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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

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The Two-Way
7:13 am
Thu August 2, 2012

Psychiatrist Was Alarmed By Aurora Shooting Suspect's Behavior, Media Report

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James Holmes, who's accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58.
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Originally published on Thu August 2, 2012 11:50 am

A University of Colorado Denver psychiatrist was so worried about James Holmes' behavior that in early June she began the process of getting the school's "threat assessment" team involved in his case, sources with knowledge of the investigation into the movie theater shooting suspect are telling two Denver news outlets.

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The Two-Way
11:48 am
Wed August 1, 2012

Sharp Swings In Stocks Renew Concerns About Computer Trading

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Originally published on Wed August 1, 2012 2:58 pm

"August 1st will be another day that will destroy investor confidence just like the May 6th [2010] flash crash."

That rather ominous sounding pronouncement comes from Joseph Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading LLC in Chatham, N.J., in a Bloomberg News report about what happened early this morning on Wall Street.

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The Two-Way
11:44 am
Wed August 1, 2012

Cool! Tickets For The Who's Canceled '79 Show Good For 2013 Concert

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Pete Townshend of The Who. Fans in Providence have waited 33 years to see him.
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The Two-Way
8:54 am
Wed August 1, 2012

'Pepper Spray Cop' Is No Longer On UC Davis Police Force

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Nov. 18, 2011: Occupy protesters get sprayed at University of California Davis.
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The Two-Way
8:35 am
Wed August 1, 2012

Heir To Billions Pleads Guilty To Keeping Dead Wife's Body At Home

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Eva Rausing, right, and her husband Hans Kristian Rausing in 1996.
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In London today the Swedish heir to a fortune worth billions of dollars pleaded guilty to "preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife" and the court heard that Eva Rausing's body may have been lying beneath "bin bags, clothing and bed linen" for as long as two months, the BBC reports.

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