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Henrietta Lacks

Achieving Immortality

Interview with Rebecca Skloot, author of ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,’ a woman whose unknown donation of her cells would do more for science than perhaps any other contribution.
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Obama’s Budget Proposal

President Obama on Monday offered a $3.834 trillion budget that increased funding in some areas important to older Americans and cut in others. More>>

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Your Tax Dollars at Work?

Interview with Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage: Behind the Bailouts, Bonuses, and Backroom Deals From Washington to Wall Street. More>>

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The Case of the Bad Fall

Otha Stewart had been living with the effects of a stroke for 15 years when she began regularly attending an adult day care center. More>>

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Reinventing Your Life

A New Twist to Portraiture

When Robert Weingarten pulled back from his 30-year finance career more than a decade ago, he considered it a retirement. More>>

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Aftermath: Earthquake in Haiti

Coverage of the deadly earthquake in Haiti. Recents news, information on how to help and tips on how to avoid donations scams. More>>

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Excerpt From Connected

What “chance” romantic meetings really have in common is that the future partners started out with two or three degrees of separation. More>>

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