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A woman uses a cash machine at an HSBC bank office in Mexico City. The multi-national bank was heavily penalized several years ago for permitting huge transfers of drug cartel money between Mexico and the U.S. Enric Marti/AP hide caption

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Awash In Cash, Drug Cartels Rely On Big Banks To Launder Profits

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Anita Wallace runs a child care service in rural Athens County, Ohio. She hadn't saved much for retirement before the Appalachian Savings Project offered to match half of her savings up to $600. Jennifer Ludden/NPR hide caption

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Rural Appalachia Helps Some Women Save For Retirement

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Hanna Rosin says when kids do things that feel risky on a playground, it allows them to conquer a fear and gain independence. Fox Photos/Getty Images hide caption

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Kids These Days: Growing Up Too Fast Or Never At All?

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Relatives of Chinese passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight comfort each other as they wait for a news briefing by airline officials at a hotel ballroom in Beijing on Thursday. Andy Wong/AP hide caption

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For Flight 370 Families, Every Day Is 'Torment'

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Iran-Contra special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh speaks to reporters in 1989. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption

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Lawrence Walsh, Who Investigated Iran-Contra Scandal, Dies At 102

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This photo taken earlier this year shows residents of Yarmouk, a neighborhood of Palestinians in Syria, lining up as far as the eye can see to receive food supplies. UNRWA, via AP hide caption

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Viral Photo Of Syrian War Victims Comes To Times Square

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John Currence and Punish Stew may share a checkered past, but so many people in his life have loved this easy, hearty soup, he can't help but love it too — or at least act like he does. iStockphoto hide caption

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This Simple Stew Is A Battleground In A Bowl

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