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Special Coverage of President-Elect's News Conference
By Abby Goldstein on Sunday, November 30, 2008.Join us for special live coverage from NPR News of President-elect Barack Obama's press conference Monday at 10:40 am, where he is expected to nominate key members of his National Security team.
Global Voices on Mumbai
By Avishay Artsy on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Our friends at Global Voices have put together an extraordinary selection of blog posts on this week's tragic events in Mumbai. As armed terrorists stormed cinema halls, hotels, hospitals, and other public places in the Indian city, killing 195 and injuring more than 300, bloggers responded with real-time updates from the ground and responses from around the world.
Can beach erosion be reversed?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
How can I stop getting those thick paper phonebooks?
By EarthTalk on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
More than 500 million phone directories - nearly two books for every American - are printed and distributed every year in the U.S., taking with them some 19 million trees. (Funkeemunkeyland, courtesy Flickr)
Play With Your Food
By Avishay Artsy on Saturday, November 29, 2008.
Thanksgiving may be over, but we still have food on our minds, thanks in large part to the amazing work of Carl Warner, a London-based photographer who makes foodscapes: landscapes made of food. In the picture above, hot air balloons made of fruit hover over fields of corn, beans and asparagus.
Appalachian Mountain Teen Project
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, November 29, 2008.Jackie's son was born the summer after her freshman year in high school. With help from Appalachian Mountain Teen Project she stayed in school, graduated and is now in college.
How to Survive Black Friday
By Avishay Artsy on Friday, November 28, 2008.Retailers are crossing their fingers that today American consumers will bail them out of a tough past few months. Black Friday is the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, though bargain-hunters looking to avoid being trampled to death may wait it out and spend Cyber Monday shopping from the comfort of their office.
