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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.
PRI's The World - February 07, 2012
Today on the World: Escalating violence in Syria; one man says he was driven to activism after the death of a friend. Then, why Russia doesn't support the ouster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. And the Obama campaign says it will return donations after the discovery of links to a Mexican fugitive.
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Woman questioned in Belmont man's shooting death
Belmont County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting that killed a man last night in the Fairpoint area.
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Blasts rock Syria's second city
At least 28 people have been killed by bombs targeting security forces compounds in Syria's second city of Aleppo, state media report.
Greek PM warns of default 'chaos'
Greece faces "uncontrolled chaos" if it defaults on its debts, warns PM Lucas Papademos, as unions begin a general strike and four ministers resign.
Obama changes contraception rule
US President Barack Obama says insurers - and not religious institutions - will provide contraception to women free of charge, amid a row with religious leaders.
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The Undertaker Who Helps Big Banks Write Death Plans
Dolores Atallo helps banks plan how they could go out of business without wrecking the economy. "You're technically writing your own funeral, down to the color of the flowers," she says.
VIDEO: NASA Releases Spectacular View Of Aurora Borealis From Space
To make the video, NASA stitched together time-lapse footage taken with high-resolution cameras.
Deal With Banks Isn't Only Way For Homeowners To Get Help, HUD Chief Says
There's been some skepticism about how much help the $25 billion package will give hard-hit homeowners. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan says there are other remedies for those who were devastated.
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Ohio University professor Thomas Vander Ven was a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" yesterday, talking about binge drinking among college students.
OU prof writes new book on binge drinking. Listen to your audio update here.
Over the opposition of neighbors, the Athens Planning Commission has approved construction of new construction on an East Side residential street by Integrated Services of Appalachian Ohio.
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ATHENS (Reuters) - Striking Greek workers denounced a new wave of austerity on Friday as an imposition too far by Europe and the IMF. Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos told the nation it faced a stark choice between sacrifices inside the euro area and bigger sacrifices outside.
(Reuters) - The White House, in an abrupt shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and that the onus would instead be put on health insurers.
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighborhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's troops.
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