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The debris that saved Rose's life in Titanic — and sparked a quarter-century of debate — fetched over $718,000 at an auction of iconic Hollywood movie props last week. It's based on a real artifact.
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Producers say poor crop yields in the face of climate change in West Africa — where 70% of the cocoa supply is grown — is to blame. Chocolate makers are raising prices; others are shrinking candies.
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Author Keith O'Brien talks about his new book Charlie Hustle: The Rise And Fall Of Pete Rose and how betting on baseball cost the legacy of one of its biggest stars.
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The great American sculptor died on Tuesday at his home in New York on the North Fork of Long Island. He was 85.
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The Nashville-based musician talks about her new record and performs in front of a live studio audience at World Cafe.
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One of the most performed living composers unpacks the power of melody in her music, her unconventional path to success and how visual art guides her process.
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The Mellon Foundation announced grants of $1 million to three theaters: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf in New Haven and Portland Center Stage.
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Smartphones are addictive and contribute to low self-esteem and feelings of isolation among kids. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt about his book The Anxious Generation.
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A day after Homeland Security Investigations officials descended on Sean Combs' Miami and Los Angeles residences, his lawyers are calling it an "unprecedented ambush."
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Serra, known for his iconic large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork, died at the age of 85 on Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York.
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At the same time basketball teams are vying to end up in the Final Four, so are LA taquerias, as part of the annual "Taco Madness" competition.
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The Japanese-American National Museum in Los Angeles has, for the first time ever, compiled the names of all 125,000 people of Japanese descent who were incarcerated during World War II.