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It's the world's smallest magnetic storage device, and one day could lead to huge increases in how much information can be put into things we use.

The race was supposed to start on Sunday but didn't finish until the early morning of Tuesday.

The International Committee of the Red Cross has reached Homs, Syria, to rescue people trapped by the violence. Host Scott Simon listens to the week's voices from Syrians and international journalists in the city.

Activists said 250 people were killed in Syria over the past 11 days. Calls are also increasing for the Arab league to suspend Damascus' membership.

Dr. Conrad Murray gave Jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol. The pop star used it to help him sleep and prosecutors showed that Murray's gross negligence contributed to Jackson's June 2009 death.

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, collapsing dozens of buildings into piles of twisted steel and chunks of concrete. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

The bright phenomenon was videoed above the coast of North Carolina on Friday night. Sightings were also reported in South Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

After thousands of entries, the Tiny Desk Contest judges have landed on this year's winner.

Take one part Billie Holiday, two parts Doris Day, toss in a little island indie-pop and you get Zee Avi, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Malaysia who's just released her eponymous debut album. Avi talks to Guy Raz about her musical influences.

This past summer, you might have found it impossible to avoid the string-saturated "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. Guitarist Joe Satriani thinks it sounds remarkably similar to his 2004 song "If I Could Fly" and has sued for copyright infringement.