A study released today by the Government Accountability Office says that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) used appropriate data and scientific methods in drafting new regulations aimed at limiting the amount of coal dust miners are exposed to at U.S. operations.
As NPR's Howard Berkes reported for us last month, some House Republicans had blocked implementation of the regulations until GAO issued its report.
A supporter of feminist punk band Pussy Riot wearing the group's trademark colored balaclava waves a flag on a balcony in Moscow on Friday.
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Demonstrators protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Pussy Riot supporters make masks near the Russian Embassy in London.
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A police officer talks with London protesters.
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Demonstrators gather near the Sagrada Familia, a Catholic church in Barcelona, Spain.
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Russian policemen quell riots in Moscow.
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Masked supporters of Pussy Riot gather in Hamburg, Germany.
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Protesters congregate near the Russian Embassy in London.
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Demonstrators at a protest in Brussels wear paper masks in support of the band.
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A protester in Moscow holds a sign that reads, "I believe in justice!"
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A supporter of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, wearing the group's trademark colored balaclava, waves a flag on a balcony in Moscow on Friday.
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Supporters of feminist punk band Pussy Riot hold posters reading, "I believe in justice!" outside a court building Friday in Moscow, where the trial of the band took place. Moscow's court today pronounced a guilty verdict in the case of three members of the feminist punk band who staged a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a landmark church.
Originally published on Fri August 17, 2012 2:26 pm
The Friday offer from President Obama's campaign to Mitt Romney — that if the GOP presidential candidate releases his tax returns for the past five years, it won't attack him for not releasing more — was immediately rejected by the Romney campaign.
But the give-and-take keeps Romney on the defensive, and promises to keep the issue of Romney's taxes going for weeks to come.
Donald Ray Pollock dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to work in a meatpacking plant. He then spent 32 years working in a paper mill before quitting to pursue his dream of becoming a writer.
This interview was originally broadcast on July 26, 2011. Donald Ray Pollock's The Devil All the Time is now out in paperback.
Knockemstiff, Ohio, is a tiny hamlet in southern Ohio. In the 1950s, Knockemstiff had three stores, a bar and a population of about 450 people. Most of those people, says fiction writer Donald Ray Pollock, were "connected by blood through one godforsaken calamity or another."
Longtime troubleshooter Lakhdar Brahimi has, as expected, taken on the extremely difficult challenge of being the "joint special representative for Syria" who will try to broker a peace plan for that nation on behalf of the United Nations and the League of Arab States.
You may have heard that the house of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was burglarized, back in July. Among the stolen items, was a 64 GB silver iPad.
Today, there's news from the San Jose Mercury News that the iPad was recovered from an unlikely source: It was in the hands of Kenny the Clown, who used it to entertain kids and tourists in the Bay Area.
Each year hundreds of students from Indiana University volunteer at Middle Way House, a haven for victims of domestic violence.
Volunteers conduct crisis interventions and act as personal counselors and advocates. A new on-campus chapter makes it easier for student volunteers to promote the mission of MWH.
This interview was originally broadcast on May 21, 2012. Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator is now out on DVD.
Actor and writer Sacha Baron Cohen is famous for taking his characters — Ali G., Borat, Bruno — into the real world, interacting with people who have no idea that they're dealing with a fictional character. But his new movie, The Dictator, is a scripted comedy about a tyrant on the loose in New York.
