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Samantha Balaban and NPR's Life Kit provide insight to teaching old and new dogs new tricks.

Christopher Marley only uses specimens that have died from natural causes or been caught as fishing bycatch. Then he freeze-dries them, which is why they seem so alive in his artwork.

Two major shoe companies have much at stake as World Cup soccer play begins. Nike, which made deals with Brazilian stars, is trying to put a dent in Adidas' long-standing dominance of the soccer market.

The military junta of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has imposed another year of house arrest on democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Emma Larkin, author of Finding George Orwell in Burma, talks about the sentence extension. Emma Larkin is a pseudonym for the author.

Mariana de Miguel, who performs as Girl Ultra, talks about her shift from R&B to house music on her new EP, 'El Sur.'

The volatile Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo has been on the front line of a vicious gang war. The newly appointed police chief, whose job it is to clean up the mess -- including corruption inside the police force itself -- is a former highway patrolman with an unorthodox approach.

Drug maker Merck says it will close or sell a manufacturing plant in Danville, Pa., that employs about 450 people. But despite negative press about Vioxx, residents are standing by the company, which supports local schools and provides some of the best jobs in the area.

President Bush gave his third of four planned speeches Tuesday in a campaign to win support for the U.S. effort in Iraq. Responding to a question about the number of Iraqi casualties, President Bush said as many as 30,000 Iraqis have died since the invasion. Steve Inskeep talks to Michael O'Hanlon, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

A series of new studies shows that the medical malpractice crisis around the country is real. But the solutions sought by doctors may not solve the problem.

In the startup world, investors are pulling back, companies are laying off employees and IPOs are being delayed. Is a tech bubble about to burst, or has the unraveling already started?