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OSHA Launches Program To Protect Nursing Employees

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Lawmakers Promise To Take Action After NPR's Mustard Gas Exposure Report

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Tuesday

Three test subjects enter a gas chamber, which will fill with mustard gas, as part of the military's secret chemical warfare testing in March 1945. Courtesy of Edgewood Arsenal hide caption

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The VA's Broken Promise To Thousands Of Vets Exposed To Mustard Gas

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Monday

Rollins Edwards as a young soldier in 1945 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Courtesy of Rollins Edwards hide caption

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Secret World War II Chemical Experiments Tested Troops By Race

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Friday

When Sara Garcia's son, Mark, was released from solitary confinement, she also became his unofficial case manager: seeking a psychiatrist, job leads and writing out applications for food stamps. Julia Robinson for NPR hide caption

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Coming Home Straight From Solitary Damages Inmates And Their Families

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Thursday

Brian Nelson, 50, at his home in Chicago. Five years after he was released from solitary confinement, he says it's still hard to be around people. Peter Hoffman for NPR hide caption

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From Solitary To The Streets: Released Inmates Get Little Help

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Tuesday

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After the earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross raised nearly $500 million. Five years later, it is difficult to know where all that money went. Marie Arago for NPR hide caption

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In Search Of The Red Cross' $500 Million In Haiti Relief

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Thursday

Feds Probe Failure To Collect Mine Safety Penalties After NPR Report

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Wednesday

John Coffell sits at his grandmother's table in Hulen, Okla. An injury at a tire plant last year left him unable to work. Brett Deering for ProPublica/AP hide caption

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Dennis Whedbee, of Homer City, Pa., lost half of his left arm in a drilling accident in North Dakota in September 2012. Jeff Swensen for ProPublica hide caption

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'I Lost A Hand And This Is Workman's Comp. ... I Didn't Lose A Hook!'

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