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Headlines for Thursday, May 29, 2008

Afternoon Edition

Forced by hunger, North Koreans escape to China, where criminalization and the need to re-escape await.

China boycotts all-things-Sharon Stone after comment blaming earthquake on bad karma.

South African president writes letter “packed with exclamation points,” asking Bush to “butt out” of Zimbabwe’s election.

The president shocked onlookers when he decided to give one soldier…the most bizarre salute—a “chest bump.”

On the enduring popularity of the 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey, Jr., card.

A poll on what men would rather do than watch the Sex and the City movie.

The real-life story of Otto Rahn, member of the SS and the inspiration behind Indiana Jones.

In Israel, a demonstration against a Christ-worshiping sect of Jews erupts into mass Bible burning.

The plummeting cost of clothing matches only the soaring price of luxury items.

Photos of authoritative architecture.

Lead exposure in children directly linked to arrests for violent crime.

Frogs in Cameroon are found to break their own bones to make extended, Wolverine-like claws.

The world’s going to hell. Here are some bunny photos.

Morning Edition

New York to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

South African officials consider building camps for refugees displaced by xenophobic violence.

The berry rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors for an hour or so, rendering lemons as sweet as candy. “Flavor tripping” with the miracle berry.

With food prices on the rise, families turn to Spam.

No one is going to look up anything the preacher says, cross-check his facts, raise an eyebrow at something that might sound a little off. Infiltrating an evangelical weekend retreat.

Fossilized embryo proves “dinosaurs of the sea” were giving live birth 200 million years earlier than previously thought.

Binghamton University’s attempt to reconcile the animosity between art and science.

In the works: the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or NAFTA for iPods.

Joint Israeli-Palestinian internet start-up bridges divide, builds web-based computer.

TV chef Rachael Ray pinned as a terrorist sympathizer for wearing “hate couture” keffiyeh scarf.

Fearing mad cow disease, South Koreans protest in mass numbers as ban is lifted on importing U.S. beef.

Why 200-word vignettes don’t work in a book about World War II.

Multimedia: Ira Glass on storytelling.

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