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USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

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USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

The labels use the letters BE, for bioengineered, not GMO, which critics say could baffle consumers. One design features a smiling sun that a skeptic calls "essentially propaganda for the industry."

Texas Community Reels After Latest School Shooter Kills 10

by Scott Simon , John Burnett

Texas Community Reels After Latest School Shooter Kills 10

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The Week In Politics

by Scott Simon , Ron Elving

The Week In Politics

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Remembering Tom Wolfe, 'The Man In The Ice-Cream Suit'

Tom Wolfe in 2008. He was known for his white suits. Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images hide caption

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Remembering Tom Wolfe, 'The Man In The Ice-Cream Suit'

by Scott Simon

Remembering Tom Wolfe, 'The Man In The Ice-Cream Suit'

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Lonesome Subway

Proposed Changes To Title X Funding Likely To Hurt Low-Income Women

by Patty Wight

Proposed Changes To Title X Funding Likely To Hurt Low-Income Women

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Venezuela Holds Presidential Election But Main Opposition Is Boycotting It

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro greets supporters during a closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday. Maduro is seeking a new six-year mandate. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Venezuela Holds Presidential Election But Main Opposition Is Boycotting It

by Philip Reeves

Venezuela Holds Presidential Election But Main Opposition Is Boycotting It

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Author Interviews

Al Roker Writes About The Deadliest Flood In American History

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10 Killed When Gunman Opens Fire In Texas High School

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Jesus and Woody Ry Cooder

Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection

One of Andy Warhol's Oxidation Paintings, sold earlier this week by the Baltimore Museum of Art. Mito Hood/Photography BMA hide caption

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Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection

by Andrew Limbong

Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection

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Seeing the Real You Betty LaVette

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The Salt