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Russians are slowly beginning to recover from the devastating flooding that drowned the southwestern region of Krasnodar last weekend. It wasn't long before their outrage poured online.

You might know them best in pet form, but the tiny little seeds have moved beyond their terra cotta figurines to become an increasingly popular health food. Wayne Coates writes about the benefits of chia seed in Chia: The Complete Guide to the Ultimate Superfood.

In the past 10 years, bucking bulls have become a major industry. The price of the best bloodlines can soar to a quarter of a million dollars, and competitions take place everywhere from Wyoming to Madison Square Garden.

There's been a lot of attention paid to the health of the Detroit automakers. But probably the biggest automotive victims of the Great Recession are the smaller Japanese automakers: Mitsubishi, Suzuki and Mazda. Each is struggling to remain relevant in the U.S. auto market in part owing to the yen, limited U.S. production and marketing.

The Food and Drug Administration has been secretly monitoring the emails of its scientists, who had expressed criticism of the agency's review process for approving medical devices. The New York Times reported the FDA captured thousands of private communications involving the scientists and members of Congress, their lawyers and even President Obama. Steve Inskeep talks with Times reporter Scott Shane, who co-reported the story.

Weed Dating is the name of an annual event at Earthly Delights Farm in Boise, Idaho. Just like speed dating, romantic hopefuls are paired off, and then they rotate — meeting and chatting up new people every few minutes. The difference is, while they are chatting, they are weeding.

The Pew Research Center's Project of Excellence in Journalism today puts some numbers behind the trend. It confirms that especially when natural disasters have happened or there's political upheaval, the video site has become a must-see source.

Thelma Gratsch spent her 90th birthday hurtling down a 230 feet high roller coaster at 80 miles an hour. She's had a season pass to Kings Island amusement park outside Cincinnati, Ohio, since 1979.

James Ammons announced last week that he would step down, but that he wouldn't depart until October. Now, the school's board of trustees has agreed to a quicker "transitioning out." FAMU has been rocked by hazing that led to one student's death.

Republican and Democratic strategists tell NPR that most of the estimated $4 billion to be spent by the campaigns, political action committees and others in the 2012 presidential race will make no difference in the outcome.