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Afternoon Edition

Most of all, however, the assailants target the emos for dressing effeminately, still a provocative act for many in a macho Mexico.

Raúl Castro allows cellular phone use in Cuba, lifting restrictions that previously limited service to the government and foreigners.

For its 120th birthday, the Eiffel Tower gets a little hat.

Some question whether it’s swimmers who are breaking world records, or their new, high-tech Speedos.

It’s not a groundswell; it’s a tidal wave. It’s the biggest thing to happen in Tibetan history for 40 years. Tibet expert explains what’s going on, what’s next.

Audio: Meditation-expert monks have more compassionate brains than those without meditative training.

Researchers test the connection of scents to emotions, find our sense of smell sharpens to record the negative.

Op: With April being the “silly season” in presidential politics, a theory on how to get a Gore-Obama ticket.

“I’m not a happy bunny.” Heathrow’s new terminal continues to fail spectacularly.

Ten technology gadgets to covet, like a solar-powered robot lawnmower.

Audio: British radio host gets the giggles during obituary, audience coos.

The $35 movie ticket will arrive with reclining seats and sushi service.

Morning Edition

The number 4,000 is too great to grasp even for us that are here in Iraq.

Op: When pressed on how they’ll handle the mortgage crisis, McCain regresses, Obama digresses, and Clinton progresses.

Following the discovery of toxins in its mozzarella, Italy faces European ban, embargoes from abroad.

“Were we looking at a new Jackie O or more of an Audrey Hepburn or perhaps, even, a touch of Diana.” Unlike their Gallic counterparts, the British press swoon for Carla Bruni.

Some may bristle over using sex to sell veganism, but the opposite is admittedly much harder.

A more-clothed Playboy launches in the Philippines, targeting mature dads who read it for the articles.

A tub for the reading-in-the-bath folks.

Related: How to dry out a wet book.

More often Brockmeier’s pity is directed toward white Americans who grew up during the 1980s. Christian Lorentzen on Kevin Brockmeier’s “Magic Feelism.”

Audio: A 10-second clip of a woman singing from 1860 is believed to be the first recording of the human voice.

Video: Nicole Pasulka on sign-language remakes of music videos.

“This is not a bomb! This is not terror!” On the train to Brooklyn, a student’s science project began smoking in his backpack.

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