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The Salt
1:36 pm
Tue December 18, 2012

One Airport's Trash Is 2 Million Worms' Treasure

Originally published on Thu December 20, 2012 2:16 pm

Food waste is not just a problem for restaurants — airports also have to deal with piles of this kind of garbage.

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It's All Politics
12:54 pm
Tue December 18, 2012

Low-Profile Power Player Jack Lew May Be In Line For Treasury Post

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President Obama walks with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew on March 2 on the South Lawn of the White House.

Originally published on Thu December 20, 2012 2:16 pm

Ask the average person — even in Washington — who serves as President Obama's chief of staff and you'll probably get a blank stare.

Jack Lew hasn't been heard or seen in the "fiscal cliff" drama unfolding between the White House and Congress. But the former budget director, who took over the top White House job last January, has become a key player behind the scenes.

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Shots - Health News
11:47 am
Tue December 18, 2012

A View From The Ground: Thailand Confronts Drug-Resistant Malaria

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Dr. Aun Pyae Phyo examines a baby at the Whampa malaria clinic on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Originally published on Thu December 20, 2012 2:16 pm

Global efforts to combat malaria are under threat from new strains of drug-resistant malaria, which are cropping up in Southeast Asia.

Over the last decade, the number of malaria deaths around the world has dropped sharply, from just over 1 million in 2000 to roughly 600,000 last year.

Much of that progress is due to the widespread use of drugs containing artemisinin. The new malaria drugs quickly kill the parasite.

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Europe
9:59 am
Tue December 18, 2012

In France, Free Birth Control For Girls At Age 15

Originally published on Thu December 20, 2012 2:16 pm

Beginning next year, young women in France between the ages of 15 and 18 will have access to birth control free of charge, and without parental notification. The French government says the new measure is intended to reduce pregnancies in this age group that result from a mixture of ignorance, taboo and lack of access to contraception.

One place where information is available on birth control, abortion and sexual abuse is a family planning clinic in a gritty neighborhood in the east of Paris.

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Politics
5:17 pm
Mon December 17, 2012

Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye Dies At 88 Of Respiratory Complications

Originally published on Mon December 17, 2012 6:19 pm

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