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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Mamoudou Gassama, 22, from Mali, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 28, 2018. Mamoudou Gassama living illegally in France is being honored by Macron for scaling an apartment building over the weekend to save a 4-year-old child dangling from a fifth-floor balcony. Thibault Camus/Pool via Reuters - RC17E8529380
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France’s President Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child

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NewsWorks Tonight, May 28, 2018

Starbucks conducts anti-bias training for its staff tomorrow. A Drexel University study has devised a method to better monitor pilots’ ...

Air Date: May 28, 2018

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At least 2 killed as Subtropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in southern U.S.

The first named storm of the season, Subtropical Storm Alberto, came ashore Monday along the Florida Panhandle, bringing heavy rain to a wide swath of the Southeast and claimi

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The consequences of errors and lies on old world maps

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Robert Herendeen, National Park Service ranger, speaks to visitors at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Rangers like Herendeen have the task of collecting items left at the wall — including human remains. (Eslah Attar/NPR)
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Military

Human ashes left at the Vietnam Memorial find a not-final resting place

It's nightfall in D.C., at the end of the evening shift, when the throngs of students on school field trips have slowed to a trickle at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

8 years ago

Water moves past a car swept into the riverbank and smashed by a fallen tree is shown just off Main Street in flood-ravaged Ellicott City, Md., Monday, May 28, 2018. Sunday's destructive flooding left the former mill town heartbroken as it had bounded back from another destructive storm less than two years ago. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
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Rescuers seeking 1 man still missing in Maryland flooding

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — One man remained missing after flash flooding tore down historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, and ...

8 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Nick Williams hits a RBI single off Toronto Blue Jays' J.A. Happ to score Aaron Altherr during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 27, 2018, in Philadelphia. The Blue Jays won 5-3.

Fans seem less than enthusiastic about sports betting rules

When it comes to sports betting, the reaction is mixed amongst Phillies fans.

8 years ago

Johanna Humphrey, (left), ended up with 24 boxes of crayons she didn't need. She gave them to teacher Laura Smith, (right), through the Buy Nothing Project. It encourages people to share without money changing hands.
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Facebook project wants you to ‘buy nothing’ and ask for what you need

While Facebook makes money by selling stuff through advertising, it's also spawned hundreds of groups where the goal is to give things away.

8 years ago

Inside the N.J. state Captiol building in Trenton, which is undergoing renovations. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
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New Jersey

N.J. state Capitol renovations on track for 2022 completion

Renovation and restoration work is expected to begin early next year.

8 years ago

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Rising fuel costs spur surcharge for cars on Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Rising fuel costs will be passed along to those who ferry cars between New Jersey and Delaware next month.

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In this July 15, 2009 file photo, Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean walks through the largest exhibition of his artwork to date, inspired by his experience walking on the moon, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing, in Washington. Bean, the Apollo and Skylab astronaut, fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished artist, has died.  (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo, File)
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Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies at 86

Bean was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing in 1969.

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A couple in Portland, Ore., discovered that their Amazon Echo had recorded their conversation and sent it to one of their contacts. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
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Amazon Echo recorded and sent couple’s conversation — all without their knowledge

Have an Echo and want to know what it has been recording? Here's how to find out.

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Military

Army plans to exhume remains of four Carlisle Indian School students

The Carlisle Indian School tried to assimilate Native American children into mainstream American culture, but hundreds died from harsh conditions in the early 1900s.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, May 25, 2018

As Philadelphia updates its water pipes, motorists and residents are left frustrated. Virginia McGrath, energy auditor for Pittsburgh ...

Air Date: May 25, 2018

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Ernestine Cuellar raises her hands in prayer during a rally on Boston Common in 2016. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
National

Pray for us? Americans see nation lacking in morality

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

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