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There were 1.5 million boardings on the Emery Go Round last year. Zikhona Tetana, a visiting scientist from South Africa, is taking the Emery Go Round to a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory facility in Emeryville. "It's convenient and always on time,"

National

How A Free Bus Shuttle Helped Make A Small Town Take Off

3:18pm November 13, 2013

by Richard Gonzales

Emery Go Round is a free shuttle, provided by businesses in Emeryville, Calif. Not only did the popular shuttle help solve one of the most annoying problems for transportation planners known as the last mile, it helped the city reinvent itself as a home to headquarters for Pixar, Jamba Juice and Peet's Coffee.

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Stephen Linaweaver has been kayaking from Oakland, Calif., to work in San Francisco for four years.

National

Forget The Car Keys — This Commute Requires A Paddle

1:41pm November 13, 2013

by Casey Miner

Rather than traffic jams, kayak commuter Stephen Linaweaver has to look out for container ships. Every day, he paddles in his blue boat from the Port of Oakland to his job in San Francisco. His route may not be shorter than yours — but yours probably doesn't include harbor seals.

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To Merge, American, U.S. Airways Must Give Up Slots

5:11am November 13, 2013

by Wendy Kaufman

The Justice Department said the new, combined airline will hand over some slots at key airports to low-cost competitors to assuage antitrust concerns.

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El Rey, which will be targeting a young Latino audience, is being spearheaded by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, shown at the premiere of his recent film Machete Kills in October.

Arts

Comcast Deal Puts New Minority-Run Channels In Play

8:15am November 12, 2013

by Mandalit del Barco

The conglomerate is launching new networks — targeted at diverse audiences and run by Sean Combs, Magic Johnson and Robert Rodriguez — to satisfy an agreement made with the FCC when the company merged with NBCUniversal.

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Politics & Government

Affordable Care Act's Website Reflects Law's Complexity

8:15am November 12, 2013

by Scott Horsley

One reason the rollout of the Affordable Care Act has been so rocky is the difficult landscape the health care overhaul is trying to cover. The system was a complicated contraption to begin with, and the hybrid replacement is just as hard to negotiate.

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What Today's Online Sharing Companies Can Learn From Napster

9:02pm November 11, 2013

by Laura Sydell

Perhaps no company showed how the Internet could turn sharing into a global phenomenon more than Napster. The music-sharing site upended the record industry. But the industry ultimately survived and free-music Napster did not. What are new businesses doing to avoid the same fate?

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Ronald Heifetz draws on his training as a psychiatrist to coach aspiring leaders at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Lessons In Leadership: It's Not About You. (It's About Them)

7:15pm November 11, 2013

by Shankar Vedantam

It takes more than a decisive vision to solve intractable world problems, says Harvard leadership expert Ronald Heifetz. Instead, he advises his students — including budding heads-of-state — to think less like surgeons and more like psychiatrists.

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Politics & Government

When Lobbyists Literally Write The Bill

5:52pm November 11, 2013

by Ailsa Chang

Lobbyists are known for their influence, but perhaps less obvious is that lobbyists often write legislation — sometimes word for word. In a recent example, media reports showed how bank lobbyists had a hand in drafting a House bill aimed at rolling back financial regulations.

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Merchant Marines See New Obstacles In Food Aid Proposal

9:54am November 11, 2013

by NPR Staff

The U.S. share of international shipping has been shrinking ever since World War II. The latest threat comes from a proposed change that would allow the U.S. to buy a large percentage of its food aid in local markets, instead of from the U.S. That would mean less shipping from the U.S., and possibly fewer jobs.

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Disposable Underwear Courtesy Of 3D Printer

6:07am November 11, 2013

Shopping anywhere could take a hit if 3D printing takes off. That technology allows users to print products at home. Disposable underwear is the brain-child of an Israeli couple, whose 3D technology also enables them to print items like bandages or sportswear. Currently the fabric printers run about $3 million.

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