10:23am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted

Credit Irish Central Bank

Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve.

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10:15am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K.

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 2:49 pm

Two men were arrested and removed from a Pakistan International Airlines passenger jet Friday. It had been on its way from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England, when something that happened aboard led authorities to scramble Royal Air Force fighter jets and divert the passenger plane to London Stansted Airport.

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9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

Memory Games

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"Some memories come with a very compelling sense of truth about them. And that happens to be the case even with memories that are not true." -- Daniel Kahneman

Memory is malleable, dynamic and elusive. When we tap into our memories, where's the line between fact and fiction? How does our memory play tricks on us, and how can we train it to be more accurate? In this hour, TED speakers discuss how a nimble memory can improve your life, and how a frail one might ruin someone else's.

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9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master Memorizer?

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Part 3 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.

About Joshua Foer's TEDTalk

Some people can memorize thousands of numbers, the names of dozens of strangers or the precise order of cards in a shuffled deck. Science writer and U.S. Memory Champion Joshua Foer shows how anyone can become a memory virtuoso, including him.

About Joshua Foer

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9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

How Do Experiences Become Memories?

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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.

About Daniel Kahneman's TEDTalk

Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman goes through a series of examples of things we might remember, from vacations to colonoscopies. He explains how our "experiencing selves" and our "remembering selves" perceive happiness differently.

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9:58am

Fri May 24, 2013
TED Radio Hour

Can Eyewitnesses Create Memories?

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Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Memory Games.

About Scott Fraser's TEDTalk

Forensic psychologist Scott Fraser studies how we remember crimes. He describes a deadly shooting and explains how eyewitnesses can create memories that they haven't seen. Why? Because the brain is always trying to fill in the blanks.

About Scott Fraser

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9:57am

Fri May 24, 2013
WVAS Local

WVAS Local News

Keep those seatbelts buckled, the advice comes from the Alabama Department of Public Safety for people traveling through the state during the long Memorial Day weekend.  Motorists can expect to see extra troopers on roads and highways participating in the nationwide "Click It Or Ticket" campaign.  Many of the state's city and county law enforcement agencies are participating.  Troopers, officers and sheriff's deputies also will enforce speeding and other traffic laws. 

Alabama Accountability

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9:16am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Two-Way

British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 11:37 am

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8:51am

Fri May 24, 2013
Politics

It's All Politics, May 23, 2013

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 8:52 am

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Seriously, with E.W. Jackson in Virginia and Anthony Weiner in New York, what more do NPR's Ron Elving and Ken Rudin need for their podcast? OK, maybe throw in the ongoing IRS controversy, Lois Lerner pleading the Fifth Amendment, an immigration deal coming out of Senate Judiciary and a new mayor in Los Angeles.

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8:49am

Fri May 24, 2013
The Deadly Tornado In Moore, Okla.

Community Surprised Okla. Tornado Death Toll Wasn't Higher

Originally published on Fri May 24, 2013 9:58 am

Credit Katie Hayes Luke for NPR

Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., killed 24 people and caused an estimated $2.2 billion worth of damage. As the community reflects on what happened, one question is: How did so many manage to survive such devastating destruction?

Lifelong Oklahoman Kristi Freeman has seen her share of tornadoes, but she says the twister that tore through her neighborhood Monday was something else.

"This tornado was like a monster. It was like something that was alive. It destroyed your peace, your comfort," she says.

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