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'Ropeless' Lobster Fishing Could Save The Whales. Could It Kill The Industry?

Rob Martin, who has been fishing off his boat for the last 29 years, and his partner haul up a 150-pound end trap while ropeless lobster fishing in Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts. Eve Zuckoff/WCAI hide caption

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'Ropeless' Lobster Fishing Could Save The Whales. Could It Kill The Industry?

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One of the main threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale is lobster-fishing rope, but there is hope in new ropeless technology.

'Ropeless' Lobster Fishing Could Save The Whales. Could It Kill The Industry?

Thursday

Several Days Into The Texas Deep Freeze, Food Is Scarce

People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday. The large supermarket chain said the "unprecedented weather event in Texas has caused a severe disruption in the food supply chain." Montinique Monroe/Getty Images hide caption

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Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021

Several Days Into The Texas Deep Freeze, Food Is Scarce

Amid power and water shutdowns, the extreme cold is disrupting the food supply. Customers are finding empty grocery shelves across Texas and people desperate to stock up are forming long lines.

Saturday

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

Owner Donald Minerva outside Scottadito Osteria Toscana restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., which has been closed for indoor dining for two months. The restaurant is reopening at reduced capacity on Valentine's weekend. Sally Herships/NPR hide caption

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The Coronavirus Crisis

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

Now that they can reopen for limited indoor seating, restaurants in New York City are hoping customers show up for what's normally a busy holiday.

New York Restaurants Hope To Avoid Heartbreak On Valentine's Weekend

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Friday

Can Frozen Food Spread The Coronavirus?

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Goats and Soda

Can Frozen Food Spread The Coronavirus?

At a news conference this week, the World Health Organization made a surprising statement: The coronavirus could possibly be transmitted on frozen packages of food.

Can Frozen Food Spread The Coronavirus?

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2 Recipes For 2: You And Your Valentine

A Valentine's Day meal for two from America's Test Kitchen: coffee mug molten chocolate cake and Thai chicken with basil. America's Test Kitchen hide caption

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Recipes

2 Recipes For 2: You And Your Valentine

From America's Test Kitchen, two dishes with heat: spicy Thai chicken served with rice and a coffee mug chocolate cake that's cooked in the microwave and results in a gooey, molten center.

2 Recipes For 2: You And Your Valentine

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Birds! Chocolate! Scorpions! Happy Valentine's Day!

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Short Wave

Birds! Chocolate! Scorpions! Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from Short Wave! We've got something special for the holiday, Maddie and Emily exchange the gift of science facts - from the process of farming and fermenting cacao to the courtship rituals of scorpions and loggerhead shrikes.

Birds! Chocolate! Scorpions! Happy Valentine's Day!

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Thursday

How To Savor Chocolate Like A Cocoa Expert
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Life Kit

How To Savor Chocolate Like A Cocoa Expert

Making (and tasting) chocolate is an art. In this episode, a cocoa expert guides us through the world of chocolate and how you can appreciate it to its fullest.

How To Savor Chocolate Like A Cocoa Expert

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Wednesday

Sunday

'Where The Magic Happens': Following A Tasty Taco Trail In South Texas

Adán Medrano, chef and food writer, savors a beef cheek taco at Vera's Backyard Bar-B-Que in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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'Where The Magic Happens': Following A Tasty Taco Trail In South Texas

In Brownsville, Texas, two Mexican restaurants are pushing the envelope of what a corn tortilla can envelop, and an award-winning cafe cooks barbacoa the old-fashioned way.

'Where The Magic Happens': Following A Tasty Taco Trail In South Texas

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Sunday

Conifer Cuisine: Don't Toss Your Christmas Tree Yet! Here's How You Can Cook With It
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Conifer Cuisine: Don't Toss Your Christmas Tree Yet! Here's How You Can Cook With It

If you haven't taken down your Christmas tree yet, no worries. We don't judge. Baker and cook Julia Georgallis has suggestions for how to eat your holiday tree.

Conifer Cuisine: Don't Toss Your Christmas Tree Yet! Here's How You Can Cook With It

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Sunday

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

Indonesian cuisine isn't as widely known as other Asian foods, but Lara Lee wants to change that. Her new cookbook, Coconut & Sambal helps make Indonesian flavors more accessible to home cooks.

Recreating Indonesian Home Cooking With 'Coconut And Sambal'

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Friday

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

Fishermen sell freshly caught seafood at the Saturday Fishermen's Market in Santa Barbara, Calif. When the pandemic began, fishermen watched their markets dry up overnight. Now, as well as public markets like this, some are selling to food assistance programs. April Fulton for NPR hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated food insecurity and stretched an already-strained fishing industry. New partnerships with food banks give fisherman income and provide food for those in need.

Fishermen Team Up With Food Banks To Help Hungry Families

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