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Candace Phillips sifts through what was her third-floor bedroom while returning to her damaged home in Mexico Beach, Fla. David Goldman/AP hide caption
"We have only begun to scratch the surface of the complex problems inherent in figuring out ... the brain's inner workings," said Paul Allen in 2012. Kum Kulish/Corbis/Getty Images hide caption
The cost of a pint of beer could rise sharply in the U.S. and other countries because of increased risks from heat and drought, according to a new study that looks at climate change's possible effects on barley crops. Peter Nicholls/Reuters hide caption
Nancy Barnes, executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, was named as NPR's senior vice president for news and editorial director. Courtesy of the Houston Chronicle hide caption
Veteran Newspaper Editor Nancy Barnes Named NPR's Top News Executive
Drug addiction is a big concern to rural Americans, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Alice Goldfarb/NPR hide caption
NPR Poll: Rural Americans Are Worried About Addiction And Jobs, But Remain Optimistic
Paul Allen greets NFL Hall of Famer and former Seahawk Kenny Easley as his number is retired at CenturyLink Field last year. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images hide caption
Wyoming attorney Karen Budd-Falen, recently named as Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior, sits in her law office in Cheyenne, Wyo. Mead Gruver/AP hide caption
According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients' medical records. But federal privacy law governs how that information can be used. And whether or not you can profit from your own medical data is murky. alicemoi/Getty Images/RooM RF hide caption
If Your Medical Information Becomes A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut?
At a recent meeting of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, angry taxi drivers who want the city to buy back their medallions, surrounded Kate Toran, who heads the city's taxi program. Sam Harnett/KQED hide caption
Cities Made Millions Selling Taxi Medallions, Now Drivers Are Paying the Price
Sam Richman, owner-chef of Sammy's Deluxe restaurant in Rockland, says his patrons tend to prefer full-grown unagi smoked, European style, rather than as Japanese sushi. Keith Shortall/Maine Public Radio hide caption