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Why Working With Young Children Is (Still) A Dead-End Job

Twenty-five years after a landmark report, a follow-up study finds childcare workers still earning about the same as fast food workers.

Mylan lobbied state legislatures for laws that require schools to stock EpiPens.

EpiPen's Dominance Driven By Competitors' Stumbles And Tragic Deaths

The company's lobbying of state legislatures is just one factor in EpiPen's dominance of the market. Manufacturers of competing devices have struggled to gain a foothold.

Pictured is a map of Chula Vista's proposed council districts, which divides the city into four areas with about 60,000 residents in each one.

Chula Vista Leaders Approve Council Districts

The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to divide the city into four new council districts.

Former Cincinnati Reds player and manager Pete Rose - one of MLB's greatest players ever - has been banned from the game since 1989. But he could be reinstated.

MLB Commissioner To Decide Whether To Reinstate Pete Rose

Pete Rose, one of Major League Baseball's greatest players, has been banned since 1989 for gambling on the game. Commissioner Rob Manfred says he will decide whether to reinstate Rose by December 31.

Makers Of Drugs And Devices Find Receptive Doctors At For-Profit, Southern Hospitals

A ProPublica analysis shows that where a hospital is located and who owns it make a big difference in the share of its doctors take industry payments. Check the data for yourself.

A piece by conceptual artist Lenka Clayton called "63 Objects Taken from My Son's Mouth."

#NPRReads: Considering The Language Of Wine And What's In A Toddler's Mouth

Also, we explore a piece that argues that you should want robots to take your job. No. Seriously.

Paul Cowan and Amer Shomali use stop motion animation in the documentary "The Wanted 18" to recount the true story of how the purchase of 18 cows by a Palestinian collective farm led to them being declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel."

Human Rights Watch Film Festival Uses Documentaries To Stir Awareness

Festival returns to MoPA for Sixth Year

A rendering of the John and Jill Ker Conway Residence in Washington, D.C.

In Quest To End Homelessness, Some Developers Are Going High-End

Combating homelessness isn't just about shelter. Lately, some affordable housing projects are getting decidedly upscale — to help residents heal, adjust and build bonds with their new neighbors.

Henry Wood Elliott comments on walruses on Punuk Island in 1874, from his book Our Arctic Province.

What Does It Take To Map A Walrus Hangout? 160 Years And A Lot Of Help

Groups of walruses are vulnerable to disturbances, but it's hard to avoid them if you don't know where they are. A new tool from U.S. and Russian researchers draws on history to protect the animals.

This Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 file photo shows the Bumble Bee tuna processing plant in Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

San Diego-Based Bumble Bee Foods Agrees To $6M Settlement In Worker's Death

Jose Melena, 62, died three years ago in a 270-degree oven at the seafood company's Santa Fe Springs plant after a co-worker mistakenly believed he was in the bathroom and filled a pressure cooker with six tons of canned tuna.

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