Monkey See
12:52 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Death Of A Puppy: An Exclusive Imaginary Excerpt From The 'Man Of Steel' Sequel

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Henry Cavill as Clark Kent in Man Of Steel.

NPR has obtained [or invented, whatever] an excerpt of the draft script for Zack Snyder's much-rumored sequel to the hugely successful Man Of Steel. The script, which was found in a booth at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on La Cienega, suggests that the distinctive tone set by Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy and adopted by Snyder's Man Of Steel will continue to inform the expanding cinematic universe of DC Comics characters.


JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE MOVIE

Screenplay by David S. Goyer

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Krulwich Wonders...
12:48 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Isn't That King David? Nope, It's Just Dave

Usually they're naked, ancient and stony. But all of a sudden, they could live next door.

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It's All Politics
12:15 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

6 Things We Just Learned About The IRS Scandal

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Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit that decides whether to grant tax-exempt status to groups, leaves a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in May.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 1:24 pm

Hundreds of pages of transcribed interviews reveal that IRS employees in Washington were involved at an early stage in the improper targeting of Tea Party groups — but at least so far the trail stops well short of the White House.

Based on interviews with two longtime IRS employees working in the Cincinnati field office, there's no smoking gun, no direct connection to the Obama administration or even any indication that those involved in the flagging of conservative groups had political motives.

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Local News
12:06 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Lynn Good Named Duke CEO

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Duke Energy CFO Lynn Good will become the company's president and CEO on July 1, 2013.

Duke Energy executive Lynn Good will replace long-time CEO Jim Rogers.

We knew Rogers would be leaving Duke. He's 65. And, state regulators made him promise to retire this year as part of a settlement to end the investigation into that surprise CEO switch when Duke merged with Progress.

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The Two-Way
12:06 pm
Tue June 18, 2013

Boston Tops Chicago In Game 3 Of NHL's Stanley Cup

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Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron (37) sends the puck past Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on Monday night.

The Boston Bruins have taken the lead in the NHL's Stanley Cup championships, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 Monday night in Boston. Interestingly, last night wasn't a tense, drawn-out reprise of Games 1 and 2 and did not require an overtime.

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Shots - Health News
11:33 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Some States Will Make It Easier To Get Insurance Answers

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Where will you go when it's time to buy health insurance.

Who are you going to call for help when it comes to figuring out your health insurance?

Next year, when insurance marketplaces open under the federal health law and many job-based and individual plans have to meet new standards for coverage and costs, chances are that lots of people are going to need a hand navigating the system.

Depending on where they live, some will probably have an easier time of it than others.

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The Two-Way
10:31 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Taliban Will Open Office In Doha To Kick Off Peace Talks

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 11:37 am

U.S. officials say the Taliban has agreed to begin long-stalled negotiations with the Afghan and American governments at the group's new political office in Doha, Qatar.

The talks with the U.S. could begin in days, NPR's Scott Horsley tells our Newscast unit. He says the milestone agreement comes after months of "diplomatic spadework."

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Local News
10:00 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Elephant's Contact Lenses Work, Then Get Lost

Last year, we told you about the North Carolina Zoo fitting its oldest elephant, C'Sar, with contact lenses to correct his failing eyesight.  We checked back in with the zoo's senior veterinarian, Dr. Ryan De Voe, to see how the lenses worked.


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Shots - Health News
9:44 am
Tue June 18, 2013

How Men's Choice Of Mates May Have Led To Menopause

Originally published on Wed June 19, 2013 12:34 pm

A dapper older gentleman spurns his mate of a certain age to take a fresh-faced young lover. You've seen that movie before, right?

Well, this choice of youth may turn out to be more than a Hollywood trope. Researchers say decisions like that one may have been the evolutionary source of menopause.

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The Two-Way
8:41 am
Tue June 18, 2013

Mass Anti-Government Protests Swell In Brazil

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Students shout slogans during a protest Monday in Brasilia.

Originally published on Tue June 18, 2013 10:39 am

What started as small protests about higher bus fares has swelled into nationwide, massive anti-government demonstrations in Brazil.

Last night, reports O Globo, more than 100,000 protesters filled the streets of Rio de Janeiro, while an additional 65,000 hit the streets of São Paulo. Nothing tells the story quite like this video of the streets of Rio posted by Lucio Amorim on Twitter:

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