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5:00 am
Sat March 3, 2012

Actor Ciaran Hinds Takes On Crime

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Ciaran Hinds seems to show up in every other movie you may have seen over the past decade, including There Will Be Blood, The Road to Perdition, Harry Potter and The Debt. He's currently starring in the hit television series Above Suspicion based on the Lynda La Plante novels. Host Scott Simon speaks with Hinds about his career.

Governing
3:00 am
Sat March 3, 2012

Occupy May Seem To Be Receding, But Look Closer

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Occupy Wall Street protesters shout during a "Shut Down the Corporations" demonstration in New York on Wednesday.
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Occupy D.C. protesters chant slogans against Bank of America during a Jan. 17 demonstration in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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Originally published on Sat March 3, 2012 9:45 am

For people who watch TV news or read newspapers, the Occupy movement might seem to be in hibernation.

Most of the encampments are gone, and diminished numbers take part in protests.

But there's a lot of ferment behind the scenes — at least at Occupy Wall Street.

Check the Occupy Wall Street website and you'll see at least 15 events every day: meetings by working groups on arts and culture, alternative banking, media, security.

'Pop-Up' Protests

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Fresh Air Weekend
10:56 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Being Flynn,' Barry Blitt

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

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The Two-Way
10:00 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Tornadoes Slow, With Destruction In Their Wake

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Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes cause major damage Friday.
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Blaine Lawson, 76, stands inside his house Friday after a reported tornado tore the roof off, in Cleveland, Tenn. Neither he nor his wife were injured.
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Henryville High School in southern Indiana was significantly damaged. No major injuries were reported.
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Keith Huke walks past his tornado-ravaged home in Harrisburg, Ill., on Friday. Huke escaped without any injuries.
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Tina Wellham takes her children to the basement of the New Bethel Baptist Church as a tornado warning sounds near Fredonia, Ky.
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Joe Jenkins helps salvage medical records from a destroyed senior center in Harrisburg, Ill.
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A worker emerges from a shelter to see if there is any new damage to an area already hit by a tornado, in Athens, Ala., on Friday.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 7:59 am

This morning, the death toll rose in areas affected by extreme weather in the Midwest and the South. Towns have been wrecked and the number of people missing is unclear. Now, residents are starting to sift through the wreckage and recover what they have left.

At least 28 people have been reported dead. (Note: This number is bound to change, and we'll update as we have more information.)

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Around the Nation
3:33 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Storms And Tornadoes Lash Eastern U.S.

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