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Bryan Watts, a conservation biologist at the College of William and Mary, and biology graduate student Courtney Turrin, survey eagle behavior along the James River in late-summer. Elizabeth Shogren/NPR hide caption

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Bald Eagles Are Back In A Big Way — And The Talons Are Out

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Joe Buley owns Screamin' Ridge Farm in Montpelier, Vt. He says the FDA's new food safety rules threaten the viability of small New England farm operations like his. Here, Buley harvests cucumbers. Emily Corwin hide caption

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Small Farmers In New England Fear New Food Safety Rules

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The next bed could cost you a lot if the hospital says you're there on observation. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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For Hospital Patients, Observation Status Can Prove Costly

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Digital ephemera can capture things that don't appear in official accounts of events — but the material's in danger of disappearing if it's in obsolete formats. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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For Biographers, The Past Is An Open (Electronic) Book

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Sergio Garcia speaks at The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) news conference on Aug. 27. Garcia, 36, is a law school graduate who passed California's bar examination, but he's living in the United States illegally. California State Bar officials have not issued him a lawyer's license because of his immigration status. Nick Ut/AP hide caption

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Is It Legal For Undocumented Immigrant To Practice Law?

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Instructions Not Included, a film starring and directed by Eugenio Derbez, was made specifically for a Mexican and U.S. Latino audience. Pantelion Films hide caption

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Latino Buying Power Gets Movie Studios' Attention

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