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How to make your product more attractive to young buyers. Full story

Obama speaks to Morehouse men

   Melissa Harris-Perry joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss the meaning of President Obama’s inspirational and emotional speech to Morehouse College graduates.

New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread - study

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found. Full story

Novelist focuses on family relationships in pre-Taliban Afghanistan

   Khalid Hosseini sat down with NBC’s Andrea Mitchell to discuss his new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” which explores love, family relationships spanning generations of families from pre-Taliban Afghanistan to the West.

Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. Full story

Yikes! Cockroaches Evolved to Avoid Sugary Baits

In the ongoing battle between humans and cockroaches, the insects have a leg up. A new study finds that roaches evolved their taste buds to make sweet insecticide baits taste bitter. As a result, the roaches avoid the baits and thrive, to the frustration of homeowners everywhere. Full story

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  Raising the level of standards for workers’ rights

The UP panel continues the conversation on the Bangladesh disaster and workers’ rights. They debate whether companies need to care more about who produces their products.

  Richard Engel offers insights on humanity after his kidnapping

In this week’s Office Politics Alex Witt speaks with NBC's Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel. The seasoned world traveler reveals where he calls home and the importance of maintaining contact with his family. Engel talks about his December kidnapping while he was covering the war in Syria. H

  'Wild, Wild Web', Part 6

Chris Hansen enters the world of 'real life' vampires. 

  Kerry Kennedy: Farm workers rights are about ‘human dignity’

Kerry Kennedy of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights discusses farm workers rights and the immigration reform bill.

  Was Castro like Fritzl?

Ariel Castro’s alleged crimes are horrendous, but few predators were as twisted as Josef Fritzl. Criminologist Brian Levin joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss what drives a man to such depravity, and how his victims can recover.

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Cortinaz, leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo and other activists, shout slogans during a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires

Nora Cortinaz , leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo and other activists, shout slogans during a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires May 24, 2013. The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top

Cortinaz, leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo and other activists, take part in a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires
Cortinaz, leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo, stands at a shrine for victims killed by the armed forces in Guatemala during a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires
Cortinaz, leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo, stands at a shrine for victims killed by the armed forces in Guatemala during a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires

Nora Cortinaz, leader of Argentina's human rights group Madres de Plaza de Mayo , stands at a shrine for victims killed by the armed forces in Guatemala during a demonstration outside Guatemala's Embassy in Buenos Aires May 24, 2013. The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has lik

Alexander Cherkasov, head of Russian human rights group Memorial, attends a court hearing in Moscow
Alexander Cherkasov, head of Russian human rights group Memorial, attends a court hearing in Moscow

Alexander Cherkasov , head of Russian human rights group Memorial, attends a court hearing in Moscow May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin