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Still A Sense Of Tension In San Bernardino Mountains After Shootout

By: Kirk Siegler and NPR People: Robert Siegel // February 13, 2013
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We're learning more about the events surrounding the apparent end of the manhunt for ex-Los Angeles Police Department officer Christopher Dorner. Authorities still have not positively identified the body found in the burned-out cabin in the San Bernardino Mountains. Robert Siegel talks with Kirk Siegler, who has the latest on the investigation.

Arts & Culture

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Decades Later And Across An Ocean, A Novel Gets Its Due

John Williams' Stoner sold just 2,000 copies when it was originally published in 1965. It's now acknowledged as a classic work, is a best-seller across Europe and the No. 1 novel in the Netherlands.

Food

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Giant Renaissance Food People Descend Upon New York

Giuseppe Arcimboldo was a 16th-century artist who liked to play with his food, transforming it into the building blocks of many of his fantastical portraits. Artist Philip Haas has taken those portraits out of museums, reinterpreting them as colossal statues that interact with the natural environment.

Politics

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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House

Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.

Technology

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Young Kenyans Build Mobile Apps For Local Use

College students and recent graduates crammed the top floor of a tech hub in Nairobi for a competition built around the theme "Solutions for the Next Billion Mobile Users." Africa has more than 600 million mobile phone users (approximately 11 percent of the global total) – and the number is growing.

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