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  • Animator Joseph Barbera, half of the legendary duo of Hanna-Barbera has died. Barbera, 95, created a host of cartoon characters, from the Flintstones to the Jetsons and Tom and Jerry.
  • The cherry blossoms are finally in bloom in Washington, D.C., and what better way to celebrate these beautiful Japanese gifts than with a haiku? We celebrate the delicate pink petals with poetry submitted by our listeners.
  • Scientists have been watching with alarm as the world's glaciers and arctic regions are showing more and more signs of melting. They suspect that global climate change -- fueled by industrial and vehicle emissions -- are to blame. But as NPR's Eric Niiler reports, this arctic thaw is also revealing a trove of ancient artifacts from people who dropped them thousands of years ago.
  • In Central Africa, isolated hunters with primitive weapons are being replaced by well-funded, highly organized groups of foreign poachers that threaten wildlife and political stability. NPR's John Nielsen reports.
  • NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance of a 91-year-old woman who surived the Holocaust, but could not survive Russia's weeks-long assault on Mariupol.
  • Wondering what to read this summer? NPR's Susan Stamberg talks to independent booksellers across the country to find out their recommendations. We have the full list.
  • His clothes may have been seen by more people than any other tailor on earth. And you probably don't know his name. On Tuesday, you'll get a chance to see his work, when the President of the United States gives his State of the Union speech in a hand-made suit from Georges De Paris. NPR's Kitty Eisele talks with the man known as "Tailor to the Presidents."
  • The Chumash band of Santa Ynez Mission Indians want to use profits from its casino to expand its land holdings and business ventures. But tribal officials are battling some of the rich and famous residents of the bucolic Santa Ynez Valley, near Santa Barbara.
  • On his latest CD, Ry Cooder recounts hardships of the Dust Bowl migration through the story of a "red" cat named Buddy and his two traveling buddies. The story was inspired by a real feline who slept in a suitcase.
  • They say there are 8 million stories in New York City, and artist Jason Polan wants to sketch all of them. He's trying to draw every single person in the city -- even if it takes him the rest of his life.
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