- Social Security Reform
- Case: Outspoken Activist
- Prevent Falls
- Prostate Cancer Testing
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- Social Security Reform
- Case: Outspoken Activist
- Prevent Falls
- Prostate Cancer Testing
Illustration by Mark Zingarelli
- Social Security Reform
- Case: Outspoken Activist
- Prevent Falls
- Prostate Cancer Testing
Illustration by Simone Tieber
BULLETIN BEATS
Can I Be Double-Taxed?
I moved from Washington, D.C., to New York City in November. My W-2 form shows I was taxed by D.C., but New York state is claiming the entire year?
Filipino Vets Waiting for the Big Payout
Franco Arcebal fought the Japanese in the Philippines for the United States in the 1940s. For more than 60 years, he’s waited for promised benefits.
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MULTIMEDIA SPECIALS
THEY MADE HISTORY- Photo Archive
MARCH 10, 1876
Birth of the telephone. In an experiment, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant hears him say: “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”
1969: James Earl Ray is sentenced to 99 years in prison for assassinating Martin Luther King Jr.
1969: Mario’s Puzo’s novel The Godfather is published. It will be translated into so many languages, Puzo will stop keeping track.
Bell speaking into his telephone.
Photo: The Granger Collection
CARTOON OF THE DAY
BRAIN AEROBICS
IN THE NEWS
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Alzheimer’s Report Focuses on Race
African Americans, Hispanics more likely than whites to have Alzheimer’s disease.
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List of Contaminated Foods Grows
FDA recall includes chips, dips, even tofu—but what about “recall fatigue”?
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Obama Attacks Health Insurers
How much higher do premiums have to rise, he asked, before we act?
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Medicaid May Expand to Childless
Childless adults now comprise majority of uninsured Americans.
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Bad Day for Supercentenarians
Two of world’s oldest people died yesterday; one at 114, the other at 113.
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Public Pension Funds Add Risk
States are investing differently with billions they're safeguarding for workers.
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‘Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals’
New book details Dr. Peter J. Pronovost's quest for safer ways to care for patients.
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Rethinking Marijuana Laws
Advocates say generational, cultural shifts could topple tough laws in states.
NEWSMAKER - Peter, Paul and Mary
The Final Album
Mary Travers died last fall before the trio completed a 30-year music project. Now it’s finished.
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LATE NIGHT HUMOR
"President Obama's been really busy, you guys. He's making his final push on health care reform. Yesterday, Obama warned that insurance companies will continue to drop people's coverage when they need it. Or as iPhone users call that, 'The AT&T option.'"—Jimmy Fallon
