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"We use the term 'millennial,' but it really has to do with new ideas out there, and listening to them," says Crowe.

Monsanto Hired This Guy To Help It Win Over Millennials

Vance Crowe, 32, has a tough assignment: reach out to millennials, many of whom are skeptical of GMOs. Crowe says the company can do a better job of listening to their concerns.

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T-Pain: Tiny Desk Concert

We asked the King of Auto-Tune if he'd grace the Tiny Desk without any embellishment or effects to show what's really made his career: his voice — and those songs.

NPR Music Launches New Home Page

Check It Out: NPR Music's Redesign

Scientists are getting a clearer idea of how genetic mutations cause autism.

Scientists Implicate More Than 100 Genes In Causing Autism

Spontaneous gene mutations, not ones inherited from parents, increase a child's risk of autism, scientists say. By comparing genes within families, they've identified more than 100 suspects.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tells Fox News' Neil Cavuto that a repeal of the Affordable Care Act will still not be possible under a Republican Senate.

McConnell Concedes GOP Senate Will Not Mean Obamacare Repeal

The GOP majority-leader-in-waiting tempers expectations about what a Republican-controlled Congress can realistically accomplish with President Obama in the White House.

The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday.

Russian Engines Could Be Focus Of Probe Into Failed Rocket Launch

NK-33 engines, originally destined for a Soviet-era moon shot that never got off the ground, are getting scrutinized, some scientists say.

The Incredible Story Of Chilean Miners Rescued From The 'Deep Down Dark'

Hector Tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. The result is a doozy.

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, a former Red Cross official says as many as 40 percent of the organization's emergency vehicles were assigned for public relations purposes. This photo, which shows one of their trucks in Long Island, N.Y., in January 2013, is one example of the many publicity photos taken by the Red Cross.

Red Cross 'Diverted Assets' During Storms' Aftermath To Focus On Image

An investigation by NPR and ProPublica reveals how the American Red Cross increased its focus on public relations while it struggled to meet basic needs of storm victims.

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50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar

It's been 2,400 years since he taught his last class, but the teaching method Socrates created, and that bears his name, lives on today.

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Winner of masquerade contest at a Halloween party in 1939 in Missouri.

Halloween For Adults: A Scary History

Fright Night is not just for kids anymore. Never really was.

The Struggle Of Being Asian-American For Halloween

Ask Me Anything: NPR's David Greene Takes Questions On Crimea

The Morning Edition host recently returned from a reporting trip to Crimea and responds to questions on Reddit about how the Black Sea peninsula has changed since it was seized by Russia.

In Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of Resistance

Getting stronger before surgery has been shown to help cancer patients do better long term.

Patients Do Better After Surgery If They Do 'Prehab' First

Patients are often sent for rehabilitation after surgery. But starting those exercise and healthy eating programs before the surgery might help even more. It's not rehab, it's "prehab."

NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, 33, contracted Ebola in Liberia, arrived in Nebraska for care on October 6 and was released from the hospital on the 22nd.

Why The Ebola Evacuees Survived And What We Learned From Them

Ten of the 14 Ebola patients evacuated from West Africa have survived. We asked specialists: What made the difference?

Emory Hospital Shares Lessons Learned On Ebola Care

The Misadventures Of My Anti-Ebola Suitcase

Maine To Enforce Quarantine For Nurse Kaci Hickox

The Wiper Wave, attached to your car's rear wiper, promises to take a bit of the tension out of the rough commute.

Weekly Innovation: Friendly Roadways Just A 'Wave' Away

Ever wish you could thank someone for letting you cut in while stuck in traffic? This simple hand symbol attached to your car's rear wiper promises to take a bit of the tension out of a rough commute.

Law

Can Authorities Cut Utilities, Pose As Repairmen To Conduct Search?

That's what federal agents did earlier this year to see if gamblers in Las Vegas were running a sportsbook operation. Agents lacked evidence for a warrant. Courts are considering the case.

People working on the assembly line in April 2012 at Huajian shoe factory in Dukem, Ethiopia.

Business

The Next Shirt You Buy May Say 'Made In Ethiopia.' Here's Why Ozy.com

The garment industry is still seen as a good partner for jump-starting the economies of undeveloped nations. Manufacturers entering these countries say they're trying to treat workers more ethically.

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