NPR Story
2:00 am
Tue November 8, 2011

South Korean Opposition Delays Free Trade Vote

In South Korea, opposition politicians have delayed the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States. The U.S. Congress has ratified the pact. But in South Korea, thousands of opponents have been holding angry street rallies, and a rising mood of anti-American sentiment is helping their cause.

Space
1:01 am
Tue November 8, 2011

The Plutonium Problem: Who Pays For Space Fuel?

When NASA's next Mars rover blasts off later this month, the car-sized robot will carry with it nearly eight pounds of a special kind of plutonium fuel that's in short supply.

NASA has relied on that fuel, called plutonium-238, to power robotic missions for five decades.

But with supplies running low, scientists who want the government to make more are finding that it sometimes seems easier to chart a course across the solar system than to navigate the budget process inside Washington, D.C.

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Europe
10:01 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

In Spain, Low Wages Become Increasingly Common

David Horcajada fishes a beer can out of his backpack at a Madrid square.

"Five years ago, believe me, there were really few people drinking on the streets," he says. "Right now, everybody is drinking on the street because people cannot afford to pay for drinks at bars. So since we're Spanish and we do drink, we party a lot, so it doesn't matter if we don't have money. We'll keep doing it."

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Fine Art
10:01 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

Wal-Mart Heiress Brings Art Museum To The Ozarks

The American art world's biggest event in decades is happening this week — but it's not where you'd expect it to be.

Bentonville, Ark. is home to Wal-Mart headquarters and, starting Nov. 11, it will also be home to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and what some critics are calling one of the world's best collections of American art.

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Science
10:01 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

For Copernicus, A 'Perfect Heaven' Put Sun At Center

It doesn't happen often, but there are times when a single book turns the world on its head. Isaac Newton's Principia unraveled the mystery of gravity. Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species explained how evolution worked.

But before either of these, there was On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus. It was published in 1543. In it, Copernicus made the astounding claim that Earth revolves around the sun, not the other way around.

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Sports
10:01 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

Some Local Businesses Hurting Without NBA Assist

From Los Angeles to New York City and Miami to Dallas, professional basketball fans face November without the NBA. The league keeps canceling games because of the ongoing lockout as players and owners squabble over future contracts.

Most NBA cities have other professional sports to turn to with hoops on hiatus. But some markets, like downtown Oklahoma City, only have one game in town.

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Law
10:01 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

Do Police Need Warrants For GPS Tracking Devices?

Credit Yasir Afifi / AP
The Supreme Court considers whether GPS monitoring devices like this one may be affixed to suspects' cars without a warrant from a judge.

Originally published on Tue November 8, 2011 9:52 am

The U.S. Supreme Court, an institution steeped in tradition, steps into the turbulent world of new technology Tuesday. At issue before the court is whether police must get a warrant from a judge before they can attach a GPS tracking device to a car so they can monitor a suspect's every movement for an indefinite period of time.

The case could have enormous implications for privacy rights in the information age.

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Native America Calling
4:45 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

Our Original Warriors

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Fri. 11/11 a 11a: Today, as the country observes Veterans Day, in honor of the numerous people who have stepped up to protect this country over the past century, we turn our focus to the Native men and women who walked through battle for their own tribal nations right here on what is now U.S. soil. 

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Native America Calling
4:29 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

White Journalists in Native America

Thu. 11/10 11a: The recent ABC television show 20/20 featured a show called “Children of the Plains” shed light on the plight of Indian children on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. It turned out to be the highest rated show for the network in months. 

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