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3:26 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

Spot Quiz: Name The Health Issue That Affects 1 In 5 Americans

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The correct answer is mental illness.

Mental illnesses are among the most common health problems facing Americans, with 20 percent of adults having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder. That's according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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JazzSet
3:20 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

Mark Turner Quartet On JazzSet

Mark Turner was born in Ohio in 1965, and grew up in Southern California. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, then moved to New York and worked in the huge jazz department of the downtown Tower Records. Great jazz was always playing at Tower, even late at night — it was a hangout — with the current album displayed next to the cash register.

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The Salt
3:14 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

Big-City Mayors Dig In To Food Policy

Food policy can sound like a dreary enterprise best left to Washington, D.C. But big-city mayors are starting to see local food policy as a key step in getting healthy, affordable food to their constituents.

This afternoon, the mayors of America are meeting in Washington, D.C., to launch their own food policy task force. The goal is to share information on projects that work, and also make sure that federal food policy doesn't muck up those local efforts.

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Digital Life
3:13 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

This App Was Made For Walking — But Is It Racist?

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Microsoft is under fire this week over a patent it was granted that's been dubbed the "avoid ghetto" feature for GPS devices.

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Music Interviews
3:13 pm
Thu January 19, 2012

Were You 'Born To Run'? Springsteen As Workout Motivator

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Does Clarence Clemons' sax and Bruce Springsteen's voice motivate you to hit the pavement?

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