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Analyst Comments On The Significance Of FBI Unlocking iPhone

9:04am March 31, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to Philip Mudd, a former CIA counterintelligence official and FBI intelligence adviser, about the possible repercussions of the FBI's hack of an Apple iPhone by a third party.

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FBI To Help Arkansas Prosecutor Unlock iPhone Linked To Murder Case

8:31am March 31, 2016

by Doreen McCallister

Once the FBI announced that it had unlocked the iPhone of one of the shooters involved in the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, Calif., the bureau received other requests for assistance.

Farmer Aubrey Fletcher of Purdy, Mo., is one of thousands of women who have taken on leadership roles in the traditionally male-dominated agriculture industry. Despite her busy workload, Fletcher has been making the time to meet regularly with a new group

Women Farmers Band Together To Vent, Seek Support And Exchange Ideas

7:00am March 31, 2016

by Suzanne Hogan

The agriculture industry is traditionally male-dominated. But that's changing: Over the past 15 years, the fraction of U.S. farms run by women has nearly tripled.

How To Navigate Airline Bookings And Get A Good Deal

5:41am March 31, 2016

Anyone who has booked an airline trip online knows what it's like to wade through hundreds of options. Renee Montagne talks to former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza about airline pricing.

Do you see the deer? A Honda Accord four-door with halogen lights (left) was found to have "acceptable" lights, while the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, also with halogen, was given a "poor" rating, based in part on how well each car lit objects on a straight sec

A Dim View: Only 1 Car Out Of 31 Is Deemed To Have 'Good' Headlights

2:44pm March 30, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A car's cost — and even promises of seeing around curves — have little to do with the ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's study of 31 cars and 82 different headlight systems.

The modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. But some critics say the bird — and the flavor of its meat — may suffer as a result. Whole Foods wants all of its suppliers to shift to slower-growing chicken breeds, like this one, seen at A

Why Whole Foods Wants A Slower-Growing Chicken

1:54pm March 30, 2016

by Dan Charles

A modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and some critics say its flavor does too. Now Whole Foods wants its suppliers to shift to slower-growing breeds.

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Apple and Google have been asked to unlock cell phones since at least 2008.

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Apple, Google Ordered To Unlock Smartphones Since At Least 2008

12:14pm March 30, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

New court records obtained by the ACLU show how the fight between Apple and the FBI in San Bernardino is one of many cases in which the government has asked tech companies to help unlock cellphones.

Terrell Walker says that her apartment in Washington, D.C., has mold and problems with heating and old appliances. She's been withholding rent in an effort to get her landlord to fix up the apartment.

Low-Income Renters Squeezed Between Too-High Rents And Subpar Housing

10:58am March 30, 2016

by Pam Fessler

Tenants often stop paying rent to force the repair of poor conditions in the only housing they can afford. But landlords say can't fix the problems until they get the rent. It's a vicious cycle.

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An oil field truck is used to make a transfer at oil-storage tanks in Williston, N.D., in 2014. It was atop tanks like these that oil worker Dustin Bergsing, 21, was found dead.

Mysterious Death Uncovers Risk In Federal Oil Field Rules

9:41am March 30, 2016

by Emily Guerin

Oil worker Dustin Bergsing, 21, was found dead on top of a North Dakota oil tank in 2012. A journalist and a doctor looking into the death found a pattern of similar fatal accidents.

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Brittney Mills (center) stands with her mother, Barbara (left), daughter, Kamille, and a family friend at her baby shower days before Brittney was killed.

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Mom Asks: Who Will Unlock Murdered Daughter's iPhone?

9:25am March 30, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The FBI says it's unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. A district attorney in Baton Rouge, La., is hopeful the FBI will share its master key for an iPhone in a murder case.

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