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September Dates Dropped From 1752 Calendar
If today is your birthday, consider yourself lucky. Had you been alive in 1752, there would have been no party for you. That was the year the British Empire dropped the Julian calendar. To get current with the Gregorian calendar, the government ruled the day after Sept. 2 would be Sept. 14.
Pot-Buying Teen Texts Sheriff Instead
A teenager in Helena, Mont., sent a text message asking to buy pot. He hit the wrong number and accidentally sent the message to the country sheriff. A detective agreed to meet up with the two teens.
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Massey Execs' Access To Mine After Blast Questioned
NPR NEWS INVESTIGATION: The two officials were underground, unsupervised for as long as four hours after the explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in April. Massey Energy says the pair were searching for survivors, but some investigators and experts are concerned they could have tampered with evidence.
Gaza Youth Yearn For Normalcy, Haunted By War
Almost three-quarters of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are younger than 30. Most have never left the tiny, Hamas-ruled coastal territory, have never met an Israeli, and have never known a time when there wasn't a conflict outside their doorstep.
September Dates Dropped From 1752 Calendar
If today is your birthday, consider yourself lucky. Had you been alive in 1752, there would have been no party for you. That was the year the British Empire dropped the Julian calendar. To get current with the Gregorian calendar, the government ruled the day after Sept. 2 would be Sept. 14.
Pot-Buying Teen Texts Sheriff Instead
A teenager in Helena, Mont., sent a text message asking to buy pot. He hit the wrong number and accidentally sent the message to the country sheriff. A detective agreed to meet up with the two teens.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED
Massey Execs' Access To Mine After Blast Questioned
NPR NEWS INVESTIGATION: The two officials were underground, unsupervised for as long as four hours after the explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in April. Massey Energy says the pair were searching for survivors, but some investigators and experts are concerned they could have tampered with evidence.
Gaza Youth Yearn For Normalcy, Haunted By War
Almost three-quarters of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are younger than 30. Most have never left the tiny, Hamas-ruled coastal territory, have never met an Israeli, and have never known a time when there wasn't a conflict outside their doorstep.
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