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Swift Makes History as CMA Entertainer of the
Year
Thursday November 12, 2009
19-year-old Taylor Swift made history Thursday night at the Country Music Association
awards show.
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State Offers Aid to Organic Farms
Thursday November 12,
2009
(
audio feature) Acre for acre, organic farms are eligible for
more state assistance than their conventional peers. WPLN's Nina Cardona has the story.
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Uncompensated Care Heads to VUMC, Rise Smaller than Predicted
Wednesday November 11, 2009
New figures are out regarding treatment for the uninsured in Nashville. Vanderbilt Medical Center remains
the primary caregiver, writing off some $228 million in unpaid medical bills last year.
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Prospective Charter Schools Don’t Convince Nashville School
Officials
Wednesday November 11, 2009
The Metro School Board denied all applications for new charter schools at last
night’s board meeting.
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Korean War Veteran Appreciates Low-Key Homecoming
Wednesday
November 11, 2009
(
audio feature) On this Veterans Day, we bring you the story of
one soldier from the so-called "Forgotten War." Nashville's Ray Kalil served as an Army platoon leader in Korea. WPLN's Blake Farmer reports.
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Vanderbilt-designed Website Matches Volunteers to Clinical Trials
Tuesday November 10, 2009
One of the more difficult parts of setting up a clinical research study is often finding the right
volunteers. A registry designed at Vanderbilt University seeks to make that process easier for researchers all over the country.
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U.S. Foreclosures Drop For Third Straight
Month
Thursday November 12, 2009
Programs to prevent foreclosure helped more borrowers stay in their homes as filings
dropped 3 percent last month from September, according to RealtyTrac Inc. But filings are still up 19 percent from a year ago, and rising job losses
continue to threaten the stabilizing trend.
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The Gut Response To What We
Eat
Thursday November 12, 2009
A new study of human gut microbes put into mice has found that when mice eat a high-fat,
high-sugar diet, abrupt changes result in the population of microbes. Scientists believe this research could open a new window into interactions
between our gut bacteria, diet, and weight gain.
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Walmart Posts 3 Percent Rise In
3Q Profit
Thursday November 12, 2009
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, says sales increased in the recent quarter.
The company said it made $98.7 billion in sales in this latest three month period, up slightly. It would have made more if it hadn't been for price
deflation, and the the weak dollar, which cut into earnings from overseas sales.
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Thursday
November 12, 2009
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