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The Oakland minister who predicted the end of the world would take place on Friday, Oct. 21, was confronted by the continuation of the world instead. It marks the second time the ministry led by Harold Camping, 90, has settled on a doomsday date, only to have it tick by in quotidian fashion.

Even with the latest change to Cain's tax reform plan, the lowest-income Americans would see their tax bills rise because they'd face a trickle-down effect from business taxes and they would still face the 9 percent sales tax, analysts say.

Gelatins turn liquids into solids, and can make cream-based dishes into a lighter, more flavorful affair by eliminating the need for heavy, flavor-distorting fats, says Spanish-born restaurateur and top chef Jose Andres.

The British motoring show Fifth Gear recorded the damage in a test crash.

The legislature has now asked each school district to develop a social media policy. The earlier version of the law was opposed by civil rights groups, which said it stepped on freedoms of speech and association.

The World Series moves to Texas on Saturday, with the Rangers hosting the Cardinals for game 3. Scott Simon talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about what to expect.

NATO is winding down its military mission in Libya, making the decision one day after former Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed. Host Scott Simon speaks with the U.S. ambassador to NATO, Ivo Daalder, about NATO's next steps in Libya.

Iowa's 2012 presidential Caucuses are now just 11 weeks away. We may not be in the home stretch just yet, but you can feel it coming as the candidates chase after voters with increasing urgency. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Don Gonyea, who's been in Iowa this past week, about the view of the 2012 race from the first-in-the-nation caucus state.

The Occupy D.C. movement on K Street is getting itself educated. NPR's Peter Overby checked in this week as they held a teach-in with Harvard Law School's Lawrence Lessig, who said protesters can take their government back from the influence of big donors by forging an alliance with the Tea Party grassroots.

After 36 years, the annual Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention will go silent. Radio dramas don't have the audiences they once had, losing out to other distractions. Listeners can still tap into the rich catalogue of The Lone Ranger, Sherlock Holmes and many others via the Internet, though, so the work lives on. Scott Gurian spent time with the group on their last day.