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HHS team negotiated with drug companies to save on Medicare drug prices
by Steve Inskeep
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra about the results of negotiations to lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs.
What Is A Good Unemployment Number, Really?
On Friday, new unemployment numbers will be released for December. In last month's report, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent, a four-year low. For a preview of the labor market prospects for the new year, Steve Inskeep talks to Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, an international consulting firm.
Mackinac Island Worries About Preserving Its Past
by Peter Payette
Michigan's Mackinac Island was fought over by France, England and the United States. The 200-year-old city in northern Lake Huron is a popular tourist destination. But the demolition of old buildings has raised a fierce debate about how to hold onto the past while profiting from it.
Patti Page, Who Dominated The '50s Pop Charts, Dies
by Jacob Ganz
Page had one of the biggest-selling singles ever with her version of "The Tennessee Waltz."
Murder Charges Filed In India Gang Rape
by Julie McCarthy
Who's Gay On TV? Dads, Journalists, Investigators And Footmen
by Neda Ulaby
Neda Ulaby looks at the current landscape of gay characters on television, from the highest brows of Downton Abbey to the surprisingly welcoming world of reality shows.
Pete Stark, Health Policy Warrior, Leaves A Long Legacy
by Julie Rovner
The California congressman lost his seat this fall. Stark has been part of almost every piece of health legislation enacted while he was in office. The 113th Congress will be the first one in 40 years to convene without him as a member.
Staten Island To Get Largest Ferris Wheel
It's part of a larger development, which is going ahead even though critics note it's partly in a flood zone. Flooding from Hurricane Sandy prompted the developer to make only minor adjustments.