11:10am

Mon June 25, 2012

10:53am

Mon June 25, 2012
Blue In The Face

Five Eat To Win At Market's Pie Contest

 

It was a good old-fashioned American competition at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday: a pie eating contest.

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9:51am

Mon June 25, 2012
The Two-Way

As Turkey Looks To NATO, Syria Defends Shooting War Plane

Originally published on Tue June 26, 2012 8:28 am

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Update at 3:16 p.m. ET. An Attack On All Of NATO:

The tension between Turkey and Syria has heightened this afternoon. First Turkey said that Syria had fired at another one of its planes; this one was involved in a search rescue operation of the war plane shot down by Syria last week.

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8:52am

Mon June 25, 2012
The Two-Way

As Celebrations Continue, Morsi Begins Forming Government

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Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate who became Egypt's president-elect yesterday, began consultations and moved into the office once held by the deposed Hosni Mubarak.

This was a historic weekend for Egypt: Many feared that the ruling military council would give the elections to Ahmed Shafiq, Mubarak's last prime minister. But that didn't happen and when Morsi was handed the victory, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians poured into the streets.

From Cairo, NPR's Grant Clark filed this report for our Newscast unit:

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8:02am

Mon June 25, 2012
The Two-Way

Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling Possible Today

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 2:13 pm

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Update at 10:21 a.m. ET. Strikes Down Key Provisions Of Immigration Law:

The United States Supreme Court invalidated three of four challenged provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.

The high court upheld the part of the law that asked police to check the immigration status of those stopped for another violation.

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7:43am

Mon June 25, 2012
The Two-Way

Moving Slowly In Gulf, Tropical Storm Debby Soaks Florida

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:43 pm

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Spinning off the coast, Tropical Storm Debby's effects have already been felt from Georgia south to central Florida, where it dumped rain and spawned some isolated tornadoes.

The path — as has been the case with this storm all along — is still unclear, but the National Hurricane Center expects it to move very slowly and make landfall in Florida in he next few days. At one point, the hurricane center had posted warnings over Louisiana. Those have now been discontinued.

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6:59am

Mon June 25, 2012
Around the Nation

Ugly Mugly Crowned World's Ugliest Dog

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

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6:54am

Mon June 25, 2012
Around the Nation

Ohio Octogenarians Skydive For Charity

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

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6:49am

Mon June 25, 2012
Business

Japanese Firm Offers 'Wetsuit' For Smartphones

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And today's last word in business takes a look at what happens when devices make a big hit in the water.

A couple of years ago, I jumped in a pool with my daughter, and we were in that pool quite some time before I realized that my phone had come with me - my late phone.

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6:45am

Mon June 25, 2012
Business

Bank Leaders Get Raises Despite Financial Crisis

Originally published on Mon June 25, 2012 1:37 pm

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

NPR's business news starts with good times for bank chiefs.

While the financial world keeps grappling with losses, the industry's leaders have raked in annual pay raises averaging nearly 12 percent. The Financial Times found JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon was among the top earners, with a pay package of more than $23 million last year, an 11 percent increase over the previous year. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.

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