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Google Acquires Israeli Mapping Service Waze
Waze makes a crowds-sourced traffic app that uses input from drivers. It will complement Google's mapping capability. The deal is seen by many as a defensive move by Google to keep Waze from being acquired by Apple or Facebook.
Couple Celebrates Annivesary With Trip To Maine's Capitol
Marcine and Nita Lou Webb marked 65 years of marriage with a trip to Augusta, Maine, completing a mission to visit all 50 state capitols. When they went to the gallery to see a debate, the House speaker recognized them and the legislators gave them a standing ovation.
Spit And Cotton Swabs The Tools For A Mummy Facelift
Audie Cornish speaks with Mimi Leveque, head conservator on a project that restored a 2,500-year-old mummy. The mummy got face work and cleaning done courtesy of Massachusetts General Hospital.
ACLU Sues Feds Over Surveillance Program
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the federal government over the National Security Agency's phone and Internet surveillance program.
What's Next For NSA Leaker Edward Snowden?
Melissa Block talks to Washington attorney David Laufman, who prosecuted national security cases during the George W. Bush administration. He talks about the complications of prosecuting a case that involves extradition requests and classified materials.
Weeks Later, IRS Investigation Hasn't Slowed Down
The outrage over the IRS flagging of conservative groups for extra scrutiny as they applied for tax-exempt status has been bipartisan. But the Republican head of the House Oversight Committee has been strategically releasing details from the committee's investigation, leading some to charge he has partisan motives.