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  • The CBS News correspondent who became famous for his two-fisted interview style and hard-hitting interviews with politicians, celebrities and newsmakers died Saturday. He was 93. Fresh Air remembers Wallace with excerpts from a 2005 interview.
  • The son of music icon Leonard Cohen discusses his song "What Other Guy" and the impact of his roots.
  • The social networking site is paying a reported $1 billion in stock and cash for the photo-sharing app.
  • Hospitals trying to eliminate unhealthy food from their cafeterias are finding that uprooting fast food chains isn't easy.
  • The New York Yankees may be the most polarizing team in the U.S. In a new collection, Damn Yankees: Twenty-Four Major League Writers on the World's Most Loved (and Hated) Team, writers share the stories behind their passions. In many cases, rooting for or against the team has little to do with sports.
  • In 2011, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction banning Los Angeles police from confiscating and destroying the belongings of homeless people on Skid Row. In the Los Angeles Times, Carol Schatz argues that the ruling, intended to protect the homeless, puts them in greater danger.
  • Just 28 percent of Portuguese over age 30 have graduated from high school, making Portugal not only Western Europe's poorest country but also its least educated. The EU bailed out Portugal last year, but the low level of graduates complicates efforts to build a modern economy.
  • The competition in South Africa drew competitors from 22 countries. Black Africans took part for the first time, though one of them now fears for his safety if he returns home to Ethiopia.
  • The man who was one of Hosni Mubarak's leading confidants for years has now entered Egypt's presidential race. This has shaken up an already unpredictable contest and raised concerns among many Egyptians.
  • People are more likely to get screened for colon cancer when their doctor gives them a choice of methods. Pushing colonoscopies alone may keep people from getting screened at all, according to a new study.
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