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To Ray Davies, America Is Still A Land Of Opportunity

The former Kinks leader speaks with Steve Inskeep about Americana, a musical distillation of his sometimes tumultuous life as British rock star in the U.S.

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Battle Over Free Sanitary Pads Lands Ugandan Activist In Jail

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Chicago's Fire Department has only half as many ambulances as it has fire vehicles, but it gets 20 times more medical calls than fire calls these days. Monica Eng/WBEZ hide caption

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Why Send A Firetruck To Do An Ambulance's Job?

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To Ray Davies, America Is Still A Land Of Opportunity

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Why Chinese Scientists Are More Worried Than Ever About Bird Flu

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New Mexico state Sen. Michael Padilla says he has heard of "lunch shaming" practices around the country, including students being given different food if they can't afford the regular hot lunch. Don Bartletti/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Lawmaker's Childhood Experience Drives New Mexico's 'Lunch Shaming' Ban

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A common blood test checks for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigens (PSA) in a man's blood, as an indicator that he may have prostate cancer. Renphoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening

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