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Lab rats: That unsettling Facebook experiment

Lab rats: That unsettling Facebook experiment

Facebook has allowed researchers both inside and outside the company to manipulate users' news feeds to hide good news or bad news to see whether it affected the emotions of those users themselves.
by Linda Holmes

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Justices: US can't make employers cover contraception

Justices: US can't make employers cover contraception

The court stressed that its ruling applies only to corporations that are under the control of just a few people in which there is no essential difference between the business and its owners.
by The Associated Press

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Drug cuts heroin cravings, but is expanding use worth the risk?

Drug cuts heroin cravings, but is expanding use worth the risk?

Buprenorphine is fairly new and has shown promise helping addicts. But there's a catch: Congress capped the number of patients each doctor can treat with the drug and a doctor must request a waiver to prescribe it. Some doctors and public health officials say it's time to remove the caps.
by Jon Collins

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Rumors, fears keep many Latino immigrants away from food stamps

Rumors, fears keep many Latino immigrants away from food stamps

Latinos are more likely than whites to live in poverty and they have a harder time finding their next good meal, Census and other data show. Many, though, are reluctant to take advantage of food stamps. Stigma, language, and complex eligibility rules all play into historically low participation rates among Latinos in the nation's largest nutrition program.
by Laura Yuen

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Should saying 'off the reservation' be off-limits?

Should saying 'off the reservation' be off-limits?

In its literal and original sense, as you would expect, the term was used in the 19th century to describe the activities of Native Americans. Now, the Oxford English Dictionary defines the term as a metaphor meaning "to deviate from what is expected or customary; to behave unexpectedly or independently." But it's not that simple to a Native American.
by Kee Malesky

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Justices due to deliver birth control ruling

Justices due to deliver birth control ruling

The Obama administration says insurance coverage for birth control is important to women's health and reduces the number of unwanted pregnancies, as well as abortions. Dozens of companies, including the Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain Hobby Lobby, claim religious objections to covering some or all contraceptives.
by The Associated Press

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Project 515 ends after same-sex marriage battle won

Project 515 ends after same-sex marriage battle won

Project 515 got its start in 2006, when states across the country were considering bans on same-sex marriage. It was named for the 515 state laws that treated same-sex couples differently than straight couples.
by MPR News Staff

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What Minnesotans would tell Obama about work-life balance

What Minnesotans would tell Obama about work-life balance

While President Obama visits the Twin Cities to meet a working mother, we asked Daily Circuit listeners what they would tell the president about work-life balance.

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Sole female sex offender's status now in federal judge's hands

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank and federal Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Keyes said they will have evidentiary hearings in about three weeks on the woman's treatment as well as the possible release of a male offender in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
by Peter Cox

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