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  • Does Skipping Maternity Leave Set A Bad Example?
    Yahoo's next CEO Marissa Mayer sparked a debate on maternity leave after she said she plans to return to work shortly after giving birth. Host Michel Martin discusses this issue with regular moms contributors Leslie Morgan Steiner and Jolene Ivey. She's also joined by Sharon Lerner, author of The War on Moms: On Life in a Family-Unfriendly Nation.
  • Pastry Shop In Hungary Has A Selection Of Vaccine-Theme Desserts
    The shop sells mousse with brightly colored jelly toppings. A different topping for each vaccine available there: yellow for AstraZeneca and green for Pfizer. Each has a decorative syringe on top.
  • Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, shown here at a protest in support for Cubans demonstrating against their government in Miami on July 16, 2021.
    Jury convicts Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys on seditious conspiracy charge
    After four months of trial, a jury has convicted Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and other members of the far-right club of seditious conspiracy for their roles on Jan. 6, 2021.
  • Blues Song Is a Decades-Long Music Lesson
    As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The older musicians are teaching the younger musicians through the song "Sitting on Top of the World." We hear the song as recorded by Al Jolson, The Mississippi Sheiks, Howlin' Wolf, Eric Clapton, Bill Monroe and The Grateful Dead.
  • Mexico's Drug Czar Sacked
    Robert talks to NPR's David Welna about the arrest of Mexico's top anti-drug official on charges that he was working with the country's top drug cartel. Gen. Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo (reh-BOY-yo) is the highest-ranking Mexican official accused of drug-related wrongdoing.
  • The massive crack first opened up in the Larsen C ice shelf back in 2014; by the end of last week, a roughly 3-mile sliver of ice was all that connected the iceberg to the shelf.
    Massive Iceberg Breaks Free In Antarctica
    Scientists say the iceberg is one of the largest seen by satellites. But the full implications of its separation off remain to be seen.
  • President Obama meets with faith leaders in the Oval Office on Tuesday — also known as Tax Day 2014.
    Obama's Tax Rate Rose — And He Can't Blame Anyone But Himself
    President Obama, like many wealthy Americans, is paying more of his income to the IRS. He and the first lady paid $98,169 in taxes for 2013 on income of $481,098.
  • A great burger for the 4th of July
    It's just not July 4th without a burger on your plate.To help us have a perfect burger this holiday weekend, I asked Clint Cantwell, Editor of…
  • As you approach the Beacon in Spartanburg, S.C., you see the lighthouse, which is the only light thing you're going to encounter for the next half-hour or so.
    Sandwich Monday: Chili Cheeseburger A-Plenty
    For this week's Sandwich Monday, we visit the legendary Beacon Drive-In in Spartanburg, S.C., and when we're done, we don't want to leave.
  • French Toast for an Easy and Tasty Christmas Brunch
    After the gifts are opened on Christmas morning … it's time to sit down to a delicious Christmas brunch. What to serve is always the question. My number…
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