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  • This year's IRS Form 1040 has 214 pages of instructions. When tax filing started a century ago, the 1040 had just one page of instructions.
  • The Los-Angeles-based force of nature, one of the most inspired talents of today, shows off a spontaneous side at (and around) the Tiny Desk.
  • Consumers in Finland can get almost-instant cash by sending text messages to loan companies. But regulators worry that high interest rates and inadequate security checks make this a dangerous business.
  • The White House said Elizabeth Neumann sounds like a "disgruntled employee." Neumann, a former Homeland Security official, charges the White House has not addressed the threat of domestic extremism.
  • Authorities didn't say which Pokemon card Vinath Oudomsine allegedly bought with the federal funds, but rare Pokemon cards have sold for tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
  • Daily life in 17th century London comes alive again -- online -- through the diary of Samuel Pepys. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Phil Gyford about a project to put a literary and historical classic on the World Wide Web -- one day at a time.
  • The automakers' ads will suggest people consider carpooling or cycling instead of driving. The new rules, beginning in March, come as the country is trying to cut down on its carbon emissions.
  • Give it up for this as a peak experience: a stolen moment with some ice cream. It might just come down to that, and that's probably an idea worth savoring. The Wood Brothers, anchored by Medeski, Martin & Wood bassist Chris Wood, combine simplicity with metaphysics.
  • Monhegan Island, off the state's central coast, has only 50 year-round residents. Monhegan Island School has seven students this year, ages five through 12.
  • Baseball takes another step in its recognition of the Negro Leagues' contributions to the sport when 39 candidates are voted on at the end of this month in a special election for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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