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With No Unified Database, Many Murder Victims Remain Nameless

May 14, 2013 - 6:11pm

Israel Keyes confessed to murdering as many as 11 people across the country before killing himself in 2012. But Keyes didn't name his victims, and efforts to identify them have been frustrated by a lack of a federally mandated national missing persons database.

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A Sign Of Disunity? Iranian Candidates Jockey For Position

May 14, 2013 - 4:57pm

The country is gearing up for a presidential election next month, and the lack of a clear front-runner, analysts say, is a sign the political elite isn't united behind a single candidate. The late entrance of a former president, in particular, will likely alter the shape of the race.

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How A Florida Medical School Cares For Communities In Need

May 14, 2013 - 4:40pm

Florida International University's medical school has made community-based health care a central part of its curriculum. With home visits and a mobile health clinic, students connect with families in neighborhoods where medical care is scarce.

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Vampire Weekend: New Sounds Signal The End Of An Era

May 14, 2013 - 4:36pm

Singer Ezra Koenig says the band's new album, Modern Vampires of the City, is the final part of a trilogy — and the product of a lot of reflection on time and aging.

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For Palestinians, Google's Small Change Is A Big Deal

May 14, 2013 - 4:25pm

Google unilaterally changed "Google: Palestinian Territories" to "Google: Palestine." Many Palestinians were thrilled, while Israel's Foreign Ministry questioned the move.

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Who Hides Money Outside The Country?

May 14, 2013 - 3:34pm

Over the past decade, 39,000 people have come forward to tell the government they've been hiding money overseas. Here's what they tell us about offshore money.

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Living On The Border, Driven — Literally — Underground

May 14, 2013 - 3:28pm

After living underground in the United States — figuratively speaking — some undocumented immigrants deported to the Mexican border city of Tijuana have been driven — quite literally — underground. They're living in holes along Tijuana's fetid sewage canal for protection against police.

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With Rising Seas, America's Birthplace Could Disappear

May 14, 2013 - 3:15pm

By the end of the century, ocean levels could rise by 2 or 3 feet. That's enough to flood the colonists' first settlement at Jamestown, Va. And it's putting pressure on archaeologists to get as many artifacts out of the ground as quickly as possible — before it's too late.

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The Enemy Inside: Rhino's Protectors Sometimes Aid Poachers

May 14, 2013 - 3:05pm

The defenders of Africa's rhinos are battling a well-financed and well-informed enemy. Poachers clear $40,000 or more for a single rhino horn. They have cash for the latest weaponry and to pay for inside information from some of the very people whose job it is to protect the rhinos.

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India, China Could Soon Demand More Oil Than U.S. And Europe

May 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

The United States has emerged as the star performer on the global oil scene, according to the latest oil outlook from the International Energy Agency. Oil production from the United States grew at a record pace last year for a non-OPEC nations. Meanwhile, emerging economies have become the big oil buyers.

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Genetic Counseling Can Help Women At Risk For Breast Cancer

May 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

Following Angelina Jolie's op-ed in the New York Times revealing her double mastectomy, Audie Cornish talks with Sue Friedman, founder and executive director of FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered, about access to genetic testing and preventive surgery.

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DOJ Seizure Of AP Call Logs Unusual In Its Broad Scope

May 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

A recent federal seizure of two months of phone records for Associated Press reporters and editors highlights the aggressive approach the Obama administration has taken to investigating leaks. Melissa Block speaks with Steven Aftergood, who monitors government secrecy as a senior research analyst for the Federation of American Scientists, about how the Obama administration stands out for its rigorous pursuit of leaks.

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Russia Orders Alleged U.S. Spy To Leave Country

May 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

Russia's Federal Security Service says it apprehended a U.S. Embassy officer and accuses him of trying to entice a Russian official to provide classified information to the CIA. Russian authorities provided a photo, allegedly of third secretary Ryan Christopher Fogle, wearing a wig, and a photo of cash he was carrying along with a compass and a Moscow street map. Vogel was handed over to the U.S. Embassy after being questioned.

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Justice Department Under Fire For IRS Audits, AP Phone Logs

May 14, 2013 - 3:00pm

Attorney General Eric Holder met reporters on Tuesday for the first time since reports surfaced of his Justice Department secretly seizing telephone logs from the homes and offices of Associated Press journalists. Holder said he himself had not been involved in that subpoena, but that it had been part of an investigation into a national security breach he called a threat to American lives. Audie Cornish talks to Carrie Johnson about the news conference and about her own interview with the attorney general.

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U.S. Obtained AP Journalists' Phone Records

May 13, 2013 - 8:26pm

The Associated Press says the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of its journalists' telephone records as part of a secret government investigation.

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For Supreme Court, Monsanto's Win Was More About Patents Than Seeds

May 13, 2013 - 6:16pm

The high court ruled unanimously that when farmers use patented seed for more than one planting in violation of their licensing agreements, they are liable for damages.

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ABC's Live Streaming Aimed At Keeping Cable Cords Intact

May 13, 2013 - 5:47pm

Starting Tuesday, ABC will let viewers in New York and Philadelphia watch their local stations over the Internet. But this is not a way to cut your cable bill. The new Watch ABC service will require a cable account to log in.

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As Stigma Eases, Single Motherhood In Mexico Is On The Rise

May 13, 2013 - 5:14pm

Single moms have faced a tough time in Mexico for generations. But as in the U.S., the number of households headed by a woman has been rising, and now accounts for a quarter of all families in Mexico.

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Bloomberg News Apologizes For Tracking Subscribers

May 13, 2013 - 5:11pm

Bloomberg News' Editor in Chief Matthew Winkler has apologized for the use by reporters of proprietary data about subscribers to the company's business terminals. The practice was entrenched in a newsroom that was carved out of the lucrative terminals leasing division.

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An 'Entrepreneurial Seedling' Sprouts In Detroit

May 13, 2013 - 5:05pm

Young entrepreneurs are revitalizing parts of the city, starting up businesses in what were once empty warehouses. They're creating buzz and enthusiasm. But in a city where the population is declining and the tax base is crumbling, there are doubts about how much impact their efforts will have.

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