Farm to cup: producing some of the tea in China

Wed May 16, 2012 7:37 PM EDT

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china, tea, agriculture, world-news

New terminal opens at Atlanta's airport

Wed May 16, 2012 7:05 PM EDT

Harriet Baskas reports in msnbc.com's Travel Kit blog that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of several major airports upgrading terminals. •Sign up for the msnbc.com Photos Newsletter Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Fishermen hook snakehead, an invasive fish species in Florida

Wed May 16, 2012 6:44 PM EDT

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Holland's 'Superbus' project aims to transport people at 150 miles per hour

Tue May 15, 2012 4:20 PM EDT

According to the project's web site, the bus is electrically powered and weighs 20,000 lbs. •Sign up for the msnbc.com Photos Newsletter Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Explosion in Bogota, Colombia kills at least two and injures former interior minister

Tue May 15, 2012 3:36 PM EDT

Ian Johnston writes on msnbc.com's World News blog that 19 were injured in the blast in Bogota:

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Yawalapiti tribe living traditionally in the Amazonian jungle of Brazil

Tue May 15, 2012 3:11 PM EDT

Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino describes his time visiting the "village of joy:"

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Grand view of Grandview State Park in West Virginia

Tue May 15, 2012 2:11 PM EDT

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Tattoo artist attaches iPod to wrist using magnetic piercings

Mon May 14, 2012 7:59 PM EDT

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93-year-old woman is the world's oldest yoga instructor

Mon May 14, 2012 7:47 PM EDT

Jillian Eugenios reports at TODAY.com that Porchon-Lynch has been practicing yoga since she was 8 years old:

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health, exercise, us-news, yoga, ageing

Coffee, cotton and flowers on eve of Colombia-US free trade agreement's start

Mon May 14, 2012 6:51 PM EDT

Colombia Reports quotes an Oxfam report saying that the free trade deal will "bankrupt small farmers and increase poverty in rural Colombia:"

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colombia, economy, trade, south-america, free-trade, world-news, globalization

Rocket launcher among items hauled in by L.A. police dept.'s Gun Buyback Program

Mon May 14, 2012 6:01 PM EDT

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US Army Sgt. surprises daughter with early return from deployment

Fri May 11, 2012 8:14 PM EDT

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Secret prison in the jungle on Nigerian island

Fri May 11, 2012 7:47 PM EDT

The Associated Press reports that anyone deemed a security risk by the government could be imprisoned:

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Luxury train en route from Cape Town derails in Pretoria, South Africa

Fri May 11, 2012 6:50 PM EDT

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Can you match these mafia figures to their nicknames?

Fri May 11, 2012 6:16 PM EDT

Before reading the caption below, can you guess which nicknames go with which faces? Tony Ducks Chicken Man Cadillac Frank Baby Shacks The Hunchback The Cheese Man The Chin Vinny Gorgeous

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crime, mafia, us-news

Seltzer delivery man practices bygone craft in New York City

Fri May 11, 2012 2:03 PM EDT

From MediaStorm: For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It is the embodiment of his family.

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nyc, new-york-city, us-news, seltzer, media-storm

Veterinarian performs in-home pet euthanasia in New York City

Thu May 10, 2012 3:57 PM EDT

The same photographer, John Moore of Getty Images, recently had images in PhotoBlog from a pet cemetery in New York. •Sign up for the msnbc.com Photos Newsletter Follow @msnbc_pictures

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French 'spiderman' climbs another tall building, this time in Paris

Thu May 10, 2012 3:11 PM EDT

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Surfers compete against steep backdrop of Rio de Janeiro

Wed May 9, 2012 8:31 PM EDT

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Car crashes into building and then hangs over alley in Washington

Wed May 9, 2012 8:27 PM EDT

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Tightrope walker tempts fate above Baltimore's Inner Harbor

Wed May 9, 2012 7:57 PM EDT

WKBW reports that Wallenda's great-grandfather took the same stroll in 1973. •Sign up for the msnbc.com Photos Newsletter Follow @msnbc_pictures

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Billboard painter teaches apprentice high art in New York City

Tue May 8, 2012 4:41 PM EDT

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nyc, art, advertising, billboard, new-york-city, us-news

Kurdish protesters smash stores and police vehicle in northern Iraq

Tue May 8, 2012 4:09 PM EDT

In other news from Iraq, Reuters reports that Interpol is calling for the arrest of fugitive Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi:

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Swarms of bees surround keepers collecting honey in the Gaza Strip

Tue May 8, 2012 2:34 PM EDT

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Displaced villagers march with their belongings to escape Congo fighting

Tue May 8, 2012 2:04 PM EDT

Reuters reports that thousands of residents have fled their homes in Congo:

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Dear John:

Enjoyed reading your article online today, and if you're not aware, wanted to let you know about an inexpensive ($20) prosthetic knee called the Jaipur Knee that was developed by Stanford students and written about today in Betty Londergan's blog at http://whatgives365.wordpress.com/. The Jaipur Knee mimics the natural joint's movement and is both flexible and stable – a revolutionary improvement, particularly for amputees in developing countries. Maybe you can share this info with the people in Haiti.

By the way, Betty lives in the Atlanta area and her 365 Project involves her donation of $100 every day to a charity around the world, and blogging about that charity in the hopes of raising awareness and possibly other donations. In 2010, she will have donated $36,500 of her own money in this very commendable effort!
— Jeff in Nor Cal