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Taiwanese-Australian entrepreneur Jimmy Yang (left) spends much of his time at his Taipei restaurant and bar, Woolloomooloo. Many younger Taiwanese are focused on work they see as creative and innovative. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption

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Taiwan's 'Strawberry Generation' Reaches Out To The Young And Trendy

The term is used disparagingly, as in a fruit that's soft and tends to bruise easily. But millennials say they are building a new economy for their own generation.

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India To U.S.: Cut Back On Your Consumption!

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A "speedball" mix of heroin and cocaine has caused overdose deaths for decades. Today, high-risk blends may alternatively include heroin or opioid pain pills plus Klonopin, Clonidine, or Fentanyl. Marianne Williams Photography/Flickr RM/Getty Images hide caption

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Drug Cocktails Fuel Massachusetts' Overdose Crisis

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Taiwanese-Australian entrepreneur Jimmy Yang (left) spends much of his time at his Taipei restaurant and bar, Woolloomooloo. Many younger Taiwanese are focused on work they see as creative and innovative. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption

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Taiwan's 'Strawberry Generation' Reaches Out To The Young And Trendy

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Supreme Court Hears Arguments Testing 'One Person, One Vote'

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Darrell Cannon was tortured into confessing to a crime he didn't commit and was sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated in 2004 and released from prison in 2007. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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With Chicago Police Investigation, Advocates Ask, What Took So Long?

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While serving in Congress, Jay Dickey sponsored legislation that effectively restricts spending for research on firearms deaths. Spencer Tirey/AP hide caption

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Congress Still Limits Health Research On Gun Violence

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Yemeni men clear debris following an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the capital, Sanaa, on Nov. 29. Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Human Rights Groups Criticize U.S. Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia

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Amy Thompson lives in teacher housing in Hertford County. She's a first-year science teacher in the district. Jess Clark/WUNC hide caption

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If You Build Affordable Housing For Teachers, Will They Come?

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Paul Lightfoot, CEO of BrightFarms, in his company's greenhouse in Lower Makefield Township, Pa. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption

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Vegetables Under Glass: Greenhouses Could Bring Us Better Winter Produce

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