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How North Country Legislators Voted On Health Insurance Exchange

As NHPR reported on Thursday the House passed HB 1297 which would prevent New Hampshire from creating its own health insurance exchange.As the story said…

The entrance to the Museum of the Olympic Games in Olympia, Greece, is cordoned off last month, after two hooded thieves broke into the museum and made away with more than 70 ancient objects. The stolen loot included chariots, horses and a gold ring that was more than 3,000 years old. Greeks say such sites are vulnerable because of cutbacks that have reduced the number of guards.

With Cutbacks, Greeks Say Antiquities Are At Risk

Greece has been making big cutbacks to its public sector as part of across-the-board austerity measures. This means there are fewer guards protecting the country's cultural heritage, and two recent thefts point to the dangers.

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Penacook Community Center

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits New Hampshire

First Lady Michelle Obama brought her "Let's Move!'' health and fitness initiative to New Hampshire on Friday.Mrs. Obama visited the Penacook Community…

An Astronomy Update

Huge Solar flares and 'coronal mass ejections" have the potential for major disruptions. New extra-solar planets seem to be found every week. A new rover…

Chef Mario Batali prepares dishes for the crowd at the world premiere of Volkswagen's new Jetta compact sedan in New York City in 2010.

Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Settles Lawsuit With His Waitstaff

Mario Batali needs to keep his hands out of the tip jar, according to his waitstaff. The celebrity chef and restaurateur, along with a business partner, have agreed to pay $5.25 million to more than 100 former workers who say the owners kept some of their tips.

One USDA official credits the use of plastic benefit cards with helping to reduce federal food stamp fraud. But lawmakers say that isn't enough.

House Committee Urges Action On Food Stamp Fraud

At a Thursday hearing, lawmakers said the federal government isn't doing enough to prevent fraud in the food stamp benefit program. The hearing comes after a recent news investigation found that numerous retailers who illegally deal in food stamps were allowed to stay in the program.

"Lean, finely textured meat" made from beef trimmings is often added to ground beef as a cheap filler

Is It Safe To Eat 'Pink Slime'?

Thousands of people are adding their name to petitions urging the government stop buying beef trimmings. But food safety officials say the trimmings are still safe to eat.

Crippled Japanese Reactors Face Decades Of Work

Though the immediate nuclear crisis in Japan has passed, the process of securing and stabilizing the radioactive materials from the melted-down reactors will be a long, expensive slog. Recovery workers will also need to decontaminate the area surrounding the plant.

Dave Struthers, a hog farmer in Collins, Iowa, says activists use extreme examples to make standard farming practices look bad.

Ag-Gag Law Blows Animal Activists' Cover

Iowa's so-called "Ag-Gag" law targets undercover animal rights activists who secretly take videos. Farmers say they need the legal protection to block those trying to take down agriculture, but critics ask what the industry may be hiding.

A deserted street inside the contaminated exclusion zone around the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station, on Nov. 12, 2011. Experts say health effects of radiation exposure likely won't be detectable and a bigger problem is the mental health issues resulting from the trauma of the tsunami.

Trauma, Not Radiation, Is Key Concern In Japan

Experts say health effects from the radiation released by last year's nuclear disaster will be minimal. But the lasting psychological trauma from the tsunami, including the loss of life and livelihoods, will be an ongoing struggle.

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