12:14pm

Thu June 14, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

U.S. Olympic Team Sprints Ahead With Electronic Health Records

Originally published on Mon December 17, 2012 2:13 am

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Team USA is used to racing with digital clocks. Now, it's time for digital health records.

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12:12pm

Thu June 14, 2012
The Two-Way

20,000 Pages Of Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files' Ordered Opened In Oregon

The state of Oregon's Supreme Court ruled today that "20,000 pages of so-called perversion files compiled by the Boy Scouts on suspected child abusers over a period of 20 years" must be opened to the public, The Associated Press reports.

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12:08pm

Thu June 14, 2012
The Two-Way

Spain's Borrowing Costs Skyrocket After Second Downgrade

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 12:10 pm

Credit Paul White / AP

After Moody's became the second ratings agency to downgrade Spain's sovereign debt, the country's borrowing costs skyrocketed to record highs.

"The interest rate — or yield — on the country's benchmark 10-year bonds rose to a record 6.96 percent in early trading Thursday, its highest level since Spain joined the euro in 1999 and close to the level which many analysts believe is unsustainable in the long term," the AP reports.

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11:34am

Thu June 14, 2012
The Two-Way

Your Shoes May Say A Lot About You

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 10:43 pm

Shoes can supposedly tell us more about a person than just whether they're sensible or stylish.

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10:58am

Thu June 14, 2012
Education

Teachers Open Up On Why Kids Really Drop Out

It's the end of the school year, and teachers and students are enjoying some downtime. But some kids won't be going back to school next fall because about a million students drop out every year. Host Michel Martin discusses the dropout crisis with teachers from three cities with high dropout rates: Las Vegas, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

10:58am

Thu June 14, 2012
Politics

Miami Mayor Bucks Party Line On Voting

Miami's Republican Mayor Tomas Regalado moves against his party and his governor. He tells host Michel Martin that Florida's controversial voter eligibility program, that is intended to purge non-citizens from its rosters, isn't necessary.

10:14am

Thu June 14, 2012
Brew & Bluegrass

Leggo Build at Chattanooga Market

The Chattanooga Market has something for everyone in the family on Father's Day.  In addition to local produce and food the market will feature a sampling of local breweries Sunday June 27th with Brews and Bluegrass.

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10:05am

Thu June 14, 2012
Shots - Health Blog

Scientists Tackle The Geography Of Nature Vs. Nature In Maps Of U.K.

Originally published on Thu June 14, 2012 1:50 pm

Scientists don't debate the old nature vs. nurture question much these days. The consensus is that there is no winner: Both your genes and your environment shape your development and your health. What's still up in the air is how they combine to put you at risk for diseases or social problems. And that matters for people trying to solve them.

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9:45am

Thu June 14, 2012
The Two-Way

Time To Tee Off: Who Do You Want To Win Golf's U.S. Open?

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  • David Greene talks with Christine Brennan

Play begins this morning at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, where the best golfers from around the world have gathered for the U.S. Open.

ESPN and NBC are sharing the broadcasting duties (click here for a schedule). There's also going to be some live video streamed here.

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9:03am

Thu June 14, 2012
The Two-Way

George W. Bush's Decapitated Head Appeared On 'Game Of Thrones'

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Words escape us on this one:

During season one of HBO's Games of Thrones series, "one of the many heads on a spike decorating King's Landing belonged to ex-president George Bush," the science and science fiction website io9 reports (fair warning: if you click on that link you'll see what we're talking about, and it's graphic).

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