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Cave Explorers Find Wallet Lost 17 Years Ago

7:54am September 11, 2013

Joseph Sweet and a friend got lost in a cave in Watertown, N.Y., nearly 20 years ago. They grew so desperate for light that Sweet made little torches out of the only fuel he had, taking dollar bills from his wallet and setting them on fire. The good news: he got rescued. The bad news: he lost his wallet.

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U.S. Fleshes Out Russian Plan For Syria's Chemical Weapons

7:54am September 11, 2013

The situation is growing more complicated as the U.S. delves into a Russian proposal to make Syria turn over its chemical weapons. Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona has supported limited U.S. military intervention in Syria. McCain talks to Steve Inkseep about whether the Russian proposal will work.

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New HIV Cases Spotlight Adult Film Industry's Testing System

7:49pm September 10, 2013

by Mandalit del Barco

Adult film production in California is now suspended after a number of performers tested positive for HIV. Though news of the cases may leave some performers feeling vulnerable, the industry's trade group says its response shows that the system works.

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A sign in a TV ad welcomes Californians to insurance coverage.

Health Insurance Ads Range From Weighty To Whimsical

6:05pm September 10, 2013

by Stephanie O'Neill

States are taking very different marketing tacks to get residents to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. In their own ways, they're trying hard to make insurance appealing to uninsured young people.

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Jersey Shore Feels Summertime Blues After Sandy

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Janet Babin

Labor Day weekend marks the close of the official summer season on the Jersey Shore. But for some towns, it's like the summer never really began. Destruction from Hurricane Sandy last October kept tourists away. Some towns are still struggling to rebuild. Businesses that rely on seasonal visitors for much of their yearly take are wondering if they'll be around next year.

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Fibers are rolled into spools at the Engineered Floors carpet plant in Dalton, Ga.

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New Carpet Factories Help Cushion Blows From Recession Losses

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Kathy Lohr

Known as the "Carpet Capital of the World," Dalton, Ga. has struggled and lost thousands of jobs over the past decade. But carpet jobs are returning, and state officials say 7,000 new manufacturing jobs are coming to Georgia over the next five years.

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Boy Scouts attend a Memorial Day event in Los Angeles in May. A bill under consideration by the California Legislature would take away the tax-exempt status of the Boy Scouts of America.

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California Lawmakers Target Boy Scouts' Tax-Exempt Status

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Scott Detrow

Legislators are considering stripping the Boy Scouts of America of its tax-exempt status in the state because of the organization's ban on gay and lesbian adult leaders. Scout leaders warn the move would cause major damage to a group that serves 180,000 California youth.

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Ohio Kidnapper Ariel Castro Commits Suicide In Prison

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Nick Castele

Ariel Castro, the man convicted of kidnapping and abusing three women and holding them prisoner in his Cleveland home, hanged himself in his cell on Tuesday night.

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Miss., Texas Won't Offer VA Benefits To Same-Sex Partners

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Ben Philpott

The Texas National Guard says it will not offer benefits to same-sex spouses. The announcement was made despite an order from the Pentagon that all marriages should be treated equally.

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Native Americans Camp Out To Protest Wis. Mining Project

5:22pm September 10, 2013

by Chuck Quirmbach

A dispute over a proposed iron ore mine in Wisconsin has spilled into the nearby woods. Native Americans have set up a camp to protect land near the mine site and say federal treaty rights allow the campers to stay.

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