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Anti-Drug PSAs: Do They Work?

NPR News — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:27:00 +0000

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Veteran: Risks In 1950s Bomb Test 'A Disgrace'

NPR News — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:23:00 +0000

In 1957, Joel Healy witnessed one of the largest nuclear tests ever conducted on U.S. soil.

Healy was in the U.S. Army, stationed in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas at Camp Desert Rock. He was 17 years old and a private first class at the time.

Healy drove dump trucks, moved materials, and built structures, like houses, that would be destroyed by the explosions so the Army could study the effects of a nuclear blast.

Beshear Holds Firm on Healthcare Reforms

NPR News — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is not joining other Kentucky officials in calling for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Many leading Republicans in the state—including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—have pushed for full repeal of the healthcare law. But in an interview with NPR, Beshear said they're playing politics.

Can Fed's New 'Twist' Prevent Another Recession?

NPR News — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:51:00 +0000

The economic news has been nothing but grim lately: weak expansion, sluggish consumer spending and unemployment holding steady at just over 9 percent.

Overseas, the picture isn't any rosier, with Greece expected to default on its debts — possibly followed by Portugal and Ireland — and the International Monetary Fund predicting a global economic slowdown.

So is the U.S. heading for a double-dip recession? Or are we there already?

Your Letters: End Time Nigh; Guns And Doctors

NPR News — Sat, 14 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000

There was a huge response to a piece last week by NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty, who reported that a group of Christians believe May 21 will be the biblical Judgment Day. NPR's Greg Allen also reported that Florida is expected to be the first state to ban doctors from asking their patients if they own a gun. We also spoke with Shania Twain about her new memoir. Host Scott Simon reads listeners' e-mails and comments.

In Your Ear: Michael Oher

NPR News — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Football star Michael Oher's life story is dramatized in the hit film "The Blind Side." His new memoir is titled I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond. In Tell Me More's occasional segment "In Your Ear," Oher shares the songs that keep him pumped up, whether on or off the football field.

Rising Retail Sales...So More Summer Shoppers?

NPR News — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Department of Commerce reported today that retail sales are up for the tenth straight month. Sales in April rose half a percent. Host Michel Martin and NPR's Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax discuss what these retail sales figures mean for the economy this summer and for the country's long term fiscal health.