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  • Artist captures Seoul’s ‘Beauty Recovery Rooms’

    In the “plastic surgery capital of the world,” it’s not unusual to get plastic surgery as a high school graduation present.

    Oct 20, 2015 read more
  • Former Marine says some combat roles should be off-limits to women

    As part of a series of conversations on women in combat, Iraq war veteran Chad Russell shares his perspective.   

    Oct 19, 2015 read more
  • Jeb Bush takes latest jab at anti-obesity video game

    The federally-funded game features a preschooler who doesn’t like vegetables. It’s meant to encourage kids to eat their greens.   

    Oct 19, 2015 read more
  • Women face unique retirement concerns

    A new study found that women have less retirement savings than men on average, and there are a number of reasons why.   

    Oct 19, 2015 read more
  • China’s money woes rippl through Midwest soybean farms

    For years, American farmers enjoyed high soybean prices at more than $12 per bushel. Now, they’ve fallen below $9 a bushel.   

    Oct 16, 2015 read more
  • Publisher will revise textbook that called enslaved Africans ‘workers’

    McGraw-Hill has apologized and said it will revise its textbook after a Texas teenager and his mother pointed out the passage.   

    Oct 15, 2015 read more
  • Obama: U.S. will slow its military withdrawal from Afghanistan

    The 9,800 troops currently in Afghanistan will remain there through most of 2016. By early 2017, that number will drop to 5,500. 

    Oct 15, 2015 read more
  • Peace Corps applications at a 40-year high

    This is big news for the Peace Corps, which saw a 34 percent drop in applications between 2009 and 2013.   

    Oct 14, 2015 read more
  • Why isn’t the U.S. adopting this subway car design?

    Instead of multiple cars strung together, an open gangway is one long car, allowing passengers to walk the full length of the train.   

    Oct 14, 2015 read more
  • No more nudity in Playboy

    The magazine says it will no longer publish images of nude women, in an effort to attract more readers.

    Oct 13, 2015 read more
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