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Digital Life
4:33 am
Thu June 13, 2013

From Seinfeld, A Second Season Of 'Coffee' Talk

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Jerry Seinfeld won a 2013 Webby Award for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
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Seinfeld reunited with former co-star Michael Richards — his semi-deranged across-the-hall neighbor on Seinfeld — for the show's first-season finale.
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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 11:01 am

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is exactly what it sounds like — a show about three things Jerry Seinfeld loves.

Each individual episode of the stand-up comic's Web series features him talking to a fellow comedian while driving across town to get a cup of coffee.

While the premise is simple enough, and the celebrity interview as familiar as any late-night talk-show, the format of C3 allows for a more relaxed and personal tone than the typical sofa-chat format.

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Parallels
4:28 am
Thu June 13, 2013

Once Home To A Dreaded Drug Lord, Medellin Now A Model City

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Colombian army soldiers patrol Medellin's Loma de Cristobal neighborhood after warring gangs forced dozens of families to flee. Medellin used to be the most dangerous city in the world, but officials embarked on innovative projects designed to make life better in tough neighborhoods.
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A double homicide in the neighborhood known as Beln in Medellin's southwest is marked by bloodstains. While the homicide rate has dropped by 80 percent, Medellin is not crime-free.
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Mara de Los Angeles Posada, 75, left her home in the Loma de Cristobal neighborhood because of warring gangs. On her return she wonders when the violence will flare again after the army leaves.
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Boys play soccer in front of one of the new schools built by the city to improve the troubled Comuna 13 district.
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Gondolas that are perched high on steep mountains have been installed to connect Medellin's poorest neighborhoods.
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Electric escalators have been installed in Comuna 13 to ease the commute for people who live high in its upper reaches.
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Residents of Loma de Cristobal say they are happy to see troops patrolling their neighborhood and wonder if the sector will remain safe once they leave.
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Colombian army soldiers patrol the Loma de Cristo—bal neighborhood after warring gangs forced dozens of families to flee. Medellin used to be the most dangerous city in the world but officials embarked on innovative projects designed to make life better in tough neighborhoods.
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The cable-car system moves tens of thousands of people each day, connecting them to a modern metro.
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Aníbal Gaviria, the mayor of Medellin, says his city has undergone a dramatic transformation that is a model for Latin America.
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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 8:54 pm

Of all the violent cities of Latin America, one stands out as a great success story: Medellin, a metropolis nestled in the mountains of northwest Colombia.

Once the home of the cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar, it recorded more than 6,300 homicides in 1991, making it the world's murder capital. Then, one city government after another built schools and libraries, parks and infrastructure. The police also received an overhaul and became more adept at going after violent trafficking groups.

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Around the Nation
7:23 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Stuck On The Tarmac, Passengers Break Into Song

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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

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Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne. A flight from Las Vegas to Phoenix this week was delayed and delayed, passengers stuck on the tarmac for four hours without air conditioning or water in 108-degree heat. A YouTube post said some passengers got sick, but, quote, to "avoid a mutiny," others joined together in song: R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly."

UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: (Singing) I believe I can fly.

(LAUGHTER)

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Around the Nation
7:14 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Couple Celebrates Annivesary With Trip To Maine's Capitol

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Good morning, I'm Linda Wertheimer.

Marcine and Nita Lou Webb marked 65 years of marriage with a trip to Augusta, Maine, completing a mission to visit all 50 state capitals. Asked how Maine's capitol building compared to the others, Marcine gave it a medium, but high marks for friendly atmosphere. When they went to the gallery to see a debate, the House speaker recognized them and the legislators gave them a standing O.

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Politics
4:41 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Obama Urges Congress Not To 'Block' Immigration Bill

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It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.

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And I'm Renee Montagne. The U.S. Senate has opened debate on a sweeping immigration bill. And President Obama says it's the best chance in years to fix what he calls a broken immigration system. The measure took a step forward yesterday when a big, bipartisan majority of senators voted to take up the bill. But it still faces serious obstacles, as NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

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Business
4:41 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Google Acquires Israeli Mapping Service Waze

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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And Google has announced it is buying Waze, a community-based traffic and navigation app, for a reported price of just over a billion dollars.

