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  • People wait for tickets during Traverse City's film festival.
    Traverse City leaders vote to limit festivals
    The waterfront in Traverse City used to be an industrial area. Now it's open space with parks, beaches and bike trails.With that comes festivals, and some…
  • Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died after losing control during a training run at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Jane Leavy opens <em>The Best American Sports Writing 2011</em> with John Powers' piece about the accident.
    Best 'Sports Writing' Shows Athletes At Their Limits
    From the death of a Georgian luger at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics to the mechanics of hockey fights, the best sportswriting can inspire a range of human emotion. Jane Leavy, editor of The Best American Sports Writing 2011 anthology, joins NPR's Neal Conan to share some of her favorite sports stories.
  • Investors Feel The Pain of Lehman Bros. Collapse
    Wall Street lost more than 500 points Monday reacting to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch. It was the worst loss since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Adding to the misery is insurance giant American Insurance Group, which is facing serious trouble.
  • Private Prison Promises Leave Texas Towns In Trouble
    After a private company entices Littlefield, Texas, officials with the promise of new revenue, the declining inmate population is forcing the city to pay thousands every month for an empty facility.
  • The Colobus Monkeys diorama at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, completed in 1941.
    In The Background: Art You May Never Notice
    Why that unassuming museum art — which you'll find behind taxidermic bison and birds — deserves a closer look.
  • Struggling to survive after state cuts assistance
    Michigan Watch is working with the online magazine Bridge in a year-long collaboration, following families who were cut from welfare cash assistance by a…
  • South Korean soldiers face a North Korean soldier standing at the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Thursday. North Korea's neighbors are reassessing their policies following the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
    With N. Korea In Flux, Neighbors Reassess Policies
    As North Korea prepares for a new leader, China, South Korea and the other nations are recalibrating their policies and weighing new security concerns. The job is difficult because so little is known about Kim Jong Un, the son and presumed successor to Kim Jong Il.
  • New Orleans' Levees Withstand Nudge From Gustav
    In New Orleans, there is a sense of relief that Hurricane Gustav didn't roar ashore as hard as it could have. The city avoided a direct hit, and its improved levee system has held.
  • Surface miners in West Virginia.
    Coal: Dirty Past, Hazy Future - A Radio Documentary
    This documentary is an in-depth look at the future of coal in this country.The Environment Report explores the role that coal plays in our lives and in…
  • Judge Nominations Refiled As Vacancies Affect Courts
    The White House has renominated 42 judge candidates, hoping they will be confirmed this time around after getting stuck in the Senate last year. Experts say the situation is dire: About 10 percent of seats on the federal bench are now vacant, and judges themselves are starting to sound the alarm.
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