Mark Memmott

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Mark Memmott is one of the hosts of NPR's "The Two-Way" news blog.

"The Two-Way," which Memmott helped to launched when he came to NPR in 2009, focuses on breaking news, analysis, and the most compelling stories being reported by NPR News and other news media.

Before joining NPR, Memmott worked for nearly 25 years as a reporter and editor at USA Today. He focused on a range of coverage from politics, foreign affairs, economics, and the media. He's reported from places across the Unites States and the world, including half a dozen trips to Afghanistan in 2002-2003.

During his time at USA Today, Memmott, helped launch and lead three USAToday.com news blogs: "On Deadline;" "The Oval;" and "On Politics," the site's 2008 presidential campaign blog.

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The Two-Way
12:49 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Crash That Killed Seven Was Along 'Cursed' Stretch Of Bronx River Parkway

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This van plunged off the Bronx River Parkway on Sunday. All seven people inside were killed.

A horrible car accident Sunday in the Bronx, which killed seven people from one family, happened on a "cursed" section of the Bronx River Parkway where six people died in a terrible 2006 accident, New York's Daily News reports.

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The Two-Way
11:42 am
Mon April 30, 2012

Get Ready For Some Football: 3 Key Things About Today's 'Manchester Derby'

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Manchester United's Nani (in red) and Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov during a game last August in London.

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 5:16 pm

Update at 6:08 p.m. ET. Man City Wins 1-0:

A header from Vincent Kompany was all it took for Manchester City to come out today against Manchester United.

As the AP reports, this match has been billed as the "biggest Manchester derby ever," and Kompany scored the winning goal during first-half stoppage time.

Our Original Post Continues:

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The Two-Way
9:54 am
Mon April 30, 2012

Five Surviving Exotic Animals To Be Given To Ohio Man's Widow

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A sign warning motorists that exotic animals were on the loose near Zanesville, Ohio, last October.

Ohio officials have decided they will hand over five animals to the widow of a man who last October paralyzed a community by releasing 56 lions, tigers, bears and other exotic animals from his farm.

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The Two-Way
9:27 am
Mon April 30, 2012

1 World Trade Center Set To Claim Spot Atop NYC's Skyline Today

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Rising above the Manhattan skyline: 1 World Trade Center.

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 2:46 pm

(The milestone was reached at 2:14 p.m. ET.)

With the addition of some steel columns, 1 World Trade Center has reached a height of symbolic importance.

At 1,271 feet (and growing) it is 21 feet taller than the observation deck on the Empire State Building.

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