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Wednesday January 29, 2014

Oil Boom: See A Modern-Day Gold Rush In Motion

Ritter Brothers, a jewelry shop in Williston, N.D., sells novelties that might appeal to those benefiting from the region's recent oil boom. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption

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The Great Plains Oil Rush

Oil Boom: See A Modern-Day Gold Rush In Motion

January 29, 2014 • One of the nation's most remote places is now awash in oil money. We sent a photographer to North Dakota to capture not just what it looks like but how it feels.

Tuesday November 28, 2006

National

Officials Investigate Blaze at Missouri Group Home

November 28, 2006 • Monday's fire at the home for mentally ill and elderly killed 10 people -- including one staff member. The home's management included a convicted felon, whose company was cited for fire code violations at another property.

Officials Investigate Blaze at Missouri Group Home

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