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PLANET MONEY MAKES A T-SHIRT: The world behind a simple shirt, in five chapters

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We Found This 20-Year-Old T-Shirt In Kenya. The Internet Found The Original Owner

12:46am December 12, 2013

by David Kestenbaum

Clothes donated to charity in the U.S. often wind up for sale in African markets. Here's the story of one shirt that started out at a bat mitzvah in Michigan and wound up in a market in Nairobi.

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Ex-Brazilian President Kubitschek Was Murdered, Commission Says

12:30pm December 11, 2013

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In Brazil, an investigative commission has released a report that says ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek, thought to have died in a 1976 car accident, was murdered by the 1970's military regime.

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Pope Francis as he waved to the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Argentina's Cardinal Bergoglio Is The New Pope; He Will Be 'Francis'

8:11am December 11, 2013

by Mark Memmott

On the second day of their conclave, 115 Roman Catholic cardinals settled on their selection. Now, the new pontiff faces the challenge of leading a church that is confronting many challenges. His chosen name honors a saint known for works of mercy and a simple lifestyle.

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Throngs Celebrate Nelson Mandela's Legacy

12:11pm December 10, 2013

Renee Montagne brings us an update on the memorial service for the late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

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In Soweto, World Leaders Remember Mandela's Legacy

12:11pm December 10, 2013

NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton offers an update on Nelson Mandela's memorial from Soweto's FNB Stadium.

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Mandela Remembered In Soweto, South Africa

12:11pm December 10, 2013

NPR offers the latest updates from Nelson Mandela's memorial service in Soweto, South Africa.

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Too Young To Remember Mandela's Leadership, But Not His Legacy

12:11pm December 10, 2013

In Soweto, South Africa, NPR's Gregory Warner speaks with people attending Nelson Mandela's memorial service — some who are too young to remember the late leader's years as president.

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Mandela To Lie In State In Pretoria

12:11pm December 10, 2013

The memorial service for Nelson Mandela concluded Tuesday in Soweto, but South Africans will have additional opportunities to say farewell to their late president. Mandela lies in state in Pretoria for three days and will be buried Sunday in his home village of Qunu.

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Mourners Say Final Farewells To Mandela In Soweto

12:11pm December 10, 2013

Tens of thousands of South Africans and world leaders celebrated the life of former president Nelson Mandela at FNB Stadium in Soweto. NPR's Gregory Warner has the story.

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The Afterlife Of American Clothes

10:45am December 10, 2013

by Gregory Warner

The U.S. exports a billion pounds of used clothes every year. Much of that winds up in used clothing markets in sub-Saharan Africa.

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