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Shots - Health News
4:59 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

Flame Retardants From Furniture Found In Household Dust

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Scientists say that the best way to reduce a person's contact with the flame retardant chemicals in sofas and other furniture is to vacuum more.
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Originally published on Sat December 1, 2012 9:54 am

Sofas and other cushy furniture often contain chemicals intended to reduce the risk of fire. But those chemicals may pose health risks of their own, and some researchers are trying to build the case for getting them out of the house altogether.

Eighty-five percent of couches tested in a new study contained at least one flame-retardant chemical in the foam cushioning.

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Religion
4:53 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

Mormonism: A Scrutinized, Yet Evolving Faith

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The historic Mormon Salt Lake Temple in Salt Lake City.
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Mitt Romney delivers his concession speech Nov. 7. Though he generally kept quiet about his religion, Romney's candidacy brought Mormonism into the spotlight.
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Originally published on Wed November 28, 2012 5:58 pm

Mitt Romney refused to mix religion with politics in this year's presidential campaign, but that didn't repress people's curiosity about Mormonism. His candidacy brought the homegrown faith into the spotlight.

Patrick Mason, a professor and chairman of the Mormon Studies program at Claremont Graduate University, says attention paid to his faith has been twofold. On one hand, it's been good for attracting new converts. On the other hand, it's turned Mormonism into something of a cultural punch line.

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It's All Politics
4:43 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

Hispanic Caucus Rejects Republican Immigration Bills

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Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and 20 House members make up the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Here, Menendez speaks in September in Sayreville, N.J.
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Originally published on Mon December 3, 2012 11:54 am

Determined not to be excluded from the post-election bipartisan talk of passing immigration legislation, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday rejected two Republican proposals while outlining its own priorities.

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The Two-Way
4:42 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

Texas Moves To Seize Polygamous Leader Warren Jeffs' Ranch

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Boys walk through a potato field at the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas, in 2009.
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Originally published on Wed November 28, 2012 7:09 pm

The office of the Texas attorney general announced today that it was taking steps to try to seize the ranch of polygamous leader Warren Jeffs.

Reporting from Dallas, NPR's Wade Goodwyn filed this report for our Newscast unit:

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The Salt
4:33 pm
Wed November 28, 2012

No Simple Recipe For Weighing Food Waste At Mario Batali's Lupa

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Glen Osterberg (right) and another line cook at Lupa learn how to use the LeanPath waste tracking software.
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Mario Batali and his business partners want to make their 19 restaurants, including Lupa, among the greenest in the world.
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Originally published on Fri November 30, 2012 9:44 am

Every year, restaurants throw away as much as 10 percent of the food they buy, as we reported yesterday, yet food waste ranks low on most chefs' list of priorities. But some restaurants want to do something about food waste in their quest to go green. That includes Mario Batali's Lupa Osteria Romana, one of New York's trendiest restaurants.

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