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Sports
5:03 am
Thu August 9, 2012

London Olympic Games Thursday Preview

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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:43 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

At the London Summer Olympics, it's one star-studded 200-meter race down and one to go - today. American Allyson Felix won the women's 200 last night and was part of a U.S. track and field medal-winning binge. The Americans took seven medals at Olympic Stadium, helping push the Americans past arch-medal rival China in the overall race.

Not that anyone's counting, right, Tom Goldman?

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Business
5:03 am
Thu August 9, 2012

How Other TV Networks Compete Against Olympic Coverage

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Originally published on Fri August 10, 2012 11:51 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

NBC's coverage of the London Olympics is a ratings hit, which can present a problem for other networks looking to lure viewers, especially those dedicated to broadcasting sports.

John Ourand is a media reporter for Sports Business Daily and he's been checking to see what else is on.

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Business
5:03 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Retailers Go For Gold By Evoking Olympic Games

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More than 20 percent of online retailers have referred to the Olympics in their promotional materials in recent weeks. But unless they're official sponsors, they can't directly use trademarked Olympic symbols or even the word Olympics. So many have had to get creative, using language such as "go for the gold," "podium" or "world-class" to catch the attention of fans.

Religion
4:08 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Blurry Glasses Are A Solution To An Age-Old Conflict

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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:48 am

Conservative men from many religions demand that women dress modestly so the men can avoid feeling tempted. Some ultra-Orthodox Jewish men in Israel are selling special glasses that blur men's vision so they can't see women clearly.

Sports
4:01 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Internet Surfers Have Fun With Gymnast's Scowl

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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:49 am

U.S. gymnast McKayla Maroney was disappointed when she took silver in the Olympic vault competition. A photographer snapped her wearing the medal around her neck and a big scowl on her face. That photo has now been Photoshopped on to all sorts of other pictures on the Internet.

Middle East
3:55 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Israel Monitors Egypts Call To Modify Treaty

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Israeli soldiers look at their Egyptian counterparts from their side of the border Wednesday at the Kerem Shalom border crossing, where an attack by Islamist militants on Sunday killed 16 Egyptian soldiers.
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An Israeli soldier walks near the border between Israel and Egypt at the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Wednesday.
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Originally published on Sun August 12, 2012 6:44 am

Israel is welcoming Egypt's military efforts to stamp out Islamist militants in the Sinai following the recent border attack there that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers. The Jewish state has long been concerned over the situation in the Sinai, where there's been an upsurge in violence.

But calls in Egypt to modify the peace treaty with Israel — allowing Egypt to strengthen its security in the Sinai — has also led to concern in Israel.

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Asia
3:47 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Chinese Court Hears Murder Case In One Day

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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:03 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And I'm Renee Montagne.

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Shots - Health Blog
1:36 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Olympic Bodies: They Just Don't Make Them Like They Used To

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Originally published on Tue August 14, 2012 9:55 am

The Olympic Games seem to celebrate the extremes of athletic physique — from tiny gymnasts to impossibly huge shot-putters. But why are they shaped that way?

We've put together an infographic that explores how athletes' bodies have changed over the last century, and the role physics plays in each event. Here on Shots, we're taking a look at some of the athletes featured in the graphic.

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First And Main
12:24 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Complications, Contradictions In A Fla. Swing County

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Sofia Martinez, 40, is a registered nurse in Plant City, Fla., who supports both the DREAM Act and Republican Mitt Romney, who says he would veto it.
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Martinez says she believes the country would do better if it returned to "some basic core values."
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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:17 pm

As the presidential election nears, Morning Edition has begun a series of reports from an iconic American corner: First and Main. Several times in the next few months, we'll travel to a battleground state, then to a vital county in each state. In that county, we find a starting point for our visit: First and Main streets, the intersection of politics and real life.

Sofia Martinez was a kid when she began what you could call her life on the road.

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Planet Money
12:22 am
Thu August 9, 2012

The Building That's In Two Countries At Once

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Hans Hover has one foot in Germany, and one in the Netherlands.
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Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 11:43 am

Zoe Chace and Robert Smith are reporting from European borders this week. This is the first story in a four-part series.

A metal strip on the floor of Eurode Business Center marks the border between Germany and the Netherlands.

On one side of the building, there's a German mailbox and a German policeman. On the other side, a Dutch mailbox and a Dutch policeman.

The building was supposed to make it easy to work in both countries. But it's also a reminder of how the European dream isn't yet a reality.

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