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  • Four days after Rory Staunton cut himself in gym class, he died from septic shock.
    Health Officials Struggle To Fight Deadly Sepsis Infections
    Although a CDC study released Tuesday found that 80 percent of cases develop outside the hospital or at a nursing home, many people still don't know about this lethal medical condition.
  • Ryan Lochte attends an <em>E!</em> public relations event in New York City in 2013. Lochte starred in a short-lived reality show for the network that year called <em>What Would Ryan Do?</em>
    Ryan Lochte's Drama: We Should Have Seen It Coming
    We should have been prepared for this Ryan Lochte drama. After all, he starred in a reality show three years ago called What Would Ryan Do?
  • Christopher Jordan Dorner. He's the suspect in two murders and the shooting of three police officers, one of whom has died. A manhunt is under way in and around Los Angeles.
    'Massive Manhunt' In Los Angeles For Ex-Cop Suspected In Killings
    The gunman is believed to be a former officer who is angry about his dismissal from the city's force. He allegedly killed two people last weekend and shot three police officers today. One of those officers has died.
  • Cypriots protest an EU bailout deal outside the parliament in Nicosia on Monday. A proposed bailout deal would slap a levy on all Cypriot bank savings.
    Why The Crisis In Cyprus May End Up Hurting You Too
    A Cypriot banking crisis has the potential to disrupt global financial systems, which are still trying to recover from the crisis of 2008-2009. The proposed tax on deposits in Cyprus could shake the trust in banks in Europe, and that could end up threatening the tenuous U.S. economic recovery.
  • The CambridgeSide Galleria was bustling with people exchanging gifts and taking advantage of sales the day after Christmas 2011.
    A Lull Until New Year's? Not So These Days
    The week between Christmas and New Year's used to be a sleepy spot on the American calendar. Nowadays, it's crammed with people rushing around reminiscing with friends and families, returning presents and raking in gift-card booty. Others, even perhaps members of Congress, go straight back to work in this fiscal cliffhanger of a year.
  • We asked NPR.org readers for their stories of office fridge theft. Here are some of the best deterrent notes they shared. "Too darn funny what a co-worker put on top of her lunch. It was fake of course, but got the point across," wrote the reader who submitted this shot.
    Stop, Thief! When Colleagues Steal From The Office Fridge
    Colleagues steal Greek yogurt and half-eaten oranges, and bosses help themselves to their employees' frozen dinner. Yes, fridge theft is apparently rampant in offices all over the world.
  • Scratching their heads: Malaysia's minister of transport, Hishamuddin Hussein (center), tried to answer reporters' questions Wednesday about the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. He was joined by Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director general of the Malaysian Department of Civil Aviation, and Gen. Zulkifeli Mohd Zin.
    Officials Seem To Have No Clue About Fate Of Missing Jet
    The search continues, and continues to expand, for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared Saturday while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. There were 239 people on board.
  • Russia has vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would invalidate Sunday's referendum in Crimea. In Moscow, demonstrators and military veterans march in support of the Kremlin Saturday; nearby, a large march was held to protest Russia's policies.
    Russia Vetoes U.N. Security Council Resolution On Crimea
    The resolution would declare Sunday's referendum on leaving Ukraine invalid. Meanwhile, Ukrainian official say Russian troops took over an area outside of Crimea Saturday.
  • How Fraud Flourishes Unchecked In Medicare's Drug Plan
    Credit card companies routinely flag or block suspicious charges as they happen. Yet under Medicare, a convoluted and poorly managed system for catching fraud allows costly scams for prescription drugs to slide by. The federal government has done little to stop the fraud, an investigation by ProPublica found.
  • NSA Leaker Snowden Thanks New Friends, Remains 'Unbowed'
    Edward Snowden's remarks mark the first time he's broken his silence since he fled to Moscow eight days ago. They come the same day Russian immigration officials say he applied for political asylum in the country.
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