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Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don't kid yourself

5:15am March 14, 2025

by Sarah Boden

In a recent appearance on Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate French fries cooked in beef tallow and mused that 'food is medicine.' Nutrition scientists are scratching their heads.

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Explaining Social Security Benefits

by Mara Liasson

The public is learning a lot about Social Security these days, and so is NPR's Mara Liasson. In a story broadcast on April 29, she made a mistake. Now, she corrects herself with an explainer about how benefits are calculated.

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Explaining Social Security Benefits

by Mara Liasson

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