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Occupational Hazards: How To Sit And Be Fit

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Our series, “Occupational Hazards,” is a playful, informative look at some of the rules of the office road. Today: staying healthy in the sedentary and stressful world of the office.

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Who's Responsible For The Greek Debt Crisis?

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

French President François Hollande says "the door is open" for negotiations on Greece's future in the euro zone. The country owes billions to the IMF and the European Central Bank.

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Experts Say Special Government Access Increases Security Risk For All

Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from the FBI on special government access to communications. But the world's leading cryptographers say that won't help anyone.

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Bullets Fly Over July 4th Weekend in Chicago

Monday, July 06, 2015

Violence marred the July 4th celebrations in Chicago. The "Chicago Tribune" reports 55 people shot over the weekend with 10 fatalities. 

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Carli Lloyd Secures World Cup Title for U.S. Women

Monday, July 06, 2015

The U.S. Women's National Team is partying like it's 1999, after a stunning defeat over Japan to win their first World Cup victory in 16 years. 

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Hope For A Humane Solution For Greek Economy?

Monday, July 06, 2015

What would a fair deal look like for the Greek economy? Economists publishing a series of letters in the Financial Times have an idea for an "economically sane and humane" decision. 

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Undecided: Greece’s Future in Europe

Monday, July 06, 2015

What does Greece's referendum decision mean for its future in Europe?  

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Uneasy Path Ahead For Negotiations After Greek "No" Vote

Monday, July 06, 2015

Greek voters soundly rejected a bailout offer from European leaders. Europe framed the vote about staying in the European Union, while Greeks saw it as taking a stand for themselves.

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Upgrading Surveillance Equipment Complicates Iranian Nuclear Deal

Monday, July 06, 2015

A sticking point for a final Iranian nuclear deal is the use of high-tech equipment to monitor the nuclear program, which Tehran fears could be used for espionage.

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'Why Information Grows': A Physicist's Approach to Economics

Monday, July 06, 2015

A physicist argues it's not just labor and products, but information and energy that ultimately drive economic growth. 

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Abused & Behind Bars

Monday, July 06, 2015

Beaten, raped and in constant fear of their lives, victims of domestic abuse often find no way out. For four victims in Missouri, they took measures to kill their abusers.

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Occupational Hazards: Food Thieves And Food Manners

Monday, July 06, 2015

43 percent of people say they've been the victims of office food theft. What's the best way to navigate the brutal terrain of the office fridge?

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Fair Labor: A Brief History of Overtime in America

Thursday, July 02, 2015

President Obama has proposed more than doubling the salary threshold for overtime eligibility. Here's how overtime began, and what Obama's new rule means for the economy.

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An Imam Responds to the Pope’s Encyclical on the Environment

Thursday, July 02, 2015

The Takeaway talks with an imam about the environmental message he’s sending to his community during the holy month of Ramadan.

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Do Creativity And Schizophrenia Share A Small Genetic Link? Maybe

Monday, June 08, 2015

By Angus Chen

The genetic underpinnings of psychosis are elusive and diffuse. There are hundreds of common genetic mutations scattered throughout the human genome that each bump up by just a tiny bit the risk of developing a mental illness like schizophrenia. Many people carry some set of those genes, but most don't ...

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Breath-Holding In The Pool Can Spark Sudden Blackouts And Death

Friday, May 29, 2015

By Angus Chen

There's a dare that floats out on hot days by the pool: Who can hold their breath the longest? In shallow water, the challenge sounds fun or at least harmless. Competitive swimmers and divers crouch under the surface all the time to build endurance. But the practice can cause swimmers ...

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In Bedford-Stuyvesant, a Café Uses Gentrification to Give Back

Friday, May 29, 2015

By Angus Chen

As a diverse, affluent customer base moves in, a high-end coffee shop tries to accommodate the needs of everyone.

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Your Roommate In The Nursing Home Might Be A Bedbug

Friday, May 22, 2015

By Angus Chen

If you're in the hospital or a nursing home, the last thing you want to be dealing with is bedbugs. But exterminators saying they're getting more and more calls for bedbug infestations in nursing homes, hospitals and doctor's offices.

Nearly 60 percent of pest control professionals have found bedbugs in ...

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How We Store Food At Home Could Be Linked To How Much We Eat

Monday, May 18, 2015

By Angus Chen

Keeping food out of sight could be a way to keep it out of your mouth. That's the hunch of Charles Emery, a psychologist at Ohio State University, anyway. His latest research suggests that how food is set up around the house could be influencing how much people eat ...

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Relief Struggles to Reach Nepal

Monday, May 11, 2015

Where's the international community? Only 5 percent of the needed amount of aid dollars have made it to Nepal. 

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