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The rise of pornography online has created a new industry of people whose job it is to screen vast numbers of images of exploited children.

The official Web site of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — AKA, North Korea — is http://www.korea-dpr.com. Wait. It's dot-COM? Host Scott Simon speaks with Alejandro Cao de Benos, the site's author.

Recognizing the Internet's power, China's Communist government has embraced and developed it. The Web is now transforming the way business is done in China. This report is the first of a three-part series about the Internet's impact on China.

The full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry.

Janelle Monae has her first TV series lead role in Season 2 of Amazon Prime's psychological thriller Homecoming as a vet who wakes up in a rowboat with no memory of who or where she is.

Since then it's transformed daily life. To look back at how far the web has evolved and where it may be headed in the next 25 years, Renee Montagne talks to Kevin Kelly, a founder of Wired magazine.

These character-driven novels featuring fracturing families, intrepid scientists and one very plucky early American heroine will spark lively debate on everything from the unreliability of memory to scientific ethics.

A TV show heist involving maple syrup, inspired by a real-life caper: NPR's Ellissa Nadworny talks with actor Margo Martindale and series co-creator Ed Herro about "The Sticky."

Colorado authorities cleared scores of explosive devices from the apartment of the man suspected of killing 12 people and injuring more than 50 at a local movie theater. The police chief said the apartment was set up to kill whoever entered. "We sure as hell are angry," he said.

Entrepreneur Paul English has produced a "must have" for the modern consumer. It's a guide to the customer service phone systems of major corporations. The big payoff? The guide tells you the quickest way to reach a human.