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Aubrey Plaza has made a career out of playing caustic young women. In her new film, she's taking that character to new places.

Listen to an interview and session with the Minnesota folk-rock group, known for its unbridled passion and raucous energy.

The GOP candidate's choice to head his transition team has raised doubts among some on the right. Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt has been running a group that helps states implement key parts of the health care law that Romney vows to ditch.

In the run-up to the Belmont — the final race in the Triple Crown — commentator Frank Deford explains why he doesn't want I'll Have Another to be the winning horse.

Before Tunisia's revolution last year, alcohol was broadly accepted in the country, considered one of the more secular Arab states. But as Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep reports, Islamists are gaining influence and that has created a debate on how the country should deal with drinking.

NPR's Neal Conan reads from listener feedback on previous show topics, including new choices and technology available to amputees, the philosophical questions at the U.S. Supreme Court and the unexpected joys of traveling in an RV.

Several cast members are asking for millions of dollars they say is their fair share of revenues from T-shirts, DVDs and other Happy Days merchandise. The lawsuit was sparked when one of the actors saw the show's characters' on slot machines at a casino. CBS and Paramount tried to dismiss the claim, but a judge has cleared the way for the case to go to trial.

Despite all the troubles in the eurozone, there is still one country that is gung ho about joining the European currency bloc and that is Latvia. In fact, all three Baltic states are big supporters of the euro. To find out why, Renee Montagne talks to Anton LaGuardia of The Economist.

So far this year, 25 states have ended the extended benefits that allowed the long-term unemployed to continue getting benefits. With more states ending the program, it might appear that the economy is improving. But in some state, it just shows things haven't gotten that much worse.

Spanish factory and mine production had its worst month in more than two years — dropping by more than 8 percent. Spain is in its second recession since 2009, and eurozone nations are concerned its troubled banks might need a capital boost. This anxiety is causing headaches for banks in Germany. Six German banks had their credit ratings cut by Moody's Wednesday.