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The Two-Way
11:38 am
Wed October 3, 2012

New, House-Cat-Sized Dinosaur With Massive Fangs Is Identified

Credit Tyler Keillor / The University of Chicago
With jaws only 1 inch in length, the plant-eating Pegomastax ("thick jaw") was one of the smallest dinosaurs ever discovered. The photo above is of a close relative of the Pegomastax.

Originally published on Sun October 7, 2012 4:09 pm

What we learn about dinosaurs keeps surprising us. Today in the journal ZooKeys we get a peek into an odd, new kind of dinosaur that was lighter than a house cat and just as small but had a terrifying set of teeth and a short, birdlike beak.

The fossil used to re-create the creature was actually discovered in southern Africa in the 1960s, but it is described for the first time today by Paul Sereno, paleontologist and professor at the University of Chicago.

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Law
11:22 am
Wed October 3, 2012

Interactive: Richard Aoki's FBI File

Originally published on Wed November 14, 2012 9:31 am

Documents from the FBI file released to author Seth Rosenfeld as part of research for his book, Subversives.

The Salt
11:03 am
Wed October 3, 2012

Freshwater Shrimp: Still Not A Midwestern Cash Crop

Originally published on Wed October 3, 2012 5:07 pm

It's harvest time in the heartland, but not just for apples and squash. In small, back-lot ponds on farms across the Midwest, a different crop has been growing all summer. They're substantial, slightly sweet and a revelation to the land-locked palate, not to mention worth top dollar. Yep, it's shrimp season in Ohio.

But don't ask for any Midwestern shrimp at your local fishmonger. There aren't enough yet to make it to the store.

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Television
11:02 am
Wed October 3, 2012

Holmes Carves African-American Spot In Late Night

T.J. Holmes has spent more than a decade in journalism, but now he's turning his sights to late night with a new show called Don't Sleep! The show began broadcasting on BET this week. Holmes sits down with host Michel Martin to discuss his career and hope to bring a fresh perspective to late night talk.

Music
10:46 am
Wed October 3, 2012

A Young Juanes Rocked Out To Metallica, Marley

Colombian superstar Juanes joined Tell Me More earlier this summer for a special in-studio performance. He talked about his decision to begin singing in English after years of dominating Latin music charts with Spanish songs. For the series "In Your Ear," Juanes shares some of the English-language songs that have inspired him over the years.

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