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For Many Americans, Stress Takes A Toll On Health And Family

Half of Americans say they've had a major stressful event in the past year, according to a poll by NPR, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here's how it hurts.

The recent Supreme Court term resulted in an unusual number of unanimous decisions — but that doesn't mean there wasn't disagreement. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Rare Unanimity In Supreme Court Term, With Plenty Of Fireworks

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Lake Street Dive's latest album is Bad Self Portraits. Jarrod McCabe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Lake Street Dive And The Chemistry Of Harmony

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This undated file photo released by Obama for America shows Barack Obama teaching at the University of Chicago Law School in Chicago, where he was a faculty member for more than a decade. The university is contending for his presidential library. AP hide caption

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A Presidential Contest ... For Obama's Library

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How To Create A Song: Lake Street Dive Style

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Charlotte Smith, of Champoeg Creamery in St. Paul, Ore., says raw milk may offer health benefits. But she also acknowledges its very real dangers. Courtesy of Champoeg Creamery hide caption

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Raw Milk Producers Aim To Regulate Themselves

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Rainbow Rowell lives in Nebraska with her husband and two sons. Augusten Burroughs/St. Martin's Press hide caption

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Rainbow Rowell Does Romance With A Subversive (Read: Realistic) Twist

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