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Hersman: Growing North American Oil Industry Tests Rail Safety

7:37am April 28, 2014

Steve Inskeep talks to departing National Transportation Safety Board chairman Deborah Hersman about the years of delay in putting safer tanker cars on the nation's railroads.

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Old Atari Games Found In N.M. Landfill

7:37am April 28, 2014

E.T. was a hit in the 80s, not so for the video game based on the film. It was rumored Atari dumped truckloads of unused game cartridges in a landfill. Three decades later, the games were found.

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National

Family Celebrates The Return Of Missing WWII Soldier's Remains

11:30am April 26, 2014

by Whitney Jones

The remains of William T. Carneal were found on the coastline of Saipan last year. After 70 years, Pfc. Carneal was remembered in a ceremony in his hometown of Paducah, Ky.

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A 2008 ad trying to convince uninsured Massachusetts residents to get signed up for health insurance.

How One State Convinced Its 'Young Invincibles' To Get Health Insurance

12:45pm April 25, 2014

by David Kestenbaum

Buying insurance doesn't always feel like it makes economic sense, especially for young healthy people. So why are they still willing to pay?

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Education

Alternatives Emerge To Affirmative Action

8:09am April 25, 2014

Opponents of affirmative action have often touted alternatives, like socio-economic based admissions, or targeted outreach. David Greene talks to University of Washington professor Mark Long.

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Calif. Politician Disputes Misdemeanor Charges

8:09am April 25, 2014

Santa Rosa Supervisor Efren Carrillo is accused of being a peeping Tom. He says while it was true that he was only wearing socks and underwear at the time, he says he wasn't looking in windows.

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Some employees say e-cigarettes increase their productivity and help them steer clear of tobacco. But health regulators are looking into possible risks to e-cig users — and to co-workers.

Health & Safety

OK To Vape In The Office? Cities, Feds And Firms Still Deciding

8:50am April 24, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

As e-cigarettes become popular, bosses and others continue to mull over the pros and cons of letting workers vape on the job. Are e-cigs a polluting gateway to tobacco, or do they help smokers quit?

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Economy

Small Businesses Fight Big-Box Stores By Specializing

7:30am April 24, 2014

by Sonari Glinton

As online and mega stores take up more of the retail landscape, small mom-and-pop shops are getting more specific. We examine one of the ways small stores are looking to survive and possibly thrive.

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Colleges Move To Ban Selfie Taking At Graduation Ceremonies

7:30am April 24, 2014

The University of South Florida told students to think about "the dignity of the ceremony" before attempting a selfie with the university president as she hands them their diplomas.

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In her new book, Forcing the Spring, investigative reporter Jo Becker goes behind the scenes in the fight for marriage equality. Above, Eric Breese of Rochester, N.Y., joins hundreds of others to rally outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in a

'Forcing The Spring' Tells One Chapter In Story Of Marriage Equality

2:42pm April 23, 2014

The strategy of going to the Supreme Court to challenge Proposition 8 was controversial within the gay-rights movement. Now, Jo Becker's new book is proving to be controversial as well.

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