bilberries, lingonberries and cloudberries, which grow wild in Lapland. Exporters want to find a way to cultivate them to better control the supply.