The Torch
9:03 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Let's Catch Up: Taekwondo Setback, And A Spice Girls Sighting

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Great Britain's Stuart Bithell leaps off the boat while teammate Luke Patience sails on as they win silver in the men's sailing 470 two-person dinghy medal race in Weymouth, England.

Good morning. The final weekend of the Summer Olympics is about to begin. In the medal count, the U.S. has jumped out to a 90-80 lead over China, with 39 golds to China's 37. And Russia has overtaken Great Britain, with 57 to the host nation's 54 medals.

Here's today's news that caught our interest:

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Music
8:59 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Earth Beat, August 9

Music from around the map. For over a decade now, KRVS has devoted its Sunday evenings to World Music with this program as one of that evening's cornerstones. You can hear field recordings to contemporary hits from around the world. 

Music
8:53 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Francomix, August 9

Francomix features the latest releases from the international Francophone pop and dance scene, and also includes some Louisiana music.

The Two-Way
8:53 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Drought Deepens In Hardest Hit Parts Of U.S.

Originally published on Fri August 10, 2012 10:36 am

The areas of the lower 48 states where this summer's drought is judged to be "severe, extreme or exceptional" (in ascending order of seriousness) increased slightly again this week, according to the experts at the federal government's National Drought Mitigation Center.

It reports that:

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Music
8:49 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Midnight Snack, August 10

Classics and new releases from a variety of interesting artists.

Music
8:41 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Spin Cycle, August 9

Instrumental grooves, rhythms, and selected contemporary and classic tracks.

Shots - Health Blog
8:28 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Yes, There's Probably A Medical App For That

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With thousands of medical apps available for download, patients and physicians can instantly keep visual records of wounds and look up symptoms.

Originally published on Fri August 10, 2012 8:46 am

How many calories have I consumed this week? How well did I sleep last night?

What about this thing on my leg — is it infected? What does an ECG for ventricular tachycardia look like again?

Yes, you guessed it. There is an app for that.

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The Two-Way
7:47 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Fighting Has Forced More Than 1.5 Million Syrians To Move, U.N. Says

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In northwestern Syria earlier this year, this man and boys fled fighting.

The scope of the ongoing crisis in Syria is made clear yet again by two new reports from the United Nations:

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The Two-Way
7:00 am
Fri August 10, 2012

In Wisconsin, Thousands To Pay Homage To Sikh Temple Shooting Victims

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A makeshift memorial outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in honor of the six people who were killed there.

Originally published on Tue August 21, 2012 11:03 am

Several thousand people from across the U.S. and the world are expected in Oak Creek, Wis., today as Sikhs gather to mourn for the six people killed during Sunday's shooting rampage at a temple.

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Participation Nation
6:33 am
Fri August 10, 2012

Doing The Write Thing In Portland, Maine

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Practicing the craft of storytelling in the Telling Room.

Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 11:59 am

The Telling Room is a non-profit center in Portland that inspires young people to explore the pleasures of the written word.

In an increasingly diverse state, the Telling Room engages with communities that are under-served by the public school system: young people from Maine's growing immigrant and refugee populations, those with emotional challenges and at-risk middle and high school students.

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