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Today we answer listener questions about age discrimination; how work hours are counted; and whether the economy is running out of people to take jobs.

The Stars and Stripes has been a staple of wartime since World War I, bringing soldiers news from home and the battlefront. The newspaper strives to provide an independent voice while under military control. Some readers and even some of its reporters have claimed the paper is too cozy with the military, while many in the top brass say it's too hostile. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.

NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."

The global travel sector is expected to lose $2 trillion in revenue this year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

With the Fourth of July holiday coming up, conductor Keith Brion shares a selection of patriotic marches by John Philip Sousa.

Scientists say they are closer to knowing how, or rather why, the zebra got its stripes. It's an answer that would impress even Rudyard Kipling.

In recording material for its new series of singles, the hard-rock duo worked with Beck, a mariachi band and a cover of a 1952 Patti Page song. Renee Montagne speaks with White Stripes frontman Jack White.

Chinese New Year in Singapore lets the unique Malay, Indian, Chinese and European influences of Singaporean cuisine shine through. The author of a new memoir about the country's food shares favorite recipes and family memories.

Scott talks to Paul Bierly (BUY-er-lee), the biographer of John Phillip Sousa on the 100th anniversary of the march "Stars and Stripes Forever."

The stripes on zebras have been found to repel flies. But now researchers have found a black-and-white checkered pattern will, too — making them question the optical effect behind the phenomenon.

For the father-son team of Peter and Kevin Keim, the beauty and historic significance of the American flag has led to a lifetime of passionate collecting. Their upcoming book A Grand Old Flag showcases their extensive antique flag collection and narrates the intriguing history behind the nation's historic symbol.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Elephant, the new album by the White Stripes.