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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye walk to their seats for the start of a trilateral meeting with the U.S. in 2014. Japan and Korea's leaders have yet to meet one-on-one.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye walk to their seats for the start of a trilateral meeting with the U.S. in 2014. Japan and Korea's leaders have yet to meet one-on-one. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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Parallels

For China, Japan And S. Korea, Just Meeting Is An Accomplishment

Leaders of the three countries gather in Seoul to talk over trade potential and attempt to put aside longstanding tensions over history and territorial matters.

President Barack Obama greets a young child dressed as the Pope and riding in a "Popemobile" as he hands out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama greets a young child dressed as the Pope and riding in a "Popemobile" as he hands out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Trick-or-Treating With Princesses, Superheroes And The Pope

NPR's Scott Simon will head out with a princess and a goddess for Halloween. Batman, Minnie Mouse and Minions are also popular costumes.

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President Barack Obama greets a young child dressed as the Pope and riding in a "Popemobile" as he hands out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.

President Barack Obama greets a young child dressed as the Pope and riding in a "Popemobile" as he hands out treats to children trick-or-treating for Halloween on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trick-or-Treating With Princesses, Superheroes And The Pope

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye walk to their seats for the start of a trilateral meeting with the U.S. in 2014. Japan and Korea's leaders have yet to meet one-on-one.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye walk to their seats for the start of a trilateral meeting with the U.S. in 2014. Japan and Korea's leaders have yet to meet one-on-one. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

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For China, Japan And S. Korea, Just Meeting Is An Accomplishment

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Sandra Bullock stars as Jane in the satirical film Our Brand Is Crisis.

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An Election's High Stakes: Sandra Bullock On 'Our Brand Is Crisis'

by NPR Staff

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Joyce DiDonato stars in the new opera Great Scott as a world-famous diva who returns to her hometown and finds its opera company struggling to stay afloat.

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In 'Great Scott,' Joyce DiDonato Leads An Opera Within An Opera

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Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner (conductor) 1:26

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Without a school athletic field, the Power Center Academy rugby team practices in a city park nearby, changing clothes in the dugout next to a baseball backstop.

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An Inner-City Team Is Putting U.S. Rugby On The Map

by Christopher Blank

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David Hare's plays and screenplays include Plenty, Skylight, The Blue Room, The Hours and Stuff Happens.

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Dramatist David Hare Says, Like Many Writers, He's Driven By Doubt

by NPR Staff

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Morning Passages Lyric Quartet & Michael Riesman 0:28

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Bruce Cambpell — and his famous chainsaw — are back in the new series Ash Vs Evil Dead.

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Join Ussss ... Join Ussss ... For The Return Of 'Evil Dead'

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Rod Stewart's new album, Another Country, is out now.

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Rod Stewart Picks Up The Pen

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