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Inside the Vintage Bombers NASA is Using to Chase the 2017 Solar Eclipse
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Escaping Oklahoma’s Female Prison Epidemic
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Your Job or Your Life: The Secret Dilemma Plaguing America's Coal Miners
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This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet
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Inside the Vintage Bombers NASA is Using to Chase the 2017 Solar Eclipse
A rare solar eclipse will take place on August 21 over parts of the United States - and chasing its shadow 10 miles above the Earth will be two NASA jets collecting data.
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Now Presenting: NBC Left Field
What happens when journalists, filmmakers and programmers from all over the world come together to open a new unit within America’s oldest major broadcaster?
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The Magic Principles at Play When Trump Sends a Tweet
Some political analysts are comparing the rhetoric used by President Trump with tricks used by magicians during performances. From Trump to Obama to Kennedy, have all US presidents purposefully used a sleight of hand to redirect our attention and shape our opinions?
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Is the president redirecting our attention with magic?
Some political analysts are comparing the rhetoric used by President Trump with tricks used by magicians during performances. From Trump to Obama to Kennedy, have all US presidents purposefully used a sleight of hand to redirect our attention and shape our opinions?
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Riots, wine and an assassination plot: The unlikely nation caught in a bizarre US-Russia tug of war
Montenegro doesn't get much notice, on the global stage. But now the tiny Balkan nation, NATO's newest member, is caught up in a geopolitical tug-of-war between Russia and the West. Join us on a road trip through this unlikely battleground.
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This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet
How the New York-based queer dance company Ballez is challenging traditional ideas of gender and ballet.
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America Has a Wild Horse Problem, and There's No Easy Fix
Advocates want them to roam free, ranchers want to control their numbers, and the Trump administration wants to make selling them for slaughter legal again. But what does the future hold for these icons of America's West?
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America's Wild Horse Population is Skyrocketing, and Nobody Can Agree How to Fix It
Advocates want them to roam free, ranchers want to control their numbers, and the Trump administration wants to make selling them for slaughter legal again. But what does the future hold for these icons of America’s West?
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Amsterdam's Hidden Community of Refugee Squatters
Why are refugees in Amsterdam squatting abandoned buildings?
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Museum of failure: Unboxing the world’s most disastrous products
A museum in Sweden has collected some of the world's least successful products. We unboxed the merchandise.
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Amsterdam's hidden community of refugee squatters
Why are refugees in Amsterdam squatting abandoned buildings?
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Introducing NBC Left Field
NBC Left Field is a new internationally-minded video troupe that makes short, creative documentaries and features specially designed for social media and set-top boxes. Our small team of cinematographers, journalists, animators and social media gurus aims to unearth stories and breathe creative life into current headlines. While pushing boundaries at home and abroad, NBC Left Field will also be serving as an experimental hub for NBC News style, treatment and audience engagement.
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Katy Tur: Why I Chose UC Santa Barbara
NBC News’ Katy Tur reveals what drew her to the school on the California coast – is wasn’t just the waterfront living – and how studying philosophy shaped her career today.
