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4:30am

Sat May 11, 2013
NPR Story

The Philosophy, Economics Behind Sourcing Retail

Originally published on Sat May 11, 2013 9:11 am

Host Scott Simon talks to Michael Preysman, founder and CEO of Everlane, an online clothing retailer based in San Francisco that provides information to consumers about where its products are made.

1:03am

Sat May 11, 2013
Author Interviews

Yngwie Malmsteen: 'I've Always Been A Little Bit Of An Extremist'

Originally published on Sat May 11, 2013 9:11 am

Credit Courtesy of the artist

Yngwie Malmsteen is the king of the neoclassical shred guitar. Since 1984's Rising Force, the Swedish musician and composer has somehow bridged centuries, from Paganini to his own arpeggiated acrobatics.

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10:46am

Sat May 4, 2013
The Two-Way

World War II Code Is Broken, Decades After POW Used It

Originally published on Sun May 5, 2013 5:04 am

Credit Plymouth University

It's been 70 years since the letters of John Pryor were understood in their full meaning. That's because as a British prisoner of war in Nazi Germany, Pryor's letters home to his family also included intricate codes that were recently deciphered for the first time since the 1940s.

Pryor's letters served their purpose in World War II, as Britain's MI9 agents decoded the messages hidden within them — requests for supplies, notes about German activities — before sending them along to Pryor's family in Cornwall.

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4:51am

Sat May 4, 2013
Middle East

A Place Transformed: The Birth Of A Jordanian Refugee Camp

Originally published on Sat May 4, 2013 10:53 am

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4:51am

Sat May 4, 2013
Economy

More Jobs, But Wait: They May Not Pay Much

Originally published on Sat May 4, 2013 10:53 am

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The economy added 165,000 jobs in April. That exceeded the expectations of economists. It also drove down the unemployment rate to a four-year low, 7.5 percent. Unfortunately, the biggest gains were in lower-paying fields like hospitality and temp agencies. And as the school year comes to a close and young people start looking, the question is will there be enough work for them. NPR's Sonari Glinton reports.

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