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Policemen show pictures of body parts found in parcels as they address reporters in Bangkok on Monday. Thai police said two Americans who had tried to send the parts to the U.S. had fled the country.

World News

U.S. Tourists Accused Of Trying To Ship Human Parts Out Of Thailand

8:00pm November 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The parts, including an infant's head, a baby's foot and an adult heart, were allegedly stolen from a medical museum. The Americans said they bought the parts at a Bangkok market, according to police.

World News

Ukraine Conflict Disturbs G-20 Summit

7:55pm November 17, 2014

Russia and Ukraine take center stage at the G-20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Moscow correspondent Corey Flintoff about the summit and the Russia-Ukraine border.

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The Rosetta spacecraft, which orbits the comet, captured this series of images of the Philae lander bounding off the surface. The precise spot the lander came to a stop remains unknown.

Science

Comet Lander's Big Bounce Caught On Camera

7:41pm November 17, 2014

by Geoff Brumfiel

An orbiting spacecraft caught the Philae lander bounding on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The lander sent home some scientific data before its batteries ran out.

Members of the Church of England's Synod react after a vote to formalize the approval of consecrating women as bishops in central London Monday. The Church of England's governing body on Monday adopted a historic measure allowing women to become bishops.

Religion

U.K.'s Anglican Church Will Enable Women To Become Bishops

7:20pm November 17, 2014

by Bill Chappell

"Today we can begin to embrace a new way of being the church," the archbishop of Canterbury says. The move comes two decades after the church first ordained women as priests, in 1994.

Halliburton To Buy Baker Hughes For $34.6 Billion

7:08pm November 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The deal, which must be approved by regulators, would combine the world's second- and third-largest oilfield services providers. The new company would be a formidable rival to Schlumberger Ltd.

National

Charles Manson, 80, Gets License To Wed 26-Year-Old Prison Visitor

6:39pm November 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Afton Elaine Burton, who maintains websites advocating for Manson's innocence in the Tate-LaBianca murders, told The Associated Press that the wedding will be next month.

Revolution Foods makes healthy kids meals for both schools and stores. Co-founder Kristin Richmond says mentoring and support have been key to the success of her business.

Culinary Institute's School For 'Foodpreneurs' To Cook Up Innovation

6:34pm November 17, 2014

by Allison Aubrey

The Culinary Institute of America may be best known for churning out chefs. But its graduates are charting new career paths that require more business chops and it's launching a school to mentor them.

Shinichi Suzuki makes a rare visit to Britain in 1980 to demonstrate the method he developed for learning to play the violin.

Music & Culture

'Twinkle' Sparks Fireworks As Fiddler Guts Violin Method

5:37pm November 17, 2014

by Liz Baker

Fiddler Mark O'Connor claims Shinichi Suzuki, creator of the popular Suzuki Method of violin instruction, was a fraud. O'Connor has created his own teaching system.

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Introduced, issue #52 of the Fantastic Four as a would-be for, the Black Panther would come to be a long-time ally.

Arts

Marvel's 'Black Panther' Isn't Just Another Black Superhero

5:26pm November 17, 2014

by Charles Pulliam-Moore

The recently announced feature, scheduled for November 2017, may be the first Afrofuturist film with a shot of blockbuster success.

Peter Kassig, who changed his first name to Abdul-Rahman when he converted to Islam, is shown with a truck filled with aid supplies for Syrian refugees.

World News

Slain Aid Worker Shows 'One Person Can Make A Difference,' Parents Say

5:01pm November 17, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

In a statement, Paula and Ed Kassig remembered their 26-year-old son, Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, as both a realist and an idealist. Kassig was killed by the Islamic State group.