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Mountain Stage
2:23 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

Jim Lauderdale On Mountain Stage

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Jim Lauderdale on Mountain Stage.

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Originally published on Thu June 28, 2012 1:13 pm

A performer who perhaps best personifies the genre known as Americana, Jim Lauderdale has seen success in both country music and bluegrass. As a young man, Lauderdale studied acting at the North Carolina School of the Arts, but before long found himself in a music career that would take him all over the American soundscape.

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Europe
2:23 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

Months After Protest, Russian Rockers Still Jailed

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Women in a Russian punk rock group briefly perform a protest song at Moscow's main cathedral, Christ the Savior, in February. The singers criticized the church and Vladimir Putin, who is now president. Three women have been arrested and jailed for months, and the church is demanding harsh punishment.
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is one of three women jailed in connection with the protest. They have been charged with hooliganism and could receive up to seven years in prison. She is shown here in a defendant's cage before a court hearing in Moscow in April.
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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, shown here in February with Vladimir Putin, has demanded a harsh punishment for the women who staged the protest at Moscow's main cathedral.
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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 9:45 pm

The Russian government is facing a growing chorus of criticism over its harsh treatment of three women from an all-female rock band who staged a "punk" prayer service last winter in Moscow's most prominent cathedral.

Back on Feb. 21, two weeks before Russia's presidential election, several members of the band Pussy Riot, wearing brightly colored balaclavas, rushed onto the altar of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

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The Two-Way
2:23 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

Google Introduces Tablet And Streaming Device

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Hugo Barra, product management director of Android, introduces Google's low-cost computer tablet Nexus 7 during the keynote speech at Google's annual developer conference on Wednesday.
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By Eyder Peralta

Today's a good day for gadget enthusiasts. During its I/O event, Google announced that like Microsoft, it was jumping into the tablet market. The search giant made three big announcements: The Nexus 7, its tablet; the Nexus Q, a streaming device; and a new version of its mobile operating system called Jelly Bean.

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Shots - Health Blog
2:01 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

What Clementines Can Teach Surgeons

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The clementine on the left was operated on by a skilled surgeon. A nonsurgeon operated on the other one.
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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 5:20 pm

Clementines and pelvic anatomy are two things you probably wouldn't ever talk about in the same sentence, unless you're Pamela Andreatta.

Andreatta, a medical educator at the University of Michigan Medical School, knows all about how people learn. And lately, she's been spending a lot of time scrutinizing how residents are taught to do minimally invasive surgery.

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All Songs Considered Blog
1:47 pm
Wed June 27, 2012

Vote For The Albums Everyone Can Love, For June 27

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Originally published on Wed June 27, 2012 3:20 pm

We're a few weeks and a few polls into our summer search for the albums everyone can love, and so far the results have challenged some of our long-held assumptions. Most of you have never heard Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova's soundtrack to the film Once (we thought it was wildly popular).

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