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Streamy Awards For Online Video Make Bid For More Respectability

2:33pm September 18, 2015

by Neda Ulaby

The Streamy Awards are the Oscars of online video. Even though highly produced web videos have major followings — with numbers, in some cases, that exceed television shows — this year, the awards are making a bid for more respectability. NPR spoke with the creators of the Streamies and offers a view of the evolving online video landscape.

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A man holds a $20 bill up in front of the White House.

Yes, People Are Placing Bets On Politics. Here's How

1:48pm September 18, 2015

by Scott Detrow

Call it the stock market of politics. A new trading market allows people to essentially place bets on who will win a debate, get the most speaking time and more. And it walks a fine legal line.

Jon Ronson speaking at TEDGlobal London in 2015.

Arts

How Can Our Real Lives Be Ruined By Our Digital Ones?

12:05pm September 18, 2015

by NPR/TED Staff

Writer Jon Ronson says Internet commenters can behave like a mob — and believes it's time to rethink how we interact when we go online.

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(From left to right) BlaBlaCar co-founders Nicolas Brusson, COO, Frédéric Mazzella, CEO, and Francis Nappez, CTO.

World News

What Does French Ride-Sharing Company BlaBlaCar Have That Uber Doesn't?

3:29pm September 17, 2015

by Laura Wagner

BlaBlaCar is valued at $1.6 billion. Uber is worth $18.4 billion. The Europe-based firm finds long-distance rides for users, and avoids Uber's troubles with taxi industry regulations.

American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac last month at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

National

'Computer Issue' Grounds American Airlines Flights

2:54pm September 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Flights have resumed after what the airline called connectivity issues caused ground stops in Dallas, Chicago and Miami.

A voter fills out her ballot in Las Vegas in 2004. A new report finds several states, including Nevada, have voting machines more than 10 years old, which are more likely to fail.

Report: America's Aging Voting Machines Could Present Election Problems

1:54pm September 17, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Almost every state bought new computerized voting equipment after the disputed 2000 election. But the machines are coming to the end of their useful lives, and there's little momentum to replace them.

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"I'll show you the divide in our class," Karin Kanzuki says in a new trailer for Street Fighter 5.

Snooty And Lethal, A Blonde Brawler Returns To 'Street Fighter' Game

11:49am September 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Known for laughing dismissively after knocking huge opponents to the ground, Karin Kanzuki's return in Street Fighter 5 was announced Thursday.

Ellen Stofan (from left), chief scientist of NASA, and astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti, Serena Auñón and Cady Coleman.

3 Astronauts Walk Into NPR ...

6:49am September 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The women plus NASA's chief scientist came to talk space exploration, women in STEM, and common misconceptions. Oh, and which foods they wished they had in space.

Appeals Court Rules Youtube Video Of Baby Dancing To Prince Was Fair Use

7:43pm September 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Daniel Nazer of the Electronic Frontier Foundation about the impact of this ruling. An appeals court ruled the music used in the video was an instance of fair use.

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Engineers made the implant with a metallic 3-D printer that melts titanium powder.

Engineers Create A Titanium Rib Cage Worthy Of Wolverine

4:03pm September 15, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Doctors say it's the first time a titanium sternum and set of ribs have been made with a 3-D printer. The custom-made device has already been implanted in the chest of a cancer patient in Spain.