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Underdog Democrat Is Keeping Things Close In Nevada Senate Race

Early in-person voting in Nevada starts Saturday, and it's not just the presidential contest that's being closely watched in this swing state.The race for the U.S. Senate is also seen as a tossup, a...

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In California, 'Republican' Is Becoming A Toxic Label

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Workshops Help Families Grappling With Alzheimer's Home Care

There are more than 5 million people with Alzheimer's in the U.S., and most are cared for at home. Now, one company has begun offering training to family caregivers to help them deal with the special...

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For One Senior, Working Past Retirement Age Is A Workout

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job.

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Series Overview: More Americans Working Past Retirement Age

The top financial worry of Americans is that they won't have enough money when they retire, according to a recent Gallup poll. And the average age at which Americans expect to retire keeps rising —...

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When A Bad Economy Means Working 'Forever'

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In...

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At 85, 'Old-School' Politician Shows No Signs Of Quitting

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In...

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For Elderly Midwife, Delivering Babies Never Gets Old

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In...

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A Retired Chicago Cop's Second Act Is At A Barbershop

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job. In...

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'A Lovely Feeling': Celebrating Older Women With Fabulous Style

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A Mother's Fight Against 3 Strikes Law 'A Way of Life'

Since the November election, 240 California prisoners facing potential life sentences have been set free. That's because voters changed California's tough three strikes sentencing law.As NPR reported...

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Automatic-Enrollment IRAs Get A Test Run In California

With all of the controversy over entitlement reform, there's one thing both sides can agree on: Social Security alone does not provide enough money for a comfortable retirement. For these workers, the...

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Plug Pulled On California Nuclear Plant, For Good

Southern California Edison announced Friday morning that it will not restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant. The facility has been offline for a year and a half after a leak in a steam...

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Despite Alzheimer's, Couple Holds Tight To Old Memories

Right now, 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. One of them is 73-year-old Pansy Greene. She's in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and she and her husband, Winston, want...

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How To Turn A Red State Blue: California Edition

All this week, NPR is taking a lookat the demographic changes that could reshape the political landscape in Texas over the next decade — and what that could mean for the rest of the country.Democrats...

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Seniors Flex Creative Muscles In Retirement Arts Colonies

Some famous writers, painters and musicians have done some of their best work in their later years — impressionist Claude Monet, for one.

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Move Over Nursing Homes — There's Something Different

One thing just about everyone dreads as they age is the possibility of ending up in a nursing home. We all think we know what that's like: sharing a room with strangers, sitting slumped in a wheelchair...

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Age Hasn't Stopped This Man From Swimming — And Winning

More than 10,000 athletes are meeting in Cleveland for The National Senior Games. Adults older than 55 — and some older than 90 — are running track, riding bikes, playing basketball and competing in...

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Pickleball, Anyone? Senior Athletes Play New Games And Old

A lot of what you'd see at the National Senior Games looks familiar if you've ever watched the Summer Olympics: There's track and field, basketball and swimming. At the Summer Olympics, however, you...

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For Hospital Patients, Observation Status Can Prove Costly

If you're on Medicare and you're in the hospital for a few days, you may think you're an inpatient. The hospital may have other ideas. Increasingly, hospitals are placing older patients on "observation...

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