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Food labels have become battlegrounds. Government regulators, companies and food movement activists have been fighting over what belongs on the label. (GMOs? Trans fats? Claims that bran prevents heart disease?) We asked four big thinkers for their dream food label.

A dozen universities are collaborating on a sort of extreme winemaking project: How cold a climate can a grape survive and still make good wine? The Northern Grapes Project is inventing wines the world has never seen before, winning wine awards and creating a new crop for struggling rural economies.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Cheesy Time, Acorn Memories and Dull Days.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Newsy reporter Mark Greenblatt about a joint investigation on how police departments clear rape cases without making an arrest using an "exceptionally cleared" classification.

Researchers and doctors say they know how to curb harm caused by addiction and the spread of dangerous drugs. But lawmakers are reluctant to allow needle exchanges and access to safer narcotics.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Nut Job, Lemon Aid, and The Buffinator.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: We All Scream for Ice Cream Crimes, Office Alfresco, and Sun-Kissed Cheeks.

Commuters on the Washington, D.C., metro often tell Lamour Rogers that his booming voice brightens their day. This story originally aired on Sept. 7, 2015 on All Things Considered.

Clam digging satisfies that primeval urge to go out into nature and find free food. And inveterate Washington state clam diggers admit they compete to get their daily limit of 15 clams.

David Greene talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, a senior fellow at the think tank New America, about North Korea. In May, she facilitated informal talks, known as Track II diplomacy, with North Korea.