3:19pm

Fri April 13, 2012
World

In Balancing Act, Turkey Hosts Iranian Nuclear Talks

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Iran's suspect nuclear program will again be in the spotlight this weekend when negotiators from Iran and six international powers meet in Istanbul.

Iran was reluctant to have Turkey host the meeting, reflecting Iran's growing unhappiness with Turkish foreign policy moves, especially its call for regime change in Syria, Iran's key ally in the Arab world.

Analyst and columnist Yavuz Baydar says Turkey has stuck its neck out for Iran in the past, defending what it calls Iran's peaceful nuclear energy program and even voting against U.N. sanctions on Iran two years ago.

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3:05pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Tornadoes, Severe Weather Likely Saturday Across Nation's Midsection

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Dangerously strong storms and tornadoes are possible Saturday and into Sunday from north central Texas up through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa and as far east as Wisconsin, the National Weather Services's Storm Prediction Center is warning.

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3:03pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Salt

Dining With Disaster: Reviving The Last Meal On The Titanic

Originally published on Fri October 26, 2012 12:19 pm

Before the iceberg, before the lifeboats, before the sinking, there was the dinner.

On the evening of April 14, 1912, the first-class passengers aboard the Titanic sat down for a sumptuous 10-course meal. The menu included oysters, filet mignon, poached salmon, chicken Lyonnaise, foie gras, roasted pigeon, lamb with mint sauce and Punch Romaine, a palate-cleansing ice flavored with oranges and drenched in champagne.

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2:24pm

Fri April 13, 2012
It's All Politics

Polarization, GOP's Rightward Shift, Fills Political Scientist With Dread

When President Obama recently complained to news media executives about their ostensibly even-handed "pox on both of your houses" coverage of the partisan battles in Washington, it might have seemed like, well, a partisan shot from a Democratic president.

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2:05pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Vermont Governor Has Bear Encounter

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Bears are in the news again.

Tuesday, there was the guy in Los Angeles who was texting-while-walking and almost bumped into a 400-pound black bear. The close encounter with an ursine was caught on video.

Now there's this:

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1:10pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Murder, Hate Crime Charges Filed Against Tulsa Suspects

The two suspects in last Friday's killings in Tulsa of three African-Americans and wounding of two others were formally charged today with "three counts each of first-degree murder, two counts of shooting with intent to kill and five counts of malicious intimidation or harassment," the Tulsa World repo

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1:00pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Trayvon's Mother: Encounter Was An Accident, Shooting Was Not

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After saying Thursday morning on The Today Show that she thought her son's death "was an accident," Trayvon Martin's mother went on other news broadcasts later in the day to say she only thinks the encounter between her son and George Zimmerman was accidental.

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12:38pm

Fri April 13, 2012
All Tech Considered

Instagram Seen Adding 10 Million Users In Past 10 Days

Originally published on Fri April 13, 2012 2:17 pm

Days after it was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, reports have emerged that Instagram now has more than 40 million users in its photo-sharing community. The gain, which was derived from the service's API, represents a spike of 10 million Instagram users added in the past 10 days, according to Venture Beat.

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12:25pm

Fri April 13, 2012
The Two-Way

Tax Procrastinators Have Until Tuesday

Originally published on Fri April 13, 2012 12:26 pm

Still haven't filed your federal income tax return?

Since you may be a procrastinator, you may not have looked at the calendar lately. So we want to make sure you know that Sunday is April 15th.

But you also might not have realized that this year the deadline is the 17th.

Why?

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12:00pm

Fri April 13, 2012
Around the Nation

Newark Mayor Enters Fire In 'Come To Jesus Moment'

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Switching gears now, often, stories about politicians in their off hours take on kind of a scandalous turn. Not this one. When Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker went home last night, his neighbor's house was on fire. A woman who had escaped the inferno told him that her daughter was trapped inside and what happened next is something really out of an action movie, with Cory Booker in the starring role.

Here's Newark Fire Director Fateen Ziyad describing the scene to New York station WABC.

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