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First Book President and CEO Kyle Zimmer reads to children during a book distribution event.

Nonprofit Fights Illiteracy By Getting Books To Kids Who Need Them

3:09pm February 06, 2015

by Lynn Neary

For kids to be exposed to reading, families have to have books to read to them, which isn't a given — especially in low-income areas. First Book works to get quality literature into those communities.

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McArthur Edwards' driver's license was suspended for two years because he was unable to pay a $64 fine. He's using this bus stop to commute.

How Driver's License Suspensions Unfairly Target The Poor

3:07pm February 06, 2015

by Joseph Shapiro

Losing your driver's license is a serious penalty, but often it's for nothing to do with unsafe driving. Without one, many who can't afford to pay the fines have a hard time finding or keeping a job.

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Anthem says 80 million company records were accessed in what may be one of the largest health care data breaches to date.

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Anthem Hack Renews Calls For Laws To Better Prevent Breaches

2:46pm February 06, 2015

by Elise Hu

Hackers gained access to records of 80 million Anthem customers and employees, the health insurance giant says. But how can the seemingly endless mega-hacks be prevented?

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Economists Expect Data To Show A Pullback In Job Creation

11:25am February 06, 2015

by John Ydstie

The energy sector has started laying off workers as oil prices drop. Analysts will sift through the government's monthly employment report to see what affect that's having on U.S. job creation.

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Tracy Perryman is production manager for his family's small oil company in Luling, Texas. B.J.P. Inc. owns 116 wells that, combined, produce about 100 barrels a day.

Planning Through Oil Booms Helps Small Producers Weather The Busts

10:55am February 06, 2015

by John Burnett

Oil's price slump is hitting some companies hard. But longtime producers, like Texas oilman Tracy Perryman, have been through downturns before — and have learned how to survive lean times.

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A construction worker looks down on the site of the Manhattan West project last month in New York. Construction was among the hardest-hit sectors during the worst recession in modern memory.

Economy Adds 257,000 New Jobs; Unemployment Rate Up Slightly

10:47am February 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The jobless rate ticked up to 5.7 percent despite robust job growth that exceeded economists' expectations.

FAA Ban Hasn't Stopped Pilots From Snapping Selfies

7:57pm February 05, 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board found selfies to blame for a tragic private plane crash in Colorado last year. Audie Cornish talks to journalist David Yanofsky about tech in the cockpit.

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Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem

7:25pm February 05, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

The country's second-biggest health insurer says hackers obtained personal information such as names, birthdates and social security numbers of policyholders. No credit card data was compromised.

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RadioShack May Be On Verge Of Collapse

6:23pm February 05, 2015

The end looks to be near for RadioShack. The nearly century old electronics retail chain is on the verge of bankruptcy. Audie Cornish talks to Jamie Lendino of PC Magazine.

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Brian Williams Criticized For Exaggerated Iraq Story

6:23pm February 05, 2015

by David Folkenflik

NBC Chief Anchor Brian Williams is dealing with scathing criticism over his exaggerated accounts, over the years, of a helicopter landing under hostile fire in Iraq in 2003.

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