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NPR News Nuggets: Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize Saga, Chicken Mail & Britney Spears

Can Britney Spears still stop traffic? They seem to think so in Tel Aviv.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Bob is Nobel, officially.

This has been a long time coming. And by long time, I mean since last October. Back then Bob Dylan was announced as and thus began the saga. It first started when Dylan was quiet forhost Steve Inskeep said on Monday, when the long-time musician found himself in Stockholm for a concert, he thought it would be a good time to officially accept it. The ceremony was small, but Dylan did receive his award and afterward an academy representative called him "a very nice, kind man."

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