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NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports it may change the way we travel.

WENDY KAUFMAN, BYLINE: Google hopes its latest acquisition will make your morning commute easier, faster and more social.

While other traffic apps are somewhat passive, Waze tracks mobile devices as they travel, and uses that information to help analyze traffic speeds and flow.

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Business
4:41 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Technology Columnist Sheds A Light On New Bulbs

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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

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LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST:

Buying a light bulb it's not as simple as it used to be. You're not just choosing between 100 watts and 75 watts, between three-way and one-way. Now you can choose light bulbs that will save you quite a bit of money and use less power. There are now bulbs that don't get hot, and you can pick a bulb that might last longer than you do.

Technology columnist Rich Jaroslovsky, at Bloomberg News, has been trying out the new bulbs and will enlighten us. Good morning, Rich.

RICH JAROSLOVSKY: Good morning.

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Middle East
3:28 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Despite Limited Election Choices, Iranians Eager To Be Heard

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Supporters of Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator and a candidate in Iran's June 14 presidential election, attend a street campaign after Friday prayers in Tehran on June 7.
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After a TV debate on May 31, presidential candidates at the time appear onstage: Saeed Jalili (from left), Gholam Ali Haddad Adel, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Ali Akbar Velayati, Mohammad Gharazi, Mohammad Reza Aref, Hassan Rowhani, Mohsen Rezaei. Aref dropped out of the race on Tuesday.
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A supporter of presidential candidate Hassan Rowhani, a former nuclear negotiator for Iran, holds a newspaper with Rowhani's pictures during a rally in Tehran, on June 9.
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A woman buys cleaning brushes from a vendor in Tehran's central bazaar.
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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

The day we arrived in Iran's capital, Tehran, billboards along the drive from the airport to the city center were already telling us something about what's happening in the country as it prepared for Friday's presidential elections.

We see typical highway signs for Sony Ericsson, but also billboards featuring the face of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. We also see and drive under giant signs that are from Iran's current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urging people to vote.

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Sports
3:27 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Minor Leaguer Takes Mature Strides To Become Better

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Tyler Saladino plays for the Birmingham Barons, the AA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
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Tyler Saladino, 23, at bat against the Tennessee Smokies on June 1.
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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

Tyler Saladino is one of thousands of minor league baseball players hoping to make it to the major leagues. He plays in Alabama for the Birmingham Barons, the AA affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. Last year, NPR profiled Saladino. But since then, maybe things have changed for the 23-year-old infielder.

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Parallels
3:26 am
Wed June 12, 2013

Honduras Claims Unwanted Title Of World's Murder Capital

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Members of the 18th Street gang announce a truce during a press conference at a prison in San Pedro Sula, on May 28. The gang is involved in drug trafficking that has brought terror to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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Members of the Calle 18 street gang look out from their cell at the prison in San Pedro Sula. The prison houses the country's most violent criminals.
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Confiscated weapons lie on a couch after the arrest of several members of the 18th Street gang after a shootout with police and military during an anti-drug operation in San Pedro Sula, on March 27. San Pedro Sula, the country's second-largest city after the capital, Tegucigalpa, has a homicide rate of 169 per 100,000 people and was named the world's most violent city for a second year in a row.
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A man reacts as a doctor treats his wounds after he had been attacked by a gang in San Pedro Sula, on March 28.
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Relatives of Carlos Pineda, 30, cry over his dead body after he was shot in the head and spent an agonizing day at the emergency room of a public hospital in San Pedro Sula, on March 25.
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A woman cries near the body of the Justiniano Lara, 51, after he was killed by unidentified assailants in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on March 25. With 91 murders per 100,000 people, the small Central American nation is the most violent in the world, and San Pedro Sula the most violent city.
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Members of the 18th Street gang announce a truce during a press conference at a prison in San Pedro Sula on May 28.
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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 5:53 am

Latin America is riddled with crime, and no place is more violent than Honduras. It has just 8 million people, but with as many as 20 people killed there every day, it now has the highest murder rate in the world.

It would be easy to blame drug trafficking. Honduras and its Central American neighbors have long served as a favored smuggling corridor for South American cocaine headed north to the U.S.

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