The Feed Exclusive - Guests and Surprises @ Video Games Live E3 Week

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:07 -0500

If you are going to be in Los Angeles during E3 week and you consider yourself a fan of video game music, then it is a moral imperative for you to get yourself ...

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The first attempt to send a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station was aborted less than a second before liftoff this morning, after an onboard computer detected a problem in one of its launch vehicle's nine engines. More »

3 Accused Of Planning Attack On Obama's Chicago HQ

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:49:03 -0500

Prosecutors also said the men, arrested in a raid Wednesday, planned to attack Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit. The suspects were each being held on $1.5 million bond.

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Obama: G-8 Leaders Focus On Eurozone Crisis

Sat, 19 May 2012 11:59:58 -0500

The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe's financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a shirt-sleeve discussion that also will cover world concerns about oil prices.

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How To Watch The Solar Eclipse

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:34:57 -0500

A solar eclipse is in store for the western United States on Sunday. Host Scott Simon lays out how eclipse-watchers should prepare with Dee Friesen of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society.

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The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors [Books]

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:34:57 -0500

Everybody wants to be successful. And if you've ever told anyone that you're writing a novel (or screenplay, short story, comic book, rondel, etc.) you'll find out that most people you know are writing or planning on writing or want to write something too. This means there are a lot of people who want to be successful writers out there. More

Failure To Launch: SpaceX Delays Mission

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:03:36 -0500

SpaceX's rocket launch was aborted Saturday morning. The next opportunity to try again will be early next Tuesday morning. SpaceX, working with NASA, is trying to send the first commercial spaceship to with International Space Station. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce.

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Chinese Activist Prepares To Head To U.S.

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:41:14 -0500

Chen Guangcheng told The Associated Press that he has left the hospital where he'd been staying and is at the Beijing airport. Chen's escape from a rural village last month set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington.

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Fungus, Fruit Flies, Old Age: It's The End Times For NPR's AntCam

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:22:28 -0500

Soon, an ant expert says, besieged by disease or old age, the NPR ant colony will come to an end.

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Romney Phones His Campaign Message Into Swing States

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:13:50 -0500

Romney took friendly questions by phone from five participants in swing states on Friday. He told those on the call "You folks are going to have a big say in who our next president is" and that they were not called "by random."

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The Swollen Cranium