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  • Smithfield Foods, makers of ham products under a variety of brand names, is being purchased by Chinese food maker Shuanghui International, for $4.72 billion in cash.
    Smithfield Foods To Be Sold To Chinese Firm For $4.72 Billion
    The makers of Smithfield Ham, an icon on America's culinary scene for decades, are selling the company to Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, for nearly $5 billion in cash. The deal also includes an exchange of debt.
  • The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday.
    SpaceX Reports Problem With Dragon Capsule
    SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the resupply mission to the space station experienced a thruster problem, but it has been fixed.
  • Former Deputy Attorney General James B. Comey waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on May 15, 2007. NPR has learned that Comey is in line to become President Obama's choice as the next FBI director.
    Former Justice Official In Line To Be Named FBI Chief
    Two sources familiar with the search for a new director of the agency tell NPR that James B. Comey is in line to succeed outgoing chief Robert Mueller. Comey was the No. 2 official at the Justice Department in the George W. Bush administration.
  • Actors on Oslo, Norway, rehearse a scene from <em>Bibelen</em>, a six-hour play based on a nontraditional interpretation of the Bible. Interest in the Bible and biblical stories has surged in secularized Norway.
    Book News: The Bible An Unexpected Best-Seller In Norway
    Also: The editor of the Science Fiction Writers of America Bulletin is stepping down amid a controversy over sexism; Kevin Barry's City of Bohane wins the IMPAC Dublin Award; an impromptu library for Turkish protesters.
  • Miami-born Cécile McLorin Salvant learned about improvisation and sang with her first band after moving to France in 2007.
    Cécile McLorin Salvant: Making Old Songs New Again
    The 23-year-old jazz phenom's debut album showcases her takes on vintage jazz and blues numbers by Bessie Smith, Fats Waller and others.
  • How Recalculating GDP Can Help App Designers In Nigeria
    Pledge 51 creates applications for Nigeria's low-tech cellphones. The company thinks it could grow its business with help from foreign investors, but Nigeria's low GDP has made that difficult. If the country changes the way it calculates this figure, that could help Pledge 51 bring in new investment.
  • French President Francois Hollande's palace has decided to dive into its wine cellar and sell some of its treasures to raise money and replenish its collection with more modest vintages. About 1,200 bottles, a 10th of the Elysee's wine collection, are being sold at the Drouot auction house in Paris this week.
    France Sells Presidential Wines To Update Palace Wine Cellar
    Some of the finest wines from the cellar of the Elysee presidential palace in France were auctioned off Thursday and Friday. Proceeds from the auction will be used to reinvest in more modest wines from up-and-coming young wine growers.
  • Putting Up A Good Front For The G8
    County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland is hosting this year's G8 Summit. To spruce up the recession-hit area, the county has created some fake storefronts. Host Rachel Martin speaks with District Council member Brendan Hegarty.
  • The Time Esther Williams Taught Scott Simon To Swim
    Hollywood Icon Esther Williams died this week. Besides being a movie star and a champion swimmer, she also offered Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon some swimming tips when they met back in 1999. He has this remembrance.
  • Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks on health disparities in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2012.
    U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin To Step Down
    Benjamin, citing her work on disease prevention and wellness programs, will return to her home in southern Alabama to treat patients at the clinic she founded south of Mobile.
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