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Saying no to gun purchases, and more
feature The FBI denied 72,659 attempted gun purchases under the background check system in 2010.
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National suicide rate rises, and more
feature The national suicide rate rose 31 percent from 1999 to 2010, driven by a spike in suicides among baby boomers in their 50s.
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The cost of dementia, and more
feature As the population ages and lives longer, dementia has become one of the country’s most expensive medical conditions.
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Food stamp benefits soar, and more
feature The government spent $74.6 billion on food stamp benefits last year, up from $30.4 billion in 2007.
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Life in Detroit, and more
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Solar panels for the White House, and more
feature The president is currently reinstalling the 32 solar panels removed by Ronald Reagan in 1986.
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Treating Internet addiction, and more
feature Treating Internet addiction; Freshman virgins at Harvard; A salary handicap for lefties; Prices for vintage automobiles soar; Gun permits for blind people
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Teen birthrate drops, and more
feature The U.S. teen birthrate dropped 6 percent between 2011 and 2012, and is now the lowest it’s been in the 73 years the government has been tracking it.
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Congress's war record, and more
feature Congress has not formally declared war on any country since June 5, 1942.
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Arctic cold kills tree insects, and more
feature This winter’s arctic temperatures have had at least one beneficial impact: They’ve killed ash borers, gypsy moths, and other tree-eating insects.
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State prison admissions fall, and more
feature With states decriminalizing marijuana and scaling back 1970s-era drug laws, admissions to state prisons have declined.
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Good governance in Africa, and more
feature This year’s winner of the $5 million Mo Ibrahim prize for good governance in Africa is...nobody.
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Congress's poor record, and more
feature The 113th Congress is on course to pass less legislation than any Congress in history.
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Gun violence in PG-13 movies, and more
feature The amount of gun violence in PG-13 movies has more than tripled since 1985.
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