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Ohio Toughens Regulations On Gas Drillers

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Ohio has announced new regulations for drillers as state officials say the injection of gas-drilling wastewater likely caused a number of small earthquakes.

Science

1:00 pm

Fri March 9, 2012

Film Director To Travel To Bottom Of Mariana Trench

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Robert Siegel talks to retired Navy Captain Don Walsh about the attempt by movie director James Cameron to take a submersible capsule to the bottom of the Mariana Trench — the deepest spot on Earth. Walsh says it will be a combination of science and adventure, because Cameron is a storyteller and dedicated amateur explorer. Walsh made a 1960 dive to the same trench.

Planet Money

11:11 am

Fri March 9, 2012

This 14-Year-Old Girl Just Bought A House In Florida

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Willow Tufano, landlord.

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Willow and her tenants, in front of the house Willow bought with her mother.

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Originally published on Mon March 12, 2012 8:46 am

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Meet Willow Tufano, age 14: Lady Gaga fan, animal lover, landlord.

In 2005, when Willow was 7, the housing market was booming. Home prices in some Florida neighborhoods nearly doubled from one month to the next. Her family moved into a big house; her mom became a real estate agent.

But as Willow moved from childhood to adolescence, the market turned, and the neighborhood emptied out. "Everyone is getting foreclosed on here," she says.

3:33 pm

Thu March 8, 2012

House Committee Urges Action On Food Stamp Fraud

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One USDA official credits the use of plastic benefit cards with helping to reduce federal food stamp fraud. But lawmakers say that isn't enough.

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2:42 pm

Thu March 8, 2012

Winter Songs: A Family In Limbo Looks To Brandi Carlile

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Brandi Carlile's song "Dying Day" took on new meaning for a Wisconsin woman hoping to adopt a child from Ethiopia.

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Joanna Woodbury's daughter, Netsanet.

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1:00 pm

Fri March 9, 2012