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Federal prosecutors allege two nursing homes in California have "persistently and severely overmedicated elderly and vulnerable residents." Antipsychotic drugs like risperidone, also known as Risperdal, can be dangerous for elderly people, but are frequen

Feds Hope Hitting Nursing Homes In The Wallet Will Cut Overmedication

9:27am September 08, 2014

by Ina Jaffe

A U.S. attorney has sued two nursing homes in Watsonville, Calif., alleging that they failed to provide the acceptable care they were paid for by the government.

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More than 350 towns and cities in Texas have banned new billboards, but billboards companies are still pressing for new and taller signs.

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In Cities Across Texas, Activists Battle Billboard Companies

3:09pm September 06, 2014

by John Burnett

Nearly 50 years ago, a fight between billboards and natural beauty played out on the national stage. Now the struggle has moved to the states — like Texas, where activists face off with corporations.

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A fan crowd-surfs at the 2014 Wacken Open Air heavy metal music festival in Germany.

Manliness In Music: The XY Hits The Hi-Fi

1:29am September 06, 2014

by Joel Rose

There's no shortage of songs about what it means to be a man. But what makes some music sound "manly" — and what attracts men to play and listen to certain genres of music? The answers are changing.

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Run-Up To Midterm Elections Overshadowed By Other News

10:58am September 05, 2014

Don Gonyea talks to with NPR Senior Political Correspondent Mara Liaison and Robert Costa of The Washington Post about the issues and key races in this fall's midterm elections.

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Reporter Reflects On Obama's Stalled Effort to Close Guantanamo

11:18pm September 04, 2014

New York Times' Charlie Savage visited the prison last month. He tells Fresh Air that it is decaying and exorbitantly expensive, but still holds 149 detainees who can't be sent anywhere else.

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'Fight For 15' Struggles To Organize Fast-Food Workers

6:51pm September 04, 2014

by Anne Mostue

The Service Employees International Union ssays that workers will strike in 150 cities to call for the fast food industry to adopt a minimum wage of $15 an hour.

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Wisconsin Voters Divided On Whether Job Growth Is Enough

6:51pm September 04, 2014

by Scott Horsley

GOP Gov. Scott Walker is touting an economic turnaround. But his Democratic challenger, Mary Burke, argues that the state's recovery falls short of what was promised four years ago.

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When Wildlife Documentaries Jump The Shark

5:54pm September 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

Networks like the Discovery Channel have been criticized for pushing entertainment at the cost of science, with fake "documentaries" about everything from mermaids to mythical monster sharks.

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Sen. Kaine: Strikes On Islamic State Must Be Approved By Congress

4:48pm September 04, 2014

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., discusses the need for President Obama to seek Congressional approval before moving ahead with military actions against the Islamic State.

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When Dawn Gioia first received a request to lease mineral rights under her home, in a downtown neighborhood in Brighton, Colo., she thought it was a scam.

Residents Worry Urban Drilling Will Turn Downtowns Into Oil Towns

3:18pm September 04, 2014

by Lesley McClurg

Drilling for oil and gas in rural and suburban areas isn't new. But energy extraction companies are now moving into more densely populated areas, raising a new set of concerns for city residents.

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