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A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by NPR's Steve Inskeep in Washington, D.C., and Renee Montagne at NPR West in Culver City, CA. Even as hosts, Inskeep and Montagne often get out from behind the anchor desk and travel across the world to report on the news first hand.

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Produced and distributed by NPR in Washington, D.C., Morning Edition draws on reporting from correspondents based around the world, and producers and reporters in locations in the United States. This reporting is supplemented by NPR Member station reporters across the country as well as independent producers and reporters throughout the public radio system.

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EU Outlines Online Privacy Recommendations

By Teri Schultz

Saturday is European Privacy and Data Protection Day, which will be marked by events across the European Union. It caps off an eventful week with Google announcing controversial new privacy policies, and the EU outlining tough new privacy recommendations it wants to make law.

Business

2:00 am

Fri January 27, 2012

The Last Word In Business

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Originally published on Fri January 27, 2012 8:04 am

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

And today's last word in business is say it ain't so - or actually, say it ain't Joe.

A Los Angeles restaurant famous for its nine cent cup of coffee is raising the price to 45 cents - 50 cents with the tax. Management at Philippe the Original told the L.A. Times they can no longer keep up with the cost of coffee. The family-run restaurant has been serving French dip sandwiches since 1908, along with eight-ounce mugs for less than a dime.

2:00 am

Fri January 27, 2012

How Do You Take Apart A Floating City

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The crippled cruise ship off the coast of Italy needs to be removed from the area where it ran aground. Joel Farrell, president and founder of Resolve Marine has been salvaging vessels for more than 30 years. Renee Montagne asks him to explain how the half-submerged cruise ship can be salvaged.

Television

10:01 pm

Thu January 26, 2012

For 'Black Nerds Everywhere,' Two Comedy Heroes

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Jordan Peele (left) plays President Obama and Keegan-Michael Key (right) plays his "anger translator" in a sketch from Key & Peele, premiering Jan. 31 on Comedy Central.

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Key and Peele, both biracial, say their challenging experiences with others' expectations growing up now informs their comedy.

By Elizabeth Blair

Comics Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have known each other for years. They were both in the cast of MadTV. Now they're starting their own sketch-comedy series, due to launch on Comedy Central Jan. 31.

8:00 pm

Thu January 26, 2012

After Son's Sudden Death, Shock, Grief, And Coping

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Buelah and Dennis Apple spoke about their older son, Denny, during a visit to StoryCorps in Kansas City, Mo.

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Denny Apple was a teenager when he died of complications related to to mononucleosis.

By NPR Staff

Nearly 21 years ago, Dennis Apple and his wife, Buelah, were thrust into a situation parents dread. Their son Denny had come down with mononucleosis. And as they recall, just before bed one night, Denny took his medicine and then talked about where he wanted to sleep.

At the time, Denny was 18; he had begun competing in triathlons near the family's home in Olathe, Kan., outside Kansas City.

3:10 pm

Thu January 26, 2012

McCain Says History Will Judge Obama Harshly On Policy Toward Iran

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Sen. John McCain, right, as he endorsed Mitt Romney's bid for the presidency earlier this month.

By Mark Memmott

President Obama has made the case that his administration spoke out forcefully when Iran's government used deadly force to suppress protests in the spring of 2009.

5:17 am

Thu January 26, 2012

Standard Military Eyeglasses Get A Makeover

By editor

Standard issue military eyeglasses are considered so unflattering, service members have an acronym for them: BCGs or Birth Control Glasses. For the first time in more than 20 years, the military is updating its look. Instead of those thick brown plastic frames, recruits can get sleeker black plastic specs.

Animals

5:12 am

Thu January 26, 2012

Dog In 'The Artist' To Retire

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Fans of Uggie in the silent movie The Artist were outraged when the dog didn't get an Oscar nomination. Now Uggie's owner tells a magazine that movie was the Jack Russell terrier's last. He's retiring the 10-year-old animal. Uggie wants to relax.

NPR Story

2:00 am

Thu January 26, 2012

Indiana To Adopt 'Right-To-Work' Measure

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The Indiana legislature looks certain to pass controversial "right-to work" legislation. Democrats in the state House have been trying to block the measure. The vote makes it all but certain that Indiana will become the first state to pass such legislation in a decade.

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