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Casa Dominique is an ecolodge on Lanzarote's northern coast. Julie Genicot, a French trekking guide, has lived in Lanzarote since her grandparents opened the Casa Dominique when she was a child. She worries that offshore oil drilling might ruin the natura

Sun, Sand And Offshore Drilling In Spain's Famed Canary Islands

7:12pm November 27, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

Highly reliant on oil imports, Spain's government is encouraging oil exploration off the coast of the Canary Islands. But locals say the drilling threatens the natural attractions that draw tourists.

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Pope Francis waves in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. The pope heads to Turkey on Friday, a country with few Catholics, but he plans to reach out to Muslims and to the Orthodox Church.

In A Land Of Few Christians, Pope Will Reach Out To Muslims In Turkey

7:12pm November 27, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis will meet with Turkey's Muslim leaders and the head of the Orthodox Church in what may be the most challenging trip of his young papacy.

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World News

Attacks In The Afghan Capital Kill 5

5:11pm November 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A suicide bomb attack on a British diplomatic vehicle killed five people, including a British national. Later, a blast and gunfire were heard in the city's diplomatic area.

WTO Members Approve Historic Trade Deal

3:51pm November 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The World Trade Organization's 160 members unanimously approved a first-ever multilateral trade deal which the group believes will boost global commerce by $1 trillion annually.

Women gather in the courtyard at the home of the two young victims' family in the village of Katra Sahadatganj in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. India's largest state is under pressure to address atrocities against women.

World News

Indian Investigators Deny Village Girls Were Raped, Murdered

2:47pm November 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Villagers said the two "untouchable" caste girls were gang-raped and then hanged from a tree in May, but the country's equivalent of the FBI now says there was no rape and that they hanged themselves.

Economy

The Economics Of Thanksgiving 2014

1:39pm November 27, 2014

by Marilyn Geewax

More people will be driving and flying this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Gasoline isn't the only thing that's cheaper. Turkey is too, along with its companions, stuffing and cranberries.

They're participants in Niger's School for Husbands.

School For Husbands Gets Men To Talk About Family Size

1:28pm November 27, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

The average woman in Niger bears seven children — the world's highest birth rate. And the country can barely feed its current population. How do you convince people that smaller families are better?

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Snow falls Wednesday night as Missouri National Guard members stand outside of the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo.

National

In Ferguson And Across The Country, Protests Are More Subdued

12:18pm November 27, 2014

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Only about 30 demonstrators were out Wednesday night in Ferguson, NPR's Elise Hu reports, and there were only a handful of sizable protests across the country.

We don't endorse using a trident to carve your turkey.

National

Stories Of Your First Thanksgiving In The U.S.

12:12pm November 27, 2014

by Kat Chow

Not surprisingly, many of the stories we heard from you were about food. You had issues roasting the turkey. Your mom found, um, a creative solution to making your bird golden-brown.

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Books
Arts

For P.D. James, A Good Mystery Celebrated Human Intelligence

12:12pm November 27, 2014

The British author of best-selling detective stories has died at age 94. "In a sense, the detective story is a small celebration of reason and order in our very disorderly world," she told NPR.

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