The Two-Way
12:46 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

ABC's Karl Expresses Regret, But Stands By Benghazi Story

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ABC News' Jonathan Karl, delivering his initial report, part of which he now regrets.

ABC News White House correspondent Jonathan Karl now says he regrets that some key parts of a major story he reported on May 10 were wrong.

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Television
12:40 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Brooks: "I'm An EGOT; I Don't Need Any More"

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 3:17 pm

Over the 60 years that Mel Brooks has been in the entertainment business, his name has become synonymous with comedy. He is the man who broke Broadway records for most Tony Award wins with The Producers (an adaptation of his own movie); who satirized Westerns and racism in Blazing Saddles; and who poked fun at monster movies with Young Frankenstein.

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The Two-Way
12:39 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Texas Company Scraps Controversial Lesson Plan System

After uproar over some lesson plans some conservatives deemed un-American, a Texas company has decided scrap a curriculum system used by 877 school districts that were too small or too poor to produce their own.

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NPR Story
12:17 pm
Mon May 20, 2013

Sarah Vaughan: A New Box Set Revels In Glorious Imperfections

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Sarah Vaughan performs during the International Jazz Festival of Nice in southeast France in July 1984.

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 4:43 pm

Singer Sarah Vaughan came up in the 1940s alongside bebop lions Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, starting out in Earl Hines' big band. Hines had hired her as his singer and deputy pianist, while Gillespie praised her fine ear for chords as she grasped the arcane refinements of bebop harmony.

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Shots - Health News
11:42 am
Mon May 20, 2013

ADHD In Childhood May Feed Obesity In Adults

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Does ADHD affect eating and weight?

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 4:27 pm

Men who were diagnosed with ADHD as children are more likely to be obese in adulthood, according to a new study.

The men who had ADHD weighed 19 pounds more at age 41 than otherwise similar men who hadn't had ADHD as boys, the researchers found.

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NPR Story
11:00 am
Mon May 20, 2013

'Scandal' Creates Twitter Frenzy

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 11:21 am

Social media was ablaze during the season finale of ABC's hit political thriller Scandal. Host Michel Martin asks Gene Demby, blogger for NPR's Code Switch team, what it is about the show that makes it ripe for Twitter chatter — especially among African Americans.

NPR Story
11:00 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Christine Ha: From MasterChef to Home Kitchen

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 11:21 am

When Christine Ha won MasterChef in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook Recipes from my Home Kitchen.

NPR Story
11:00 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Decades Of History Behind IRS Flap

Originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 11:21 am

Host Michel Martin looks into why some non-profits are tax exempt, and how something like the recent IRS flap could happen. She speaks with David Cay Johnston, a columnist for Tax Analysts and reporter Brentin Mock of Colorlines.com.

The Salt
11:00 am
Mon May 20, 2013

Can A Piece Of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?

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Carbon isotope analysis: a scientific way to know just how much soda kids are drinking behind parents' backs?

One way to know how much soda people drink is to ask them.

The problem? We tend to underestimate, lie or forget what we've consumed.

And this is a challenge for researchers who study the links between sugar-sweetened beverages and obesity.

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The Two-Way
10:56 am
Mon May 20, 2013

VIDEO: Look Inside A Grizzly Bear's Mouth

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That's a grizzly bear about to try to swallow a camera.

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