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Houchang Golzari drives a Town Car for a service in New York City. He says the Black Car Fund compensated him for some of his lost wages after he was involved in an accident.

The Future Of Benefits: A New York Program Might Provide A Model

The Black Car Fund provides workers' compensation and other benefits for 125,000 taxi, Lyft and other drivers. It may offer a template for establishing benefits for the growing freelance workforce.

A review of the evidence suggests that alerting people — by text, phone call or other method — when they're due or overdue to get a particular vaccination can boost immunization rates.

Got Your Flu Shot Yet? Consider This A Reminder

A research review suggests reminding people when their vaccinations are due or overdue increases the number of people who get immunized.

This photo released by the New Zealand Defense Force shows a dinghy, left, carrying seven survivors from a missing ferry and a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday.

7 Rescued In Pacific Ocean Days After Ferry Sinking

Passengers from the MV Butiraoi, a Kirabati ferry that sank more than a week ago, were picked up by New Zealand's military.

An operating room in a hospital in Ethiopia.

Too Little, Too Late, Too Risky: Surgery In Africa

A new survey looks at the state of surgery in Africa. We asked Dr. Forster Amponsah-Manu, a general surgeon in Ghana, about his reaction — and