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Deona Scott and her son Phoenix at her graduation from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina in 2015. Scott now works full time for Nurse-Family Partnership, a program she credits with helping to prepare her to be a good mother.

'Pay For Success' Approach Used To Fund A Program That Supports New Moms

6:04am August 09, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

South Carolina says it will contribute up to $7.5 million to help fund the expansion of the "Nurse-Family Partnership" in the state if the program can show it is improving pregnancy outcomes.

A 1915 poster urged the British public to buy war bonds. The previous year, the Bank of England had concealed the failure of the first round of bond-selling.

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'Financial Times' Issues 103-Year-Old Correction

7:40pm August 08, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

In 1914, the newspaper reported that applications were "pouring in" for WWI war bonds. Researchers at the Bank of England, analyzing old records, have discovered that wasn't remotely true.

First responders in Washington, D.C., bring naloxone on every emergency call.

First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug

5:30pm August 08, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

With price hikes and rising demand, the drug naloxone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, is taking up an ever-larger share of emergency department budgets.

For 18-year-old DaQuan Mosley, working in a funeral home offers a career path — and refuge from gun violence in Chicago. "I love helping people ... when they're going through a tragic time like this in their life," Mosley said.

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Chicago Teen Finds A Refuge From Guns In An Unlikely Place

3:42pm August 08, 2017

by Susie An

DaQuan Mosley has been shot at and says he sees no end to the violence, but a local funeral home is a safe space. "I love helping people ... when they're going through a tragic time," he says.

Eager to attract good help in a tight labor market, large employers say they are newly committed to maintaining health coverage for workers.

Big Employers Say They Will Continue To Offer Health Plans To Their Workers

3:05pm August 08, 2017

by Jay Hancock

Three years ago, only about a quarter of the nation's large employers were "very confident" they would offer health insurance to their workers in 10 years. That number has now risen to 65 percent.

Mayor Megan Barry shakes hands with Judge Richard Dinkins at her inauguration in 2015. Her son, Max Barry (center), died last month of a drug overdose, his parents said. Mayor Barry intends to use her platform to "inspire and encourage other parents out t

Nashville Mayor Mourns Son's Overdose Death, Urges Families To Talk About Addiction

12:13pm August 08, 2017

by Tony Gonzalez

"Max is not going to text me back. I'm not going to hear his voice again," Mayor Megan Barry said of her only child. The 22-year-old died last month of an apparent overdose near Denver.

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Retired astrophysicist Fred Espenak (right) and his wife, Patricia, photographed a total solar eclipse from Jinta, China, on Aug. 1, 2008. He has witnessed 27 such events and plans to be in Casper, Wyo., on Aug. 21 — depending on the forecast.

Go See It, Eclipse Chasers Urge. 'Your First Time Is Always Special'

11:58am August 08, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A small number of passionate "shadow lovers" roam the world to be at exactly the right place when the moon blots out the sun. One man has seen 33 — and calls each "one of the top events of my life."

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Google Fires Engineer Who Criticized Diversity Efforts

9:44am August 08, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The software engineer's internal memo created controversy after it was leaked. The memo, called "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber," criticized the company's efforts to diversify its workforce.

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Morning News Brief: Opioid Crisis, Netanyahu Faces Corruption Probe

8:27am August 08, 2017

President Trump will get a briefing on the opioid epidemic. The chief of staff for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be a witness for the state in a corruption inquiry into Netanyahu.

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Politics & Government

Senators Aim To Protect Mueller From Being Fired As Special Counsel

8:27am August 08, 2017

David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who has cosponsored legislation to defend special counsel Robert Mueller against attempts by the Trump administration to fire him.

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