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Insult To Injury: America's Vanishing Worker Protections

Companies Can't Set Own Rules For Injured Workers, Okla. Court Says

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional for big companies such as Walmart and Lowe's to opt out of state workers' compensation insurance in favor of writing their own plans.

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50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fat

Documents show that in the '60s, the sugar industry funded Harvard researchers who, examining risk factors of heart disease, dismissed concerns about sugar and doubled down on the dangers of fat.

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Russian Hackers Breached Athletes' Data, World Anti-Doping Agency Says

Some of the information listed athletes' therapeutic use exemptions, which allow banned substances to be taken if they're deemed to be necessary for medical reasons.

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Census Bureau: Poverty Rate Down, Median Incomes Up

Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007, rising by 5.2 percent. Across the board, the Census Bureau's 2015 numbers show significant signs of progress and reflect a recovering economy.

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N.C. GOP Says NCAA Should Focus Concern On The Women 'Raped At Baylor'

Republicans have lashed out at the NCAA after it decided to pull its championship events from the state because a law limiting civil rights protection for LGBT individuals.

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Denmark's 'House Of Memories' Re-Creates 1950s For Alzheimer's Patients

The apartment in a museum is a detailed reconstruction of a 1950s home, with all its smells, sounds and textures. Psychologists say it can spark memories for people with dementia.

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Politics

The Top 10 Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip This Election

Democrats still have plenty of opportunities to retake the majority, but once top-tier states like Ohio and Florida have slipped. Republicans, meanwhile, have new worries in Indiana and North Carolina.

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The Salt

Don't Call It 'The New Ramen': Why Pho Is Central To Vietnamese Identity

Pho has a rich role in Vietnamese, Vietnamese-American, and now, American culture. Which is why a video featuring a white chef explaining how to eat pho as the next trendy food angered so many.

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Shots - Health News

Would You Like Some Insurance With Your Insurance?

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What's old is new again - with the health care law requiring everyone to get some form of major medical insurance, insurance to pay for small-scale medicals costs like deductibles is back.

Would You Like Some Insurance With Your Insurance?

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As More States Consider Legalization, Questions About Pot And The Brain

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Studies suggest that smoking heavily in adolescence may affect brain function in adulthood, but there's a dearth of hard evidence for voters contemplating pot's long-term effects.

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London Borough Raises Pints — And Legal Protections — To U.K.'s Fading Pubs

Thousands of British pubs have closed in recent years. One London borough is trying to protect its pubs by requiring government approval if owners want to sell them for a different use.

London Borough Raises Pints — And Legal Protections — To U.K.'s Fading Pubs

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