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Sports Commentary: Bryce Harper Is Living The Life Mickey Mantle Wasted

6:00am May 18, 2016

by Kevin B. Blackistone

National League MVP Bryce Harper is being compared to the late Yankees great Mickey Mantle. It's worth looking beyond statistics when searching for comparisons for the young Washington Nationals star.

On a new episode of 'The Mindy Project,' Dr. Mindy Lahiri decided to embrace her Indian roots, taking her son for a Hindu head-shaving ceremony.

Mindy Kaling's TV Character Is Called A 'Coconut'

6:06pm May 17, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

That's brown on the outside, white on the inside. A recent episode of 'The Mindy Project' lead our writer to think about her identity as an Indian living in America.

National

I Love My Parents But I Hate Their Politics

11:00am May 14, 2016

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. This week they take on political disagreements in the family.

Week In Politics: White House Responds To North Carolina Bathroom Bill

4:27pm May 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Reihan Salam, executive editor of the National Review, and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, about North Carolina's law on transgender bathroom access and the latest on the presidential primary race.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wrote online recently: "Some people felt that I did not spend enough time writing [in my book Lean In] about the difficulties women face when they have an unsupportive partner or no partner at all. They were right." Sandberg's

National

Sheryl Sandberg Is Right: Single Moms Are The Original 'Leaner Inners'

11:50am May 11, 2016

by Lori Gottlieb

Lean In author Sandberg got a lot of flak for being tone-deaf to single parents, nonparents, people with fewer resources — but the Facebook executive has a new perspective, says writer Lori Gottlieb.

A vendor at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji Fish Market butchers a Pacific bluefin tuna caught in waters off Mexico.

Bluefin Blues: Valuing A Tuna Species Before It's Too Late

2:09pm May 10, 2016

by Clare Leschin-Hoar

Our appetite for the Pacific bluefin — prized for its tender, flavorful flesh — has reduced stocks to just 2.6 percent of original levels. The incentive to save bluefin is ecological — and financial.

Perhaps It's Time To Celebrate A Day In Honor Of Caregivers

8:05pm May 08, 2016

by Michel Martin

Caregiving for family members is an essential and difficult job, especially with the number of Americans 65 and older projected to double by 2060. So, NPR's Michel Martin proposes a new holiday.

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Economy

Ice Is Nice, But Do I Have To Say Venti To Get A Large Coffee?

8:39am May 07, 2016

by Lynn Neary

A woman is suing Starbucks for putting too much ice in her iced coffee. NPR's Lynn Neary wonders if asking the barista for light ice could fix things, then decries the Starbucks' naming conventions.

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Week In Politics: Donald Trump Becomes Likely GOP Nominee

7:07pm May 06, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Donald Trump's rise as he becomes the likely GOP nominee and the Democratic primary race.

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Sports

Why Do Cities Keep Vying To Host The Olympics?

11:58am May 04, 2016

by Frank Deford

They invariably never live up to what the politicians and construction moguls promise, says sports commentator Frank Deford.

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