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For Women, Income Inequality Continues Into Retirement

Lydia Smith stands in the kitchen of her home in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. She has lived in this apartment for 46 years, and now that she is on a fixed income, she pays rent with the aid of Section 8 tenant-based assistance. Megan Miller for NPR hide caption

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For Women, Income Inequality Continues Into Retirement

Lydia Smith, 87, is one of the 2.6 million women ages 65 and over living at or below the poverty line. Older women are more than twice as likely as men to live in poverty.

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Paris Residents Eye Each Other Cautiously, Migrants Face Scrutiny

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Paris Residents Eye Each Other Cautiously, Migrants Face Scrutiny

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Belgium Neighborhood Had Earlier Links To Terrorism

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Colorado Town Ponders Accepting Guantanamo Detainees

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Colorado Town Ponders Accepting Guantanamo Detainees

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Paris Pauses To Remember Those Killed In Friday's Massacre

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Secretary Of State Kerry Meets French President Hollande

by David Greene

Secretary Of State Kerry Meets French President Hollande

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NATO Allies Grapple With Appropriate Response To Paris Attacks

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Is There A Hierarchy Of The Importance Of Death In The News Business?

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Is There A Hierarchy Of The Importance Of Death In The News Business?

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Comedians Remind Everyone That Muslims Experience Terrorism Firsthand

by Philip Reeves

Comedians Remind Everyone That Muslims Experience Terrorism Firsthand

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