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PRI's The World - February 09, 2012
Today on the World: Is a civil war brewing in Syria? Also, the Spanish judge who tried to bring Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to justice now finds himself on the wrong side of Spanish law. And a look at Mexico's top presidential elections, one of whom will become the country's first female president.
PRI's The World - February 08, 2012
Today on the World: Why the Syrian city of Homs is the center of rebellion against the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Then, a closer look at what is behind a spate of major building collapses around the world. And a German company that wants to help Americans carpool more.
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Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts
LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.
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Israel envoys 'target of attacks'
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran after bombers apparently targeted diplomats in India and Georgia, injuring four people.
Brussels praises Greek cuts vote
The European Commission welcomes Greece's approval of tough austerity measures, needed for a massive bailout package, which sparked riots in Athens on Sunday.
'No foul play' in Houston death
A coroner says foul play was not suspected in the death of Whitney Houston as the music world pays tribute to the singer at the Grammy Awards.
Greek businesses hurting even before latest cuts
Many Greeks spent the weekend protesting against austerity cuts in their country, in part because individuals and businesses are already having trouble scraping by.
More uncertainty looms after Greek cuts
Greeks rioted over the weekend, burning dozens of buildings in protest against budget cuts that are the latest condition for a $170 billion bailout from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
The Greek spending cuts in U.S. terms
More strict austerity measures were passed in Greece over the weekend. What would the equivalent of the cuts look like here at home?
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Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus, who became the living embodiment of the franchise in his 34 years behind the microphone, has died. Niehaus passed away at his Bellevue home on Wednesday.
The term "Salish Sea" recognizes the original inhabitants of the lands that surround the inland waters of Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Georgia Strait. In Canada, those people are known as the First Nations. This week in our series "Reflections on the Water," KPLU environment reporter Liam Moriarty stands on a beach on the east side of Vancouver Island with Coast Salish elder George Harris.
Nearly every hospital in Washington has now adopted a mandatory flu-shot policy for hospital workers. That makes Washington the first state in the nation where nearly every hospital employee will be immunized. KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld has the story:
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It was inevitable that two people who love cooking and eating as much as Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson and KPLU's Dick "The Big Eater" Stein would finally have to face the music -- and the mirror -- as we hear on today's Food for Thought.
Not only has KPLU's Dick Stein detected an annoying trend in modern retailing but at this very moment Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson is actually dreaming about it
The end and the beginning of the year often marks change in business of all kinds - and the restaurant business is no exception- as we hear from Seattle Times food writer Nancy Leson on today's Food for Thought.
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