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Music Interviews
2:58 pm
Mon October 22, 2012

Kendra Morris: Skateboards And Karaoke Machines

Credit Eric White / Courtesy of the artist
Kendra Morris' debut album is titled Banshee.

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 5:25 pm

Africa
12:33 pm
Mon October 22, 2012

Will The '24-Hour City' Of Cairo Call It A Night?

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Nighttime shoppers pause to look at a display at Cairo's Ataba market in May 2011. The government says shops must close earlier in order to save scarce electricity, but many Cairo residents are complaining.

Originally published on Tue October 23, 2012 5:54 pm

When the sun goes down, Cairo bursts to life. Men play backgammon and smoke water pipes. Young fashionistas meet friends for midnight coffees. Families go shopping with small kids in tow.

Life in the Egyptian capital is lived at night. Last year, one study rated Cairo the "most 24-hour city" in the world. New York City trailed far behind at No. 32.

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The Two-Way
10:36 am
Mon October 22, 2012

Russell Means, Indian Activist And Actor, Dies

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Russell Means, left, talks to media in 1973 in the village of Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

Originally published on Mon October 22, 2012 2:48 pm

Russell Means, who was best known for his movie roles and his unrelenting and oftentimes controversial protests in favor of Native Americans, died this morning at his ranch in Porcupine, S.D.

Means starred in a number of Hollywood films including the Last of the Mohicans. South Dakota Public Broadcasting's Charles Michael Ray filed this report for our Newscast unit:

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Presidential Race
4:43 pm
Sun October 21, 2012

Foreign Policy At Debate: Rhetoric Vs. Reality

Originally published on Sun October 28, 2012 8:44 am

President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney are getting ready to answer any and all possible questions about foreign policy for Monday night's debate, the last one before the Nov. 6 election.

Iran, Israeli-Palestinian talks and China are among likely topics for the debate — and also major issues awaiting the next president. Each case is a matter of building and maintaining alliances while applying pressure to protect U.S. interests.

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Art & Design
4:34 pm
Sun October 21, 2012

How A Texas Postman Became An Hermès Designer

Originally published on Sun October 21, 2012 7:12 pm

About a year ago, writer Jason Sheeler was working on a story about Hermès scarves — the elaborately decorated silk squares that can cost as much as $400. He traveled to Lyon, in southern France, to visit the factory, and on his first day there he found an even more interesting story: A French woman threw out a big scarf with a turkey on it and asked Sheeler if he knew Kermit. He didn't.

Kermit, as it turns out, is Kermit Oliver. He lives in Waco, Texas, and he's the only American to ever design scarves for Hermès.

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