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5:46 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Court: No Benefits For Kids Conceived After Dad Died

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Originally published on Mon May 21, 2012 7:21 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that that a Florida man's children, conceived after his death through in vitro fertilization, are not entitled to Social Security survivors benefits. More than 100 similar cases are pending before the Social Security Administration, but Monday's ruling is unlikely to resolve most of them.

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Medical Treatments
5:46 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Task Force: Men Don't Need Regular Prostate Tests

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Originally published on Mon May 21, 2012 6:00 pm

A federal task force has concluded that men over 50 don't need a regular blood test for prostate cancer. Millions of men get the test every year. The task force says too many unnecessary treatments are being performed because of the test.

Classics in Concert
5:46 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Carnegie Hall Live: The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Brahms, Shostakovich And Saariaho

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Shaham, a physically intense player, strode about the stage as he played one of his signature pieces.
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The amiable Shaham often flashed a smile whenever he finished a phrase of the Brahms concerto.
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The Cleveland Orchestra's music director, Franz Welser-Möst, caught in action.
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The orchestra also gave the New York premiere of a recent work by the celebrated contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho: 'Laterna Magica,' a piece inspired by the work of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
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The evening concluded with a performance of Shostakovich's enigmatic Symphony No. 6. Written in 1939, it begins with a long, slow movement before racing off into two ebullient — and even frenzied — fast sections.
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The Cleveland Orchestra's concert at Carnegie Hall on May 23, 2012 was originally scheduled to include Shostakovich's Symphony No. 6, Kaija Saariaho's 'Laterna Magica,' and Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with Yefim Bronfman. However, after Bronfman cancelled due to illness about 24 hours before concert time, violinist Gil Shaham stepped in to play the Brahms Violin Concerto.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:42 pm

PROGRAM

  • BRAHMS Violin Concerto

  • KAIJA SAARIAHO Laterna magica

  • SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 6 in B Minor

The Cleveland Orchestra brought an intriguing mix of old and new to this concert at Carnegie Hall: one of the best-loved violin concertos of all time played by a master soloist, an emotionally inscrutable mid-20th century symphony and an exciting new work by a Finnish master.

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Music News
5:35 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Garbage: After An Absence, Always The Oddball

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"I wanted to make loud, guitar-driven rock again," says Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson, on the band's reunion.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 7:46 am

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Parallel Lives
5:20 pm
Mon May 21, 2012

Obama Made A Strong First Impression At Harvard

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While a student at Harvard Law School, Barack Obama became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.
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Harvard professor Laurence Tribe's calendar for March 31, 1989, marks his first meeting with future President Barack Obama. The exclamation point was to remind Tribe how impressed he was with the first-year law student.
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Originally published on Tue May 22, 2012 6:57 am

From now until November, President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney will emphasize their differences. But the two men's lives actually coincide in a striking number of ways. In this installment of NPR's "Parallel Lives" series, a look at Obama's time at their shared alma mater.

Harvard professor Laurence Tribe is a sort of legal rock star, particularly among liberals. First-year law students he has never met don't just show up at his door saying, "I want to work for you." At least they didn't until March 31, 1989.

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