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In 1876, O.G. Mason, Bellevue's official photographer, took a carefully staged photograph of a blood transfusion in progress.

Bellevue Hospital Pioneered Care For Presidents And Paupers

4:34pm November 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

The history of New York's Bellevue hospital is also the history of medicine in the United States. From the days before doctors believed in germs through AIDS, the hospital led the way in innovation.

Megyn Kelly speaks onstage at Tina Brown's 7th Annual Women In The World Summit Opening Night on April 6, in New York City.

'My Year Of Guards And Guns': Megyn Kelly On Standing Up To Trump And Ailes

10:08am November 16, 2016

by NPR Staff

In her book Settle For More, the Fox anchor shares scary and empowering moments covering the 2016 campaign. But Kelly says she doesn't regret not going up against Roger Ailes earlier.

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Assassin's Steak Tartare, one of the recipes from Yashim Cooks Istanbul, inspired by the dishes cooked by the lead character in the popular Yashim detective series of books.

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Assassin's Steak Tartare: Popular Detective Series Gets Its Own Cookbook

12:38pm November 15, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

The Yashim detective series features an intrepid sleuth chasing mysteries in 19th century Istanbul. He cooks while he puzzles over clues. Readers who clamored for the recipes have gotten their wish.

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Anna Kendrick began performing in community theater when she was 6; by 12 years old, she had made it to Broadway.

Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People'

11:31am November 15, 2016

The Pitch Perfect star started acting when she was 6. Back then, she says, she likely just did it for the attention. "Then it sort of transformed into something that was really meaningful for me."

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to an overflow crowd through a megaphone after a campaign event May 27, 2015, at New England College in Concord, N.H.

Bernie Sanders Calls For 'Fundamental Reassessment' Of Democratic Party

8:10am November 15, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Bernie Sanders about his new book, Our Revolution, which outlines his programs to combat inequality, discrimination and lack of opportunity in the U.S.

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New York police officers block the street during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in front of Trump Tower on Nov. 12, 2016 in New York. Americans spilled into the streets Saturday for a new day of protests against Trump, even as he appe

Post-Election, Conversations About Race 'Sparked A New Sense Of Urgency'

6:28pm November 14, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery talks about race in the Obama presidency and under President-elect Trump. Lowery was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team for reporting about police shootings.

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A plaque marks the grave site of Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. Till died in a lynching in Mississippi in 1955. A decade prior, his father, Louis Till, was hanged after being convicted of rape and murder, but writer John Edgar Wideman bel

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Emmett Till's Father Was Also Hanged: A New Book Tells His Story

8:42am November 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

A decade before his teenage son was lynched in Mississippi, Louis Till was serving overseas in World War II. Writing to Save a Life explores how Till was convicted of rape and murder and put to death.

Second-Generation Sportscaster Joe Buck: 'I Hear My Dad More In Me Now'

8:42am November 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

"I will forever be known to some people as Jack Buck's son," the announcer says. "And thank God he and I were best friends or that would drive me nuts." His new book is called Lucky Bastard.

Amy Adams stars as linguistics professor Louise Banks in the new movie Arrival, adapted from a Ted Chiang short story. The science fiction author spent five years studying linguistics before writing "Story of Your Life."

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'Arrival' Author's Approach To Science Fiction? Slow, Steady And Successful

6:41pm November 11, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

The new film is based on a short story by Ted Chiang — a 49-year-old technical writer based in Seattle. "Fiction writing is very hard for me," he explains — and so Chiang takes his time.

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'You Will Not Have My Hate' Author On Losing His Wife In Paris Terror Attacks

4:21pm November 11, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Antoine Leiris, author of the new book, You Will Not Have My Hate, about the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.

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