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Morning Edition Returns: Civil War Widow

NPR

Published January 20, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The last civil war widow on the union side has died.

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Volkswagen workers vote yes to unionizing, igniting UAW's push to organize the South

Andrea Hsu

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., voted overwhelmingly to unionize with the UAW, setting a new trajectory for labor unions in the American South.
National & International News

This Nigerian chess master aims to raise money by playing the longest continuous game

Emmanuel Akinwotu

Under the glare of the lights in New York's Time Square, a Nigerian chess master makes his bid to break the world record for the longest continuous chess game to raise money for children back home.
Cookbook author Joan Nathan looks at her own culinary history in 'My Life in Recipes'

Mia Venkat

Joan Nathan has spent her life exploring Jewish culture through recipes. Now in her 80s, her new book is her most personal work yet — excavating her own culinary history.

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