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Damage on the Royal Caribbean ship Grandeur of the Seas is visible as the ship docks in Freeport, the Bahamas, on Monday.

National

Cruise Industry Adopts Passenger 'Rights' As Incidents Mount

8:43am May 29, 2013

by Jim Zarroli

About 2,200 passengers were being flown back to Baltimore after their cruise ship caught fire on its way to the Bahamas. It was the latest black eye for the cruise industry, which is now trying to reassure passengers it's OK for them to sail. An industry group said it has adopted a passenger "bill of rights."

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The Business And Science Of Storm Shelters

2:09pm May 28, 2013

There are no definitive numbers on how many people were saved by storm shelters in the deadly tornado in Moore, Okla. There's little doubt that those who sought cover in previously-installed underground shelters and safe rooms were protected. Still, most people in high-risk areas don't have them.

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Health & Safety

Why Healthful Vending Machines Might Hurt The Blind

10:52am May 28, 2013

by Deena Prichep

Blind entrepreneurs who own vending machines are worried that legislative mandates to replace junk food with more healthful items will impact their business. In Oregon, the vendors are collaborating with health officials to find a happy medium.

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Garment Industry Follows Threads Of Immigration Overhaul

9:31am May 28, 2013

by Sonari Glinton

One industry official says a path to citizenship would improve conditions in the industry, which relies heavily on immigrant labor.

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What's That Smell? Pancakes Or Canadian $100 Bills

7:59am May 28, 2013

The Bank of Canada is denying it has given its new plastic $100 bills a maple syrup scent. The rumor is that the new bills contain a scratch-and-sniff section.

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President Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act at the White House on May 10.

Obama's Next Big Campaign: Selling Health Care To The Public

7:58am May 28, 2013

by Ari Shapiro

President Obama often tells audiences that he has waged his last campaign. But that's not exactly true. The White House is gearing up for a massive push this summer to get uninsured people to buy health care when sign-ups begin Oct. 1.

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Okla. Real Estate: Priced To Sell, Includes Storm Shelter

7:58am May 28, 2013

by Hansi Lo Wang

After last week's deadly tornado in Moore, Okla,, hundreds of homes were damaged. Maurice Smith is optimistic about the future in Moore. So much so, he is planning to build a new home and sell the old one without an agent. And he expects it will be snapped up quickly. The reason? Displaced residents are looking for homes, and his has a storm shelter.

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Economy

How Code For America's Apps Benefit Kansas City

7:58am May 28, 2013

by Laura Ziegler

Code for America, a new nonprofit out of San Francisco, is building apps to make cities work better for citizens. One of its apps often cuts down the normal time it would take to find something — for example, property research in the treasurer's office.

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World News

Food Entrepreneur Is A New Breed Of Afghan Business Owner

10:11am May 27, 2013

by Renee Montagne

Morning Edition has been reporting on young Afghans helping to shape their country's future after the withdrawal of international combat troops in 2014. Shilla Qiyam, 27, is making her way in business despite her family's disapproval.

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Hostess Twinkies are offered for sale in Chicago, part of the last shipment of Hostess products the company made in 2012.

Twinkies' Return Is Mostly Sweet News For Kansas Town

5:17am May 27, 2013

by Frank Morris

Emporia, Kan., was hit pretty hard when the Hostess snack cake plant shut down last year. The company that bought Hostess' business is going to fire its ovens back up, but there will be half as many jobs and they will be nonunion. Still, the news sparked an ecstatic response in this beleaguered town.

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