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World News

Bollywood Star Sentenced To Prison In Hit-And-Run Case

2:22pm May 07, 2015

A court in Mumbai sentenced Salman Khan to 5 years in prison for a hit-and-run incident in 2002 that left 1 person dead. David Greene talks to commentator Sandip Roy, who lives in Kolkat, India.

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Derek Jeter attends the launch party for his new website, The Players' Tribune, on Feb. 14 in New York City. The site is a platform for athletes to talk directly to fans.

Athletes Want To Talk To Fans Without Meddlesome Sports Journalists

10:25am May 06, 2015

by Frank Deford

Retired baseball player Derek Jeter is leading the charge to find ways for players to speak to fans without media middlemen.

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A visitor views a replica of Jean-Honore Fragonard's 18th century painting, Young Woman (right) as the original hangs to its left.

Arts

Can You Spot The Fake Fragonard?

10:26am May 02, 2015

by Scott Simon

A London gallery has asked visitors to spot the single fake, produced for about $100 in China, and displayed among its priceless collection. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what makes art valuable.

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National

The Racially Charged Meaning Behind The Word 'Thug'

4:47pm May 01, 2015

NPR's Melissa Block speaks to John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, about the use of the word "thug" to describe Baltimore rioters.

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Political Story On Breast Cancer Screenings Was Missing Some Science

5:16pm April 30, 2015

by Elizabeth Jensen

A story on mammogram recommendations quotes only the opposing views in Congress.

Sports

Boxing Fans Shift Focus To Small Men, Big Money

8:51am April 29, 2015

by Frank Deford

As some boxing fans await a major welterweight matchup on Saturday, it's clear that the sport is struggling to keep the attention on the boxers' athleticism rather than their riches.

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Martin Starr plays software designer Gilfoyle in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley. In the show's new season, Gilfoyle and his fellow techies attend a startup competition named "Disrupt."

Arts

From TED Talks To Taco Bell, Abuzz With Silicon Valley-Style 'Disruption'

5:22pm April 27, 2015

by Geoff Nunberg

Linguist Geoff Nunberg considers the roots and resonance of the latest tech buzzword to catapult into the mainstream. "Disrupt" may be ubiquitous now, but could the term be on the eve of a disruption?

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Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price did not raise his voice as he delivered 77 profanities in response to a reporter's question.

Sports

Pick The Perfect Profanity To Season Your Message

2:02pm April 27, 2015

by Scott Simon

Cincinnati Reds manager Bryan Price repeated a choice curse word 77 times in a press conference. NPR's Scott Simon defends profanity, but warns it can obscure meaning if too liberally applied.

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World News

U.K. Candidates Stumble Just Days Before General Election

10:47am April 26, 2015

The U.K. will vote in a general election on May 7. The BBC's Jonny Dymond has spent the last month covering a contest notable for, he says, closeness and dullness in equal measure — until now.

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Science

Hubble Telescope Celebrates 25 Years In Space

7:03pm April 23, 2015

by Adam Frank

Friday marks 25 years since the Hubble Space Telescope was launched. Astrophysicist and NPR blogger, Adam Frank, celebrates what it's shown us.

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