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'Scandal' Creates Twitter Frenzy

editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:00 +0000

Social media was ablaze during the season finale of ABC's hit political thriller Scandal. Host Michel Martin asks Gene Demby, blogger for NPR's Code Switch team, what it is about the show that makes it ripe for Twitter chatter — especially among African Americans.

Christine Ha: From MasterChef To Home Kitchen

editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:00 +0000

When Christine Ha won MasterChef in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook Recipes from my Home Kitchen.

Decades Of History Behind IRS Flap

editor — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:21:00 +0000

Host Michel Martin looks into why some non-profits are tax exempt, and how something like the recent IRS flap could happen. She speaks with David Cay Johnston, a columnist for Tax Analysts and reporter Brentin Mock of Colorlines.com.

VIDEO: Look Inside A Grizzly Bear's Mouth

Mark Memmott — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvzQCipwr6Q

Ask A Banker: Capital, Capital!

Matt Levine — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:39:00 +0000

Hi, it's Ask a Banker! You should send us questions on email or Twitter, but this particular question, though timely, was made up by me, sorry:

Q. Should banks be required to hold much more capital as a safety net? Or should they be putting that money to productive use by lending it out instead?

Naaaaah, just messing with you.

Deborah Turness, Of British ITV, Will Be President Of NBC News

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

NBC announced Monday that Deborah Turness, the former editor of the British ITV News, will become president of NBC News beginning in August.

Turness, the network said, becomes the first woman to head the news division of one of the Big Three television networks in the United States.

"Deborah has built an outstanding reputation as both a journalist and business executive with a proven track record for innovation and collaboration," Pat Fili-K

'Cheating' Can Be An Effective Learning Strategy

Tania Lombrozo — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:19:00 +0000

It's the end of the semester here at UC Berkeley, and I've got testing on my mind. I'm not the only one; across campus, instructors are engaged in the arduous task of grading quickly and fairly while students sigh with relief as they exit their final, final exams.

We most often think of tests as being about assessment.

Can A Piece of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?

Allison Aubrey — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:01:00 +0000

One way to know how much soda people drink is to ask them.

The problem?

Immigration Officers' Union Will Oppose Senate Bill

Eyder Peralta — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

The union that represents 12,000 officers who process immigration applications said they will oppose a bipartisan bill that seeks to overhaul the nation's immigration policies.

As Fox News reports, The National CIS Council is the second union to oppose the bill being discussed in Congress.

Supreme Court Takes Case On Prayer At Government Meetings

Mark Memmott — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

A challenge to the way a western New York State town board has had prayers read before its public meetings has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The justices announced Monday morning that they will hear oral arguments in the case of Greece, N.Y. v.