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In War-Torn Northern Syria, Children 'Only Paint In Red'

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Children often show signs of trauma from their experiences inside Syria. A U.N. team interviewing Syrian children in a refugee camp found that most lost a loved one in the fighting, and almost half have post-traumatic stress disorder.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 9:18 am

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From 'Morning Edition': Deborah Amos on the children of Northern Syria

Shocking statistics, such as the U.N.'s estimate that more than 60,000 people have died in Syria since anti-regime protests and fighting began in March 2011, tell only part of the story.

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Malala Released From Hospital; Taliban's Attack On Teen Sparked Outrage

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Malala Yousafzai waved earlier today as she was released from a hospital in Birmingham, England.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 1:08 pm

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Did Hiring Pick Up As 2012 Ended? We'll Find Out Shortly

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The scene at a job fair in San Mateo, Calif., earlier this year.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 8:38 am

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From 'Morning Edition': NPR's Yuki Noguchi previews the jobs report

8:35 a.m. ET. And the answer is: 155,000 jobs added to payrolls in December; the jobless rate held at 7.8 percent. (November's rate was revised up to 7.8 percent.)

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Here it comes — the always eagerly anticipated news about jobs and the nation's unemployment rate.

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Drilling For Facts Under The 'Promised Land' Fiction

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Matt Damon's character in the movie Promised Land comes to town to convince a landowner to allow a gas company to drill on his property.

By Jeff Brady

Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 11:41 am

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There is plenty in the movie Promised Land that will prompt energy industry insiders to roll their eyes. But the overall issues explored in the film, which is being widely released in theaters Friday, are very real.

A process called hydraulic fracturing has led to drilling booms that are transforming rural communities into industrial zones. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," makes it possible to tap into natural gas reservoirs deep underground. But first, gas companies have to convince landowners to allow them to drill.

The Natural Gas Pitch

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Fri January 4, 2013

Old Greek Blasphemy Laws Stir Up Modern Drama

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A Greek Orthodox priest is blocked by riot police as he takes part in a protest outside an Athens theater in October. The play, Corpus Christi, portrays Jesus and his apostles as gay men living in modern-day Texas. The director and the cast have been charged under Greece's blasphemy laws.

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Laertis Vassiliou, the director of the play Corpus Christi, has been charged with blasphemy.

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Originally published on Fri January 4, 2013 10:16 pm

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Before he died in 1994, a Greek monk named Elder Paisios told his compatriots to turn to faith in hard times.

The monk is said to have predicted the economic crisis — as well as a triumphant return of a Greek empire.

With unemployment now at Great Depression levels, many Greeks see him as a prophet.

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