Italy’s Chocolate Easter Eggs: Big, Bold and Full of Bling
By Amy Gutmann
In Italy, there are no Easter egg hunts, no marshmallow Peeps and definitely no jelly beans.
Illinois Public Media News
Same-Sex Marriage and the Evolving Language of Love
By Ari Shapiro
As the legality of same-sex marriage is debated, so is terminology.
New Federal Scrutiny in Wake of NPR Grain Bin Reports
By Howard Berkes
Congress, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Justice Department are beginning to respond to the NPR-Center for Public Integrity Series on hundreds of persistent and preventable deaths in grain storage bins and weak enforcement by federal agencies.
Categories:
Criminal Justice
North Korea’s Stepped-Up Rhetoric: More Than Talk?
By Louisa Lim
North Korea has cut its last military hotlines with South Korea and yet again stepped up its rhetoric, rattling nerves in the region.
Categories:
Foreign Policy-U.S.,
International Affairs
E. Coli Illnesses in Illinois, Indiana Linked to Frozen Food
By The Associated Press
Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to frozen snack foods marketed to children.
Storied Soccer Rivalry Coming to Busch Stadium
By Rachel Lippmann
St. Louis soccer fans rejoice - you'll get a chance to see a storied rivalry right here in the city.
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Sports
The ‘Unsinkable’ Debbie Reynolds Looks Back on Life, Love and a Boozy Busby Berkeley
By Scott Simon
Debbie Reynolds has been in show business for more than 60 years — beginning as an ingenue chirping a novelty tune called "Aba Daba Honeymoon" in one of her first films, a Jane Powell/Ricardo Montalban vehicle called Two Weeks With Love. That was 1950. Today, she's indisputably a grand dame of show business, working with names like Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.
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Indiana Universities Work to Boost Performance, State Aid
By The Associated Press
Indiana's public universities are working to improve graduation rates and increase science and technology degrees in hopes of receiving more state funding.
Bee Populations in Decline, Debate Swarms Around Pesticides
By Gerry Hadden, The World
As the spring pollination season approaches in Europe, there’s growing concern about the impact of a widely-used group of pesticides on bees–pesticides which are also used in the US.
Links:
- Science: Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production
- European Food Safety Authority: EFSA identifies risks to bees from neonicotinoids
- Reuters: Groups sue EPA over honey bee deaths, blame some insecticides
- Syngenta: Neonicotinoid seed treatment technology in Europe
- Lousie Docker: Looking Glass Images
Categories:
Animals,
Environment
Illinois Officials Open Pontiac Prison to News Media
By The Associated Press
The warden at the maximum-security prison in Pontiac says there have been no problems or violent incidents with inmates shipped from the now-closed Tamms Correctional Center.