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Community leaders and family members of murder victims attend a press conference Jan. 3 at St. Sabina Church in Chicago to make a plea for stronger gun regulations.

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Violence-Riddled Chicago Hopes Gun Proposals Will Help Shield It

7:16am January 18, 2013

by Cheryl Corley

There were more than 500 homicides in the city last year. Officials and residents are counting on President Obama's gun control package to bring that number down. "We didn't want other parents to be like us," says one Chicago mom, whose son was shot to death on a city bus.

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Some parents have worried that kids get too many vaccinations too quickly. A review of all the available research suggests those concerns are misplaced.

Schedule Of Childhood Vaccines Declared Safe

7:16am January 18, 2013

by Patti Neighmond

Parents will be reassured to hear there's no evidence linking the current timeline for vaccinations to health problems. A review of all available scientific data looked at a wide range of medical conditions — including diabetes, autism and epilepsy — before declaring that there's no reason to worry.

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Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce

6:29pm January 17, 2013

by Yuki Noguchi

More than 2 million construction jobs disappeared during the economic downturn. But now that there are indications the sector is rebounding, the industry is actually experiencing a labor shortage in many parts of the country.

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Aurora Theater's Reopening Sparks Mixed Emotions

6:10pm January 17, 2013

by Ben Markus

The Colorado multiplex where 12 people were killed in July will reopen Thursday night. The private event, for victims' families and first responders, precedes a public reopening Friday. Some victims' families call the reopening insensitive, while others say the community needs to move forward.

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John Mackey is co-CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market and co-founder of the nonprofit Conscious Capitalism, Inc.

Whole Foods Founder John Mackey On Fascism And 'Conscious Capitalism'

3:51pm January 17, 2013

by April Fulton

The outspoken Whole Foods founder tells us why he hates "Obamacare" and why we have trouble cutting the sugar, fat and salt out of our diets. But now he's told CBS he used a poor choice of words when referring to the health law as fascism.

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'Grayest Generation': Older Parenthood In The U.S.

1:47pm January 17, 2013

by NPR Staff

In an article for The New Republic, Judith Shulevitz writes that as people have increasingly waited until their 30s to become parents, there has been a rise in developmental and neurocognitive disorders. Moreover, she says that the age of both parents affects the health of the child.

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After Big Year, Emeli Sande's 'Version Of Events'

12:00pm January 17, 2013

The Scottish singer-songwriter performed at the Olympics in 2012, and her debut album Our Version of Events sold more copies than any other in the U.K. Emeli Sande performs for host Michel Martin and chats about her whirlwind success.

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State Senator Jeff Klein (L-R), Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy and Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins congratulate New York Governor Andrew Cuomo after he signed the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act on

Mental Health Gun Laws Unlikely To Reduce Shootings

11:11am January 17, 2013

by Jon Hamilton

A New York law that requires mental health professionals to report potentially violent patients probably won't accomplish much, specialists say. Studies show that even highly trained professionals are often wrong about which patients become violent.

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Peyer says that even though she and her husband believe different things when it comes to God, they have found ways to accept and support each other's beliefs.

Making Marriage Work When Only One Spouse Believes In God

11:11am January 17, 2013

by Deena Prichep

Every couple has differences and disagreements to navigate. But what happens when the couple disagrees on the fundamental question of faith? Maria Peyer is a church-attending Lutheran; her husband, Mike Bixby, is an atheist. But they've found ways to accept and support each other's beliefs.

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NPR's David Greene leads a discussion about religion with a group of young adults at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C.

On Religion, Some Young People Show Both Doubt And Respect

11:11am January 17, 2013

by NPR Staff

NPR's David Greene talks with a group of young adults who've struggled with the role of faith and religion in their lives. They do not speak of emptiness without religion, but recognize that it fills needs. They talk of having respect for religion, but say that it's not something they identify with now.

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