Middle East
2:31 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

In Egypt, Islamists Take Control Of A New Parliament

Egypt's Islamists formalized their new stature on Monday as the first freely elected parliament in six decades held its inaugural session in Cairo.

The session was broadcast live on Egyptian state television and was largely spent swearing in the 508 members, most of whom belong to the Muslim Brotherhood and ultra-conservative Salafist movement.

But outside the parliament, not everyone was celebrating.

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Technology
2:28 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Niche No More: Survey Shows Tablets Are Everywhere

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the new Kindle Fire tablet in New York, on September 28, 2011. The Fire's strong holiday sales were part of a trend that now has nearly a third of all American adults owning an e-book reader or tablet computer.

A few weeks ago, Mike Wendlinger bought himself a Christmas present — a Nook Simple Touch e-book reader. And when he did, he joined a wave of Americans who have combined to make e-readers and their more powerful bretheren, tablet computers, into genuine mass market devices.

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The Two-Way
2:27 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Federal Workers Owe $1.03 Billion In Unpaid Taxes

Here's your interesting numbers story of the day: Based on The Washington Post's analysis of Internal Revenue Service records, about 98,000 federal employees — including those from the post office — owed $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes. It's a number that has been reported before but this year, while the number of delinquent employees fell, the total amount owed ballooned by $32 million or 3 percent.

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The Two-Way
2:25 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Gingrich On Jobless: 'We Shouldn't Give People 99 Weeks To Do Nothing'

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista Gingrich (in red) greet people during an event at the The River Church in Tampa, Fla., earlier today (Jan. 23, 2011).

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich today made the case that those who have been collecting jobless benefits for extended periods of time should be required to enroll in job-training programs, saying that "we shouldn't give people 99 weeks to do nothing," our colleagues at WUSF in Tampa report.

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Sportslook on KENW-TV

Sportlook is a weekly ENMU sports show hosted by ENMU Compliance Officer Kayne Gutierrez and produced for KENW by Richard Rivera. The series features coaches' interviews and analysis, along with game highlights from the major games of the week. The Fall programs feature Men's Football, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Soccer and Cross Country. In the Spring, Sportslook highlights Men's and Women's Basketball, Track and Field, Men's Baseball and Women's Softball.

Star Gazers on KENW-TV

Star Gazers air time and dates: Wednesdays, 11:57 p.m.; Saturdays, 10:57 a.m./9:57 p.m.;
Sundays, 2:57 p.m./11:57 p.m.; Mondays, 10:27 p.m.

Star Gazers is the world’s only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy.  Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked eye viewing during the following week.

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Monkey See
2:00 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

'I'd Rather Be A Mystery': John Hawkes On Keeping His Hat Pulled Down

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John Hawkes and Elizabeth Olsen in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Originally published on Mon January 23, 2012 4:25 pm

John Hawkes' conversation with Melissa Block on today's All Things Considered begins as many of his conversations might: with her noting that when she told people she was coming to talk to him and rattled off his credits, she got a response that he undoubtedly gets a lot: "Ohhh, he's that guy."

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The Two-Way
1:58 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk Suffers A Stroke

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk is hospitalized in Chicago after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain; doctors discovered he'd suffered a stroke over the weekend.

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P. Allen Smith's Garden Home on KENW-TV

P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME returns with a new set of 13 half-hours with year-round appeal. P. Allen Smith, one of the country's most sought-after gardening authorities, demystifies the process of designing beautiful gardens and opens up new possibilities for homeowners looking to create their own green garden paradise. His 12 essential principles of design empower gardeners of all skill levels to transform their outdoor spaces and add value and beauty to their homes. This season, Allen devotes entire episodes to city gardening, gardening with kids and buying locally.

Shots - Health Blog
1:26 pm
Mon January 23, 2012

Women Report More Pain Than Men From Same Ailments

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It hurts me more than it hurts you. Really.

Women consistently say they suffer more intense pain than men — about 20 percent more on average, even from seemingly gender-neutral ailments like sinus infections.

That's the word from a big new study that tracked reports of pain from people diagnosed with the same medical conditions. So much for the old cliche that women handle pain more easily than men. Or maybe this backs another cliche, that guys are tough and unfeeling.

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