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Music Interviews

With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice

The singer's latest pop hit is — ironically — about the downsides of having a pop hit. But another song on his new album, At Night, Alone, focuses on his relationship with his mother.
With 'Be As You Are,' Mike Posner Finally Takes His Mom's Advice
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Empty storefronts line the streets of Northern Cambria, Pa., Jennifer Haigh's hometown.

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Book News & Features

'Heat And Light' Digs For The Soul Of Coal Country

Jennifer Haigh grew up in small town Pennsylvania, where jobs disappeared when coal mines closed. Her new novel explores the changes that mining — and now fracking — has brought to nearby communities.
'Heat And Light' Digs For The Soul Of Coal Country
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President Barack Obama drinks a glass of filtered Flint water during a meeting with federal officials at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint, Mich. on Wednesday.

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The Two-Way - News Blog

'I've Got Your Back,' Obama Tells Residents Of Flint, Mich., Amid Water Crisis

The president told an energetic audience that he "will not rest" until Flint's water is safe to drink. A federal state of emergency has been declared as a result of lead leaching into Flint's water.
Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speaks Wednesday during a news conference on Takata air bags in Washington, D.C.

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DOT Announces Recall Of Up To 40 Million More Takata Air Bag Inflators

Takata, the Japanese auto parts supplier, now must fix up to 40 million more faulty air bag inflators. The U.S. Department of Transportation says this is the biggest safety recall in history.
Panama's economy, expected to grow by 6 percent this year, is a bright spot in Latin America. Many Panamanians believe their country has been unfairly tarnished by the Panama Papers revelations.

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Parallels - World News

Panama Papers Fallout Hurts A Reputation Panama Thought It Had Fixed

Panama has improved transparency in its banking and legal sectors, and its economy is a bright spot in Latin America. But the Panama Papers have hurt the country's reputation.
Panama Papers Fallout Hurts A Reputation Panama Thought It Had Fixed
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A curious Brown Swiss dairy cow peers over Casey DeHaan's rotary parlour outside Ault, Colo.

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The Salt

How A Cheese Factory Is Transforming The Landscape Of Northern Colorado

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Leprino's is the largest mozzarella manufacturer in the world. Now that the company is expanding, Colorado dairy farmers are beefing up their operations. The changes don't come without costs.

Molecular markers show structures and cell types within a human embryo, shown here 12 days after fertilization. The epiblast, for example, appears in green.

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Shots - Health News

Advance In Human Embryo Research Rekindles Ethical Debate

Scientists have been able to keep human embryos alive twice as long as before. The technique is reopening a debate over a rule limiting research on human embryos to 14 days.
Faced with the prospect of long wait times at airports this summer, Homeland Security is boosting its checkpoint staffing. In this photo from December, passengers line up to go through security at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Faced with the prospect of long wait times at airports this summer, Homeland Security is boosting its checkpoint staffing. In this photo from December, passengers line up to go through security at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way - News Blog

TSA Boosts Number Of Security Staff, Aiming At Airport Bottlenecks

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson hopes that adding staff to security checkpoints will prevent even longer wait times that had been projected for this summer.