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Morning Edition, NPR's weekday morning newsmagazine  providing news in context, airing thoughtful ideas and commentary, and reviewing important new music, books, and events in the arts.

 

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Author Interviews
1:09 am
Tue May 21, 2013

After Crashing In Canadian 'Abyss,' Four Men Fight To Survive

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Carol Shaben is a freelance journalist who lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Author Carol Shaben marks the crash's 20-year anniversary with three of its survivors (from left): Erik Vogel, Larry Shaben and Scott Deschamps.
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Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 9:13 am

On the night of Oct. 19, 1984, Erik Vogel was uneasy about flying. It was snowing; his plane's de-icer and autopilot weren't working; and his co-pilot had been bumped to fit one more passenger on his 10-seater. But the young pilot was behind schedule and he felt like his job was on the line, so he took off, as he did most days, shuttling between the remote communities that dot the Canadian wilderness.

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Author Interviews
1:08 am
Tue May 21, 2013

Courtside Chemistry: How NBA's Phil Jackson Won 'Eleven Rings'

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Phil Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1998, and of the L.A. Lakers for more than 10 years.
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Originally published on Tue May 21, 2013 9:13 am

Phil Jackson is famous not only for coaching stars — Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal with the L.A. Lakers — but also for his distinctive "zen" approach to basketball. He introduced his teams to yoga and meditation, and regularly assigned his players books to read.

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Europe
5:00 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Germany May Have Paid A Price For Its Financial Power

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Germans had to finance bailouts for countries like Greece, and imposed austerity measures in return. Those who disapprove may have struck back. People across the continent and beyond watched the Eurovision song contest. The German entry finished near the bottom, with countries giving the Germans no points at all

Around the Nation
4:55 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Right Lottery Numbers, Wrong Date

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A California woman turned on the TV last week and saw she had the winning numbers in Wednesday's drawing. She thought she had won $360 million. It turns out she bought her ticket an hour after Wednesday's drawing.

Business
2:56 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Yahoo To Buy Tumblr In An Attempt To Revitalize Itself

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Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 3:06 am

Yahoo is expected to announce Monday that it's acquiring the social media site Tumblr, in a deal The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets are reporting to be worth about $1.1 billion. Some analysts are calling the acquisition an effort by Yahoo to be "cool and relevant" again.

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