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Sam Cooke And The Song That 'Almost Scared Him'
Cooke recorded "A Change is Gonna Come" 50 years ago this week. The story of the song is as amazing, and unsettling, as the song itself.
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The 10 Places Where Health Insurance Costs The Least
What sets these bargain markets apart? They tend to have robust competition among hospitals and doctors, allowing insurers to wrangle lower rates. Many of the best deals are to be had in Minnesota, where managed care has long held prices in check.
Easy On The Ears: GOP Ads Adapt To Reach Women Voters
Republicans are using fewer facts and more emotion in campaign advertising in an effort to connect with women's hearts, and their votes. But for every rule, there is at least one exception.
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Royals GM Fears Another 'Disastrous May'
With 30 games complete, there are ominous signs for the Kansas City Royals this season. The latest setback was a 9-4 loss against the Detroit Tigers…
Report: Climate Change Creates Public Health Costs
Melissa Block speaks with Brian Stone, director of the Urban Climate Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology, about the public health effects of climate change.
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Doctors Think The Other Guy Often Prescribes Unnecessary Care
Three out of 4 physicians say that their fellow doctors order wasteful tests or procedures at least once a week, a nationwide poll finds.
Medicare Won't Always Pay For Boomers' Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs
As many as 5 million Americans have hepatitis C, and new drugs can cure almost all of them. But patients worry they won't get these expensive treatments in time.
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For Two Ozarks Communities, A Stark Contrast In Culture
The hilly, rural Ozarks have a history of attracting white supremacists, but the area's strong live-and-let-live ethic has taken a modern turn in an Arkansas town where a large gay community thrives.
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Move Over Benghazi; Here Comes Bergdahl
The controversy over the exchange of a U.S. soldier for five senior Taliban fighters at Guantanamo Bay could rival or even surpass Benghazi.
'New York Times' Editor: Losing Snowden Scoop 'Really Painful'
Edward Snowden didn't trust The New York Timeswith his revelations about the NSA because the paper initially spiked an earlier story about the warrantless wiretapping of Americans.
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