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Hollywood Culture Post-Weinstein

Just in time for Oscar weekend, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kim Masters, editor-at-large of The Hollywood Reporter, about the culture in Hollywood post-Harvey Weinstein.

Korean kimchi, made of salted and fermented vegetables, contains microbes that contribute to its distinctive taste.

'Cultured': A Look At How Foods Can Help The Microbes Inside Us Thrive

The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.

Arizona Law Leaves Schools Struggling To Navigate LGBTQ Issues

At least seven states have curriculum laws that limit how teachers can talk about LGBTQ relationships. Of all those laws, Arizona's is the only one that bans promoting "a homosexual life-style."

Snowflakes began accumulating on the turf by halftime during a Feb. 6 game at Real Kashmir's home stadium in Srinagar. The coach of the visiting team said later that some members of his team, from southern India, had never seen snow.

Against The Odds, A Pro Soccer Team In Kashmir Is Close To Winning India's Top Title

Real Kashmir FC is less than three years old and plays soccer in a troubled Himalayan region prone to violence, strikes and heavy snow. Soldiers with machine guns patrol the home stadium.

A GPS tracker strapped to the leg of a chicken means "that people who potentially will buy that chicken will know every step that that chicken has taken," says food historian Robyn Metcalfe.

The Chicken Is Local, But Was It Happy? GPS Now Tells The Life Story Of Your Poultry

GPS bracelets attached to chickens might soon allow you to know exactly how many steps your entrée took and what it ate.

Landslide Closes I-40 In Western North Carolina

A rockslide will keep Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina closed all week near the state line with Tennessee. The cleanup in the area will last even…

Evangelicals pray during a church service in Havana, Cuba. Religious groups on the island have come out in opposition to a new constitution which will be voted on on Sunday.

Religious Leaders In Cuba Outspoken And Critical Of Proposed Constitution

Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." Religious leaders are critical of new limits on pluralistic thought.

Buncombe County's Hotel Demand Keeping Pace With Growing Supply

Keep the momentum going is the message from the latest analysis of Buncombe County’s lodging market by hotel industry tracker STR Incorporated. The report…

Pope Francis celebrated a final Mass on Sunday to conclude his unprecedented summit of Catholic leaders on clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Calls For 'All-Out-Battle' On Clergy Sex Abuse, With Few Specifics

At the end of his four-day summit, Pope Francis called priests who had abused minors "instruments of Satan." But critics said his address did not offer a strong enough message against clergy abuse.

In this photo released by Colombia's presidential press office, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido makes a statement as Colombian Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo stands by at a military airport on Sunday.

U.S.-Backed Guaidó To Meet With Pence, Latin American Leaders Over Venezuela Crisis

The meeting is set for Monday in Bogota, Colombia. At least four people were killed in clashes at the border Saturday, as military forces blocked humanitarian aid from entering the country.

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