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Tajima Wagyu beef cows at a cattle farm in Yabu City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Japan won a provision in the new Pacific Rim trade deal that would push tariffs back up if its beef imports surge.

How Obama's Trade Deal Might Stir Up Your Dinner

Trade deals don't just affect labor and manufacturing. They also have a way of changing the way we eat. From food safety to booze imports, we offer a cheat sheet on the new Pacific Rim trade deal.

'Twain & Stanley' Finds Magic In An Unlikely Friendship

Oscar Hijuelos' posthumously published novel puts fictional flesh on the real-life friendship between Mark Twain and the explorer Henry Morton Stanley. Critic Jason Sheehan calls it a "great tale."

Class Clown Or Gifted Student? It's A Matter Of Perspective

The class jokester is often a teacher's greatest nemesis. What if instead of seeing them as a nuisance, a teacher saw them as gifted?

Dennis Whittle takes a tour of development projects in Myanmar.

Why Bringing A Glass Of Mosquitoes To The World Bank Is A Good Idea

Dennis Whittle wants to change the way people come up with ideas for aid projects. His latest venture was inspired by feedback loops for cellphones.

Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate at University of Colorado's Coors Events Center on Oct. 28, 2015 in Boulder, Colorado.

Ted Cruz Lying In Wait For His Next Moment

The freshman senator from Texas is biding his time, hoping to ascend like another freshman senator did to the presidency two elections ago. NPR's Wade Goodwyn focuses on Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign.

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will be "above the president" if her party wins Sunday's election. In a constitutional clause that appears directed at her, a person can't become president if he or she is married to a foreign national or has children who are foreign nationals. Suu Kyi's late husband was British, as are their two sons.

Aung San Suu Kyi's Lofty Goal In Myanmar: To Be 'Above' The President

The country votes Sunday in its most important election in a quarter-century. The best-known politician is barred from the presidency, but Suu Kyi says she'll be calling the shots if her party wins.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley take the stage after individually answering questions during Friday night's First In The South Democratic Presidential Forum at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C.

Rivals' Gloves Come Off Against Clinton In Democratic Forum

Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley jabbed at Hillary Clinton during a Democratic forum in South Carolina Friday night, questioning the frontrunner's liberal bona fides.

Council Considers Proposal To Oppose Guantanamo Prisoners Via Miramar

With President Barack Obama reported to be finalizing plans to move Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the U.S., a San Diego City Council member Friday proposed a resolution opposing any transfers to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The Salt Lake Temple, at Temple Square, in Salt Lake City.

Mormon Church Declares Same-Sex Couples To Be Apostates

The policy also bars children in same-sex households from being blessed or baptized until they turn 18 and meet certain conditions.

Mormon Church Declares Same-Sex Couples To Be Apostates

The policy also bars children in same-sex households from being blessed or baptized until they turn 18 and meet certain conditions.

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