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It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while, you meet a person who carries the human equivalent of sunshine around with them. It's the guy or girl who always seems to be smiling -- if not outright, then just beneath the surface. And not in a...
Photo courtesy of Flickr user dullhunk/ Alex Bateman at the Sanger Institute. Can someone else patent your genes? No, according to a closely-watched ruling from the U.S. Supreme court Thursday morning. The Court ruled partially for Myriad...
By Paul Solman Retired economics professor Mary Huff Stevenson leads a Zumba Gold ® class at the Brookline Community Foundation Senior Center outside Boston. Photos by Amara Cohen. Professor Emerita of Economics (University of...
Ray Souza at his dairy farm in Turlock, Calif. He's seen neighboring dairy farms go out of business because they can't afford production costs. Photo courtesy of the Center for Investigative Reporting. California dairy farmers are pumping out milk...
More people are working well past traditional retirement age. Is retirement as we know it a thing of the past? How long are we likely to work?View full content
The Supreme Court could make landmark rulings on three major issues this month, weighing affirmative action in higher education, the Voting Rights Act section 5, and California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which both...
