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Stricter school lunch nutrition standards reduce childhood obesity: Study
Apr 10, 2013
School lunch programs with stricter nutrition standards may be helping to reduce obesity in children, especially those who receive free or reduced lunches.
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Life imitates art in natural disaster and financial crisis
Apr 9, 2013
Nathaniel Rich's new book, "Odds Against Tomorrow," explores financial crisis and natural disaster.
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Boston 'Flab' Party
Apr 9, 2013
The year's almost up on the challenge from Boston's mayor for the city to lose one million pounds.
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What you need to know to run a marathon at the North Pole
Apr 9, 2013
Four dozen trekked to the North Pole in a marathon that costs more than $15,000 to run in. Feel like taking a run on a polar ice floe? Here's what you need to know about the race.
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NCAA barred Louisville men's team from supporting women's team
Apr 9, 2013
The 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship team from Louisville were told that going to see Louisville's women's championship game would be "an improper benefit."
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Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello dead at 70
Apr 8, 2013
Annette Funicello was America's beach blanket sweetheart, and before that a Disney Mousketeer.
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Renting homes to recovering addicts, for a profit
Apr 5, 2013
A growing number of U.S. homeowners are renting rooms to recovering addicts and turning their properties into so-called ‘sober homes.’ It's a hot but sketchy new real estate market.
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'Mad Men' returns and small businesses capitalize
Apr 5, 2013
Season 6 of AMC's "Mad Men" premieres this Sunday. Fans are no doubt eager to catch up with the exploits of Don, Peggy and Pete -- and businesses are eager to catch up with those fans.
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Race on your resume: An invitation for discrimination?
Apr 5, 2013
From the organizations you're a member of to your educational background to something as simple as your name -- advertising your ethnicity, sexuality, religion or gender on your resume can affect the hiring process.
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The latest fashion trend: Pajama bottoms as daywear
Apr 5, 2013
Trendsetters, take note: sales of men's pajamas bottoms have jumped 15 percent in the last year.
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The non-organic future
May 4, 2011
Think organic food plays an essential role in feeding the future? Think again.
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Allegations against U of Phoenix persist
Nov 3, 2009
For-profit schools such as the University of Phoenix get most of their revenue from federal student aid. They also face accusations of building enrollments through high-pressure tactics that leave students in deep debt. Amy Scott reports.
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Vioxx payouts may not be enough
Aug 4, 2008
Vioxx users who sued Merck will begin to receive payouts from the lawsuit this week. But Dan Grech reports several claimants are saying the money they receive won't be enough to cover the damage done.
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It's official: Pittsburgh is the most liveable city in the U.S.
Feb 22, 2011
The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its 2011 Liveability Ranking and Overview, and the Steel City tops the U.S. list, beating out Los An...
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The fate of comics after newspapers
Jun 5, 2009
The convenience of the Web is threatening the potential for full-time newspaper strip comic artists to make a living. John Rabe explores what may be a potential threat to comic artists' careers and what they're doing to stay afloat.
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Who picked the word 'sequester' anyway?
Feb 21, 2013
Give us your suggestions for a better word for "sequester."
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Final note: There are more than 58,000 gunshops in the U.S.
Dec 14, 2012
A final note on today's tragedy in Newtown, Conn.
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An acclaimed Apple critic made up the details
Mar 16, 2012
The monologist Mike Daisey’s account of Chinese factory conditions in “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” made people think differently about their iPhones and iPads. But after an adaptation aired on This American Life, reaching China, an investigation there of his allegations found they were fabricated. Given other news reports on the conditions, will that matter?
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Inspecting Obama's health care claims
Sep 10, 2009
In his prime-time speech, President Obama said fixing health care would cost $900 billion over the next decade and help millions of uninsured people get coverage. Tamara Keith checks out a few of his claims.
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Education reform needs a new starting point
Jan 18, 2011
Teacher performance. Standardized testing. Charter schools. Those are just some of the topics dominating the discussion on education reform. But what about something even more basic -- like how we talk about success and failure with children?
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An acclaimed Apple critic made up the details
Mar 16, 2012
The monologist Mike Daisey’s account of Chinese factory conditions in “The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs” made people think differently about their iPhones and iPads. But after an adaptation aired on This American Life, reaching China, an investigation there of his allegations found they were fabricated. Given other news reports on the conditions, will that matter?
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Stealing from the old
Feb 6, 2012
Call it "elder financial abuse," the largely unreported crime claims hundreds of thousands of victims each year.
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Stricter school lunch nutrition standards reduce childhood obesity: Study
Apr 10, 2013
School lunch programs with stricter nutrition standards may be helping to reduce obesity in children, especially those who receive free or reduced lunches.
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Life imitates art in natural disaster and financial crisis
Apr 9, 2013
Nathaniel Rich's new book, "Odds Against Tomorrow," explores financial crisis and natural disaster.
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Boston 'Flab' Party
Apr 9, 2013
The year's almost up on the challenge from Boston's mayor for the city to lose one million pounds.
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What you need to know to run a marathon at the North Pole
Apr 9, 2013
Four dozen trekked to the North Pole in a marathon that costs more than $15,000 to run in. Feel like taking a run on a polar ice floe? Here's what you need to know about the race.
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NCAA barred Louisville men's team from supporting women's team
Apr 9, 2013
The 2013 NCAA men's basketball championship team from Louisville were told that going to see Louisville's women's championship game would be "an improper benefit."
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Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello dead at 70
Apr 8, 2013
Annette Funicello was America's beach blanket sweetheart, and before that a Disney Mousketeer.
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Renting homes to recovering addicts, for a profit
Apr 5, 2013
A growing number of U.S. homeowners are renting rooms to recovering addicts and turning their properties into so-called ‘sober homes.’ It's a hot but sketchy new real estate market.
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'Mad Men' returns and small businesses capitalize
Apr 5, 2013
Season 6 of AMC's "Mad Men" premieres this Sunday. Fans are no doubt eager to catch up with the exploits of Don, Peggy and Pete -- and businesses are eager to catch up with those fans.
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Race on your resume: An invitation for discrimination?
Apr 5, 2013
From the organizations you're a member of to your educational background to something as simple as your name -- advertising your ethnicity, sexuality, religion or gender on your resume can affect the hiring process.
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The latest fashion trend: Pajama bottoms as daywear
Apr 5, 2013
Trendsetters, take note: sales of men's pajamas bottoms have jumped 15 percent in the last year.
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