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Hour 1
A Russian investigator walks near wreckage a day after a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, crashed in Hassana, Egypt, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. The Metrojet plane, bound for St. Petersburg in Russia, crashed 23 minutes after it took off from Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday morning. The 224 people on board, all Russian except for four Ukrainians and one Belarusian, died. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Russian plane mystery. Keystone pipeline delay. Kentucky elects deep red Republicans. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Hour 2
Thirteen years after the original series run, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are returning to their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for a six-episode run on Fox.  (©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection)

The good, the bad and the surging trend of television revivals. We’ll talk Star Trek, Gilmore Girls, Twin Peaks and more.

 
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Nov 6, 2015
Thirteen years after the original series run, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are returning to their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for a six-episode run on Fox.  (©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection)

The good, the bad and the surging trend of television revivals. We’ll talk Star Trek, Gilmore Girls, Twin Peaks and more.

 
Nov 6, 2015
A Russian investigator walks near wreckage a day after a passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, crashed in Hassana, Egypt, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. The Metrojet plane, bound for St. Petersburg in Russia, crashed 23 minutes after it took off from Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday morning. The 224 people on board, all Russian except for four Ukrainians and one Belarusian, died. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Russian plane mystery. Keystone pipeline delay. Kentucky elects deep red Republicans. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

 
Nov 5, 2015
In this file photo, American art collector Peggy Guggenheim poses between early paintings by Jackson Pollock that are part of her modern art collection at her 18th century palace, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, in Venice, Italy, May 30, 1979. (AP)

Peggy Guggenheim, the rebel heiress who saved modern art from the Nazis. A new book looks at her remarkable life.

 
Nov 5, 2015
A man urges people to vote against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance outside an early voting center in Houston on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. The contested ordinance is a broad measure that would consolidate existing bans on discrimination tied to race, sex, religion and other categories in employment, housing and public accommodations, and extend such protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Is America ready for transgender rights? By its vote this week, Houston is not. We’ll look at the push, and pushback.

 
Nov 4, 2015
The cover of Ross McCammon's new book, "Works Well With Others." (Courtesy Dutton)

Social navigation in today’s changing, fluid workplace. It takes a lot more than a firm handshake to survive and thrive.

 
Nov 4, 2015
The interior of the new Amazon Books store in Seattle. (Courtesy Amazon / NPR News)

Amazon versus Wal-Mart in the ultimate retail war. Wal-Mart’s playing catch-up. Amazon’s on the attack. We’ll look at the battle of retail titans.

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Sep 8, 2005
It's not a new news story, to be sure. But don't forget that Daylight Saving Time ended last Sunday, November 1 at 2 AM. Set back your clocks, and use the extra hour to learn why we shift our clocks. [Listen Back]
 
May 1, 2014
Asian Carp, a nonnative invasive fish species threatening the Great Lakes' ecosystem, were found an unexpected 12 miles closer to Lake Michigan than previously expected. [Listen Back]
 
Oct 15, 2015
Among the issues debated at the national polls this week were two controversial ballot initiatives in San Francisco, aimed at curbing the spread of private room rental service AirBnb and slowing the construction of condominiums in the city's embattled Mission District. Both measures failed. [Listen Back]
 
Aug 12, 2014
Susan Schneider Williams, the widow of comedic actor Robin Williams, who committed suicide last summer, has publicly spoken about her husband's death for the first time. She blamed Lewy body dementia for her husband's death. [Listen Back]
 
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What CNBC's John Harwood Really Thought of the GOP Debate
Friday, October 30, 2015

CNBC chief political correspondent and GOP Presidential debate moderator John Harwood joined our week in the news roundtable this week, when his moderation was one of the biggest headlines.

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Our Week In The Web: October 30, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015

Could YOU get this terrible English-language Chinese propaganda video stuck in YOUR head? Find out here!

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Our Week In The Web: October 23, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015

A reflection on comments, the Swedish Chef and Sia. (Trust us, it will all make sense. Probably.)

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Jeremy Scahill: ‘We Are Making More New Enemies Than We Are Killing Actual Terrorists’
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Reporter Jeremy Scahill of the Intercept details the realities — and failures — of the U.S. government’s foreign drone strike program.

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