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PRI's The World - February 02, 2012
Today on the World: The latest on the outbreak of violence at a Cairo soccer stadium. Then, Germany looks to China for help with an economic bailout. Also, scientists explore just what is happening when we get a song stuck in our head.
PRI's The World - February 01, 2012
Today on the World: Spain's economic woes are adding up to more than just financial losses. The country's educated youth is leaving in droves for job opportunities elsewhere. Them amidst global insecurity, one man says a new view on the world of work is emerging. And the government of Banda Aceh cracks down at a punk concert to make a statement about threats against Islamic values.
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Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.
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New Law Creates Demand For Meningitis Vaccine and Gov. Fails to Get Key Endorsement
A Republican and a Democrat, each with some name recognition, have entered the race to replace retiring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. KERA's Shelley Kofler says the biggest buzz surrounds broadcaster Craig James.
The holidays are a season of traditional comfort and joy. But Rawlins Gilliland believes that they're also a window open to the world as it was and might still be.
