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Author Interviews
1:38 am
Tue October 23, 2012

Running Toward Redemption On 'Ransom Road'

Originally published on Tue October 23, 2012 2:53 am

Meet a man with a powerful addiction — to running. Caleb Daniloff says he believes the sport saved him from addictions that were far worse, and he's written a new book, called Running Ransom Road: Confronting the Past, One Marathon at a Time, about his experiences.

Daniloff has run some familiar marathons — New York and Boston — but he's also been to a place not famous for outdoor running: Moscow.

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Books News & Features
1:38 am
Tue October 23, 2012

America's Facebook Generation Is Reading Strong

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Pew's study found that 60 percent of Americans under 30 used the library in the past year.

Originally published on Tue October 23, 2012 2:53 am

In what may come as a pleasant surprise to people who fear the Facebook generation has given up on reading — or, at least, reading anything longer than 140 characters — a new report from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project reveals the prominent role of books, libraries and technology in the lives of young readers, ages 16 to 29. Kathryn Zickuhr, the study's main author, joins NPR's David Greene to discuss the results.

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Sports
5:11 am
Mon October 22, 2012

World Cycling Body Upholds U.S. Ruling On Armstrong

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Lance Armstrong became a bicycle racing legend when he won every Tour de France from 1999 to 2005. But after what happened today, there will be no official record of all those victories. Cycling's international governing body announced it will not appeal sanctions by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

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Strange News
3:17 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Deceased Man's Treasured Maps Go To L.A. Library

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 5:11 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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Strange News
2:53 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Out-Of-This-World Nuptials For London Klingon Couple

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 5:11 am

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All Tech Considered
1:34 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Six New Video Games That Will Get You Hooked

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 11:03 am

Video game makers are rolling out their new titles — with a wide range of creativity and style — just in time for the holiday shopping season. Jamin Warren, founder of Kill Screen magazine, shares his list of video games you should keep your eye on:

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Television
1:33 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Ratings Success? It's All In The (ABC) Family

Originally published on Tue November 27, 2012 2:09 pm

In a sterile white boardroom in ABC Family's headquarters in Los Angeles, two young women are assiduously ignoring a spread of cookies in favor of two more important things: their laptops and a live broadcast of the show Pretty Little Liars playing on a large flat-screen TV.

Dalia Ganz, 28, is the show's social-media manager. She's patiently teaching one of the beautiful young actors on the show how to live-tweet this episode.

"Include #prettylittleliars in your answers," she instructs. That is a literal transcription of her words.

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The Salt
1:31 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Swapping Out Sugary Soda For Diet Drinks May Help Tip The Scale In Your Favor

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Drinking diet soda and other low-calorie drinks may help you manage weight, but experts say plain old H2O is still the best way to go.

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 9:42 am

Diet soda. We love it or hate it. But there's no doubt that consumption is on the rise. More Americans than ever are drinking diet colas, along with other zero- and low-calorie alternatives.

While diet drink consumption is up across the entire population — about 1 in 5 of us consume them — it's higher-income, middle-aged women who are most likely to be sipping diet drinks, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey.

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Middle East
1:29 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Signals From Iran Indicate Willingness To Talk

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An Iranian boy holds a tray of eggs at a grocery store in Tehran last month. From Sunday, Sept. 30, to Monday, Oct. 1, the Iranian currency lost nearly one-third of its value against the dollar.

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 10:50 am

Iran is hurting. Economic and banking sanctions, plus an effective oil embargo led by the European Union, have brought chaos to Iran's economy. The bottom fell out of its currency, the rial, a couple of weeks ago, provoking street protests. Iranians of all social classes are struggling to cope.

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How We Watch What We Watch
1:28 am
Mon October 22, 2012

For Sports Fans, A Plethora Of Platforms To Watch On

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 5:11 am

While most American homes still have a television in the den, how we watch, and what we watch, is changing. Computers, tablets, smartphones, DVRs and video game consoles have redefined what television is.

Viewers have officially become a multiscreen culture. And that means the TV industry is changing, as well. Consider that 36 million Americans watch video on their phones, according to the Nielsen ratings company.

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