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Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.Melissa Block and Robert Siegel

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Around the Nation
3:26 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Some Colorado Wildfire Evacuees Briefly Allowed Back Into Homes

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Originally published on Mon June 17, 2013 4:45 pm

The Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., has pushed about 4,500 evacuees out of their homes. Police are escorting some of them back in to pick up critical medications or rescue pets.

Middle East
3:26 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Anti-Government Protests In Turkey Reach Syrian Border

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Originally published on Mon June 17, 2013 4:45 pm

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST:

In Turkey, anti-government protests are concentrated in Istanbul and Ankara, but they have spread to many cities around the country, reaching all the way to the Syrian border.

NPR's Peter Kenyon recently visited Hatay Province and found mounting discontent and growing fear of sectarian violence.

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The Salt
12:27 pm
Mon June 17, 2013

Italian University Spreads The 'Gelato Gospel'

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Thousands of students from around the world flock to courses near Bologna, in central Italy, at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading global manufacturer of gelato-making machines.
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Gelato-making machines through the centuries are on display at the Carpigiani Gelato museum.
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Students prepare gelato during a course at the Gelato University of Carpigiani in Bologna, Italy, in 2011.
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Nearly 7,000 students have taken courses at the Gelato University since it was founded in 2003.
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Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 3:12 pm

Italy has secured its place in the global diet with the likes of espresso, cappuccino, pasta and pizza.

The latest addition to the culinary lexicon is ... gelato, the Italian version of ice cream.

And despite tough economic times, gelato-making is a booming business.

At Anzola dell'Emilia, a short drive from the Italian city of Bologna, people from all over the world are lining up for courses in gelato-making.

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National Security
4:40 pm
Sun June 16, 2013

Privacy Past And Present: A Saga Of American Ambivalence

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Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to rally against the National Security Agency's recently detailed surveillance programs.
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Originally published on Sun June 16, 2013 5:17 pm

America's privacy concerns go back to the origins of the country itself.

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Author Interviews
3:27 pm
Sun June 16, 2013

A Posthumous Tribute To Guns From A Sniper Shot To Death

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Firearms designer John Browning submitted this design for the M1911 pistol to the U.S. Patent Office in September 1910.
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Author Chris Kyle and his wife, Taya, in Sedona, Ariz. Chris was killed in February 2013.
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Originally published on Sun June 16, 2013 5:17 pm

A killing on a Texas gun range in February captured the headlines. The victim was Chris Kyle, considered by many to be the most deadly sniper in American military history.

The man who admitted to killing him was a veteran as well — a young, disturbed man who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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