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Oracle Team USA heads to the waterfront after winning the ninth race of the America's Cup with a 47-second victory over Emirates Team New Zealand.

Calculated To Win: Supercomputers Power America's Cup

5:34pm September 17, 2013

by Aarti Shahani

The 2013 America's Cup isn't just about speed demons racing faster than the wind. These days, the 162-year-old international sailing competition is being powered by supercomputers. Tech teams are crunching the numbers to make small changes that mean a big difference in speed.

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Johanna Terron, 14, has lost over 20 pounds over the past year. She receives a prescription for fruits and vegetables from her pediatrician at Lincoln Hospital.

No Bitter Pill: Doctors Prescribe Fruits And Veggies

3:21pm September 17, 2013

by Allison Aubrey

An initiative in New York City is designed to nudge the families of overweight kids and teens to change the way they eat with fruit and vegetable prescriptions. The big incentive? Free produce as well as tips on how best to cook and economize.

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Differences in brain chemistry can affect an individual's likelihood of weight gain.

Calling Obesity A Disease May Make It Easier To Get Help

9:04am September 17, 2013

by Patti Neighmond

If obesity were a disease, would you be more likely to seek medical help because insurance would pay for treatment? Or would you feel stigmatized and just give up? That's the debate surrounding increased efforts to classify obesity as a disease.

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Natural Gas May Be Easier On Climate Than Coal, Despite Methane Leaks

7:11pm September 16, 2013

by Richard Harris

Some scientists have argued that so much gas leaks out during production that it is actually worse for the environment than coal. But a new nationwide study shows that methane leaks from natural gas production aren't as bad as some feared.

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Tech Visionary Focuses Now On Biological Weapons Threat

4:54pm September 16, 2013

by Carrie Johnson

Nathan Myhrvold, who made his name with inventions at Microsoft, is focusing these days on a different kind of technological advance: the threat from biological weapons. Myhrvold's in Washington this week to meet with national security leaders. He wants to convince them to spend time and energy on terrorist attacks that could cause the greatest damage.

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White House Takes Stock Of Financial Crisis Five Years Later

2:20pm September 16, 2013

by Ari Shapiro

Five years ago this week, Lehman Brothers collapsed, and America's financial crisis began. On Monday morning, President Obama will mark the anniversary with a speech in the White House Rose Garden. The White House released a new report ahead of the address, assessing how the government's efforts to stabilize the economy turned out.

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Apple's fingerprint technology is an effort to combat smartphone theft.

Dear Apple: Good Luck Against The Smartphone Black Market

2:09pm September 16, 2013

by Ilya Marritz

The new iPhone's fingerprint recognition technology is the company's first major effort to combat smartphone theft. But with an insatiable global appetite for the devices, will it really make a difference?

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Several Reported Dead In Shooting At Navy Yard In Washington

12:20pm September 16, 2013

NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with Steve Inskeep from the scene of Monday's Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C.

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A U.S. Marine carries a light flame-thrower while wearing experimental clothing designed to protect against atomic, biological and chemical warfare in 1960.

Breaking Down Chemical Weapons, One Fact At A Time

8:00pm September 14, 2013

by NPR Staff

As the U.S. and Russia announce a deal to dismantle Syria's chemical weapons program, we take a step back to look at where the weapons came from, what they're made of and how to get rid of them.

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New York Underground: Exploring City Caves And Catacombs

6:15pm September 14, 2013

by Jacki Lyden

Urban explorer Steve Duncan goes underground, examining the hidden infrastructure of major cities all over the world: their tunnels, subways and sewers. Late in 2010, NPR's Jacki Lyden joined Duncan and a group of subterranean adventurers in New York. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2011.)

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