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It wasn't until she applied for Medicaid that Jennifer Andrushko discovered someone had been using her young son's Social Security number. Because kids don't have much use for credit, the crime often goes undiscovered for years. Now, Utah is piloting a program that would help protect children against fraud.
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Founded in 1906, Xerox is one of America's most venerable companies. But the corporate giant has struggled in the digital age. CEO Ursula Burns, the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company, is working to transform a company known for photocopy machines into a services icon.
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American athlete Allyson Felix is still weighing which events she'll focus on in London this summer. She already has two Olympic silver medals plus a relay gold. Now she wants an individual gold. To get it, she'll have to beat her arch-rival: Jamaica's Veronica Campbell Brown.
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The United States has stopped buying Iranian oil, and the European Union is set to do so at the end of next month. There are sanctions on Iran's central bank and punishments for companies that help Iran ship its oil. Experts says Iran's oil exports are now in serious jeopardy.
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Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. can't agree on what's behind the eurozone's troubles. Now it looks like the Europeans may try the approach President Obama has advocated: a commitment to long-term fiscal discipline while pursuing growth in the short term.
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The NBA and NHL seasons are coming to a close, but as commentator Frank Deford points out, you couldn't be faulted for overlooking them.
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More than 1 in 5 Americans had a problem getting insurance to pay for a hospital, doctor or other health care in the past year, according to a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
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A massive mine in the middle of the Gobi is providing opportunities to thousands of young Mongolians, drawing talent from other fields such as tourism. But some complain that foreigners earn more than locals, and those who can't find mining work are striking out on their own as illegal prospectors.
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Nearly every sofa and armchair sold in the U.S. is treated with flame-retardant chemicals thanks to an obscure California law. Some experts say the chemicals do little to prevent fires; others worry that they might cause health problems. The industry has opposed attempts to change the law.
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When Katy McCaffrey's stolen iPhone began beaming her photos from a cruise ship, she posted a batch of photos from the purloined iPhone on her Facebook page, in an album called "Stolen iPhone Adventures."
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While many black pastors condemn homosexuality from the pulpit, the choir lofts behind them are often filled with gay singers and musicians. The fact that gays and lesbians often hold leadership position in the church is the worst kept secret in black America.
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Joe Arpaio sent his deputy on a quest to investigate the citizenship of President Obama. Arpaio had previously said his investigation was funded using donations.
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A federal judge says POM Wonderful violated the law by making claims that led people to believe the juice could treat, prevent or reduce the risk of certain diseases. But the company is claiming victory because it will not have to clear its future marketing plans with the FDA.
Over the past decade or so, sigmoidoscopy has been largely abandoned by doctors in the U.S. in favor of colonoscopy to detect and prevent colon cancer. But sigmoidoscopy is easier on patients and is also effective in finding precancerous polyps.
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Shuai, a Chinese immigrant who lives in Indiana, is still facing charges of murder and feticide following a failed suicide attempt in Dec. 2010, when she was 33 weeks pregnant.
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With the latest campaign dollar totals officially on the FEC books, at least one thing is certain: President Obama will not have the huge spending advantage this November that he did four years ago. What is less certain: whether some big political donors can remain anonymous.
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The controversial painting stirred emotions because it showed President Jacob Zuma with his penis exposed.
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It increasingly looks like GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul and his passionate loyalists are consolidating clout in state party organizations with an eye toward 2016. They appear to be laying the groundwork for a future presidential run by the congressman's son, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.
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Max Nutting, a journalist who writes for the MarketWatch website affiliated with The Wall Street Journal looked at the data and found that rhetoric and reality don't quite match up. Nutting found that, contrary to repeated allegations from the president's political foes, including Mitt Romney that Obama has been on a federal spending tear, he actually hasn't.
BOSTON — A former Boston University student who was ordered to pay $675,000 for illegally downloading and sharing 30 songs on the Internet says he will continue fighting the penalty.
Sharon Brody’s essay on the sale of WFNX-FM is eliciting many mini-remembrances of the independent rock station.
When the sale of WFNX-FM was announced Wednesday, WBUR’s Andrea Shea interviewed Stephen Mindich, publisher of the Phoenix Media Communications Group, to talk about the sale of 101.7.
For 13 years, WBUR host Sharon Brody worked at WFNX-FM. With word that WFNX has been sold, she offers this personal reflection on the independent rock station.
BOSTON — Independent Boston rock station WFNX-FM may soon have a new owner.
BOSTON — Roman Totenberg, the world-famous violinist and Boston University professor of music, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Newton.
From a teenage appearance on the “Tonight Show” to a 2012 Grammy Award, Terri Lyne Carrington remains a role model not just for drummers, but for aspiring female musicians everywhere.
A final visit to musician Levon Helm’s bedside by fellow “Band” mate Robbie Robertson prompts a look back at a musical partnership that brought them fame but ultimately drove them apart.
A new film chronicles the history of Club 47, now Club Passim, and how it altered American folk music.
In the church where Whitney Houston once wowed her congregation, the biggest names in entertainment sang along with the choir to remember the pop superstar.
BOSTON — Harvard music professor Robert Levin, who recently completed three previously unfinished pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, talks about the challenge of completing the works of such a giant of the classical music world.
BOSTON — The organization that runs the Grammys has slashed the total number of award categories this year from 109 to 78, and one Berklee College of Music professor says that will have a “devastating” effect on the careers of his students and other musicians.
Dozens of Boston musicians are on this year’s nominees list for the 54th annual Grammy Awards. We’ve collected a sampling of these Boston musicians.
The Grammy Awards are Sunday in Los Angeles. Among the dozens of nominees with Boston-area connections is jazz drummer, composer and teacher Terri Lyne Carrington.
We had a lot of good musicians stop by our studios this year. Here are eight memorable songs.
BOSTON — The news came on the same day Levine was scheduled to start rehearsals at the Met, and one week after a fall that damaged one of his vertebrae.
BOSTON — Singer Lionel Richie has canceled his appearance with the Boston Pops and will be replaced by country music star Martina McBride.
BOSTON — Former Boston Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor James Levine is the focus of a new documentary, which debuts on Wednesday night.
BOSTON — With an ailing back keeping outgoing music director James Levine from leading the BSO, the orchestra found replacements for the group’s summer stay at Tanglewood.
