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Florida State Meets Auburn In Final BCS Game

8:03am January 06, 2014

College football's champion will be decided Monday night at the Rose Bowl. No. 1 Florida State plays No. 2 Auburn in the last Bowl Championship Series game. It will be replaced next year with a playoff.

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Dangerously Cold Weather Felt Across Much Of U.S.

8:03am January 06, 2014

by Chuck Quirmbach

Historically cold weather is moving through the Midwest. In some areas, forecasters predict the coldest temperatures since 1996.

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Calif. Toxin Law Warns Consumers, But Can Burden Businesses

6:55pm January 05, 2014

by NPR Staff

Proposition 65 requires businesses to post public announcements about toxic chemicals in in their products. The law has been on the books for more than 20 years, and though it protects consumers, some say lawsuits over compliance disproportionately affect small businesses.

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Ground zero for a new approach to prescription drug disposal.

California County Pushes Drugmakers To Pay For Pill Waste

8:43pm January 03, 2014

by Pauline Bartolone

An Alameda County ordinance puts the responsibility for drug disposal squarely on the companies that made the medicines. States and the federal government have considered similar measures, but none has passed.

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Big Cities See Violent Crime Rates Fall In 2013

8:43pm January 03, 2014

by Cheryl Corley

Cities across the country saw sharp drops in violent crime rates in 2013. For some big cities, murder rates reached historic lows. The numbers reflect a decades-long decline, which shows that plenty of neighborhoods in urban areas are safe while some remain troubled by violent crime.

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Northeast Hit With Snow And Powerful Winds

2:16pm January 03, 2014

A very cold winter storm is engulfing much of the Northeast, dumping more than 20 inches of snow in some areas and bringing strong winds along with it. Schools are closed in Boston and New York City. Thousands of flights have been canceled. Officials around the region are asking people to stay home and let road crews do their work.

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Susan Mello Souza (left) and Mary Moran Murphy met as teenagers at a home for unwed mothers in Massachusetts. Decades later, the women are still friends.

Once Hidden In Shame, 2 Mothers 'Don't Have To Lie Anymore'

7:51am January 03, 2014

by NPR Staff

Susan Mello Souza and Mary Moran Murphy met in 1968 at a home for unwed mothers, where their infants were quickly put up for adoption. When Susan and Mary went home, their families never discussed the pregnancies again. "The rule of thumb was, 'It never happened,' " Susan says.

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NFL Playoffs To Start With Wild Card Teams In Action

7:51am January 03, 2014

The NFL playoffs start this weekend. Four wild card teams face four teams that won their divisions — and there are some very interesting storylines to follow.

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NYC Mayor's Son Wants Dad To Cancel School Because Of Snow

7:51am January 03, 2014

On a snowy day, kids want to know about school. Why not ask someone with good sources like Dante de Blasio, the teenage son of New York City's new mayor. A screenshot of a chat, reportedly from his Facebook page, went viral. A friend asked if school would be canceled. Dante replied, "I'm trying (to) convince my dad."

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'Breaking Bad' Fan Arrested For Running Drug Operation

7:51am January 03, 2014

Last September, Ryan Carroll, 26, won a trip to Hollywood to watch the series finale with the Breaking Bad cast. He told Florida's Naples News that the show was "highly addicting, just like the meth they make."

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