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Long-Shot Candidates Look To Keep Hope Alive For 2016

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, speaks during a December 2012 news conference on Capitol Hill. Sanders said recently he'd consider running for president if no other progressive candidate steps up. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Long-Shot Candidates Look To Keep Hope Alive For 2016

It's trial balloon season in presidential politics, a time when long shots and lesser-knowns float their names for 2016. More than a few of them are simply after the free publicity.

Business

Boston Says It Has A Plan To Erase The Gender Wage Gap

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If you're a woman, you're probably paid less than your male colleagues — 77 cents on the dollar, to be exact. Now Boston thinks it has a solution to eradicate the wage gap. It starts with getting businesses to sign a pledge.

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Science

Putting A Price On 'Dueling Dinosaur' Fossils

What would you pay for a fossil of two complete dinosaurs locked in what seems to be a fight to the death? An auction house put that question to the test with the dinosaurs, discovered in 2006 in the Hell Creek formation of Montana. It got an unexpected answer.

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Health Care

White House Optimistic At Deadline To Fix Obamacare

The Obama administration set a self-imposed deadline of the end of November to have the major kinks worked out in HealthCare.gov, the website at the center of implementation for the Affordable Care Act. In the hours before its deadline, the site was taken offline for repairs. But the White House says the site is in much better shape than it was two months ago, when it launched and promptly failed to work for most users.

White House Optimistic At Deadline To Fix Obamacare

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Women Still Make Less Than Men For Same Work

Despite a host of local and state laws meant to create gender parity in the workplace, women of all education levels continue to be paid less than men for the same work. Heather Boushey, an economist with the Center for American Progress, talks about why the gender gap persists.

Women Still Make Less Than Men For Same Work

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North Korea Says Detained American Has 'Apologized'

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The Two-Way

North Korea Says Detained American Has 'Apologized'

According to North Korea, Merrill Newman admitted to being the mastermind of a spy ring. The country released a video of the 85-year-old Korean War veteran reading from a handwritten statement.

A New Worry Looms Online For The Affordable Care Act

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Health Care

A New Worry Looms Online For The Affordable Care Act

HealthCare.gov is supposed to be mostly fixed by Saturday, but errors in an obscure but crucial form could further disrupt the rollout.

A New Worry Looms Online For The Affordable Care Act

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These Cookbook Photos Redefine What Fresh Seafood Looks Like

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The Salt

These Cookbook Photos Redefine What Fresh Seafood Looks Like

Famed French chef Eric Ripert specializes in seafood. So for his book On the Line, photographers Shimon and Tammar Rothstein really wanted to highlight the freshness of his ingredients. Their solution? Make the fish look as if they were still alive.

From Lab To Lectern, Scientists Learn To Turn On the Charm

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From Lab To Lectern, Scientists Learn To Turn On the Charm

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Science isn't known as a career field that attracts showboats. But academics must give seminars, pharmaceutical researchers present results, and graduate students defend their work. In San Diego, one of the country's science hubs, a group aims to teach scientists the art of small talk and public speaking.

From Lab To Lectern, Scientists Learn To Turn On the Charm

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Friday

Party Like It's 1799: Traditional Cider Makes A Comeback

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Party Like It's 1799: Traditional Cider Makes A Comeback

Cider is still a small part of the overall alcohol market, but it's growing faster than any other category — and not just the hot mulled stuff that steams up your kitchen. This cider is more like sparkling wine. Some of it is made with the same apple varieties, and in the same style, as the cider bottled by Thomas Jefferson.

Party Like It's 1799: Traditional Cider Makes A Comeback

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A Killer As A Child, Teenage Assassin Now Free In U.S.

Edgar Lugo admitted to killing several people in Mexico when he was kid, served three years in a Mexico prison and is now freed to live back in the U.S. Ari Shapiro speaks with Richard Fausset, a writer with The Los Angeles Times, about the release of teen assassin Edgar Lugo, who is now 17.

A Killer As A Child, Teenage Assassin Now Free In U.S.

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From Shop Class To Shipyard: Oregon's Plan For Industrial Interns

Manufacturers in Oregon want to hire high school students. But they don't want the kinds of high school students that colleges are after — the kind who have amazing test scores and will spend hours perfecting essays. They want teenagers who want to paint, weld and work with their hands. The hope is that those teens will turn into enthusiastic workers in an industry where the current workforce is headed toward retirement.

From Shop Class To Shipyard: Oregon's Plan For Industrial Interns

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Costumed As Homeless, Mormon Bishop Teaches A Lesson In Compassion

A Mormon Bishop in Taylorsville, Utah, went to great lengths last Sunday to teach his congregation a lesson. David Musselman disguised himself as a homeless person and walked around outside before the service. Then, in character, he walked up to the pulpit and asked to deliver remarks. He tells Ari Shapiro what happened next.

Costumed As Homeless, Mormon Bishop Teaches A Lesson In Compassion

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Business

Black Friday's Mission Creep: When The Holiday Deals Are Elsewhere

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is one the busiest, most hectic shopping day of the year. But how important is it for retailers and as an indicator of the strength of the holiday shopping season?

Black Friday's Mission Creep: When The Holiday Deals Are Elsewhere

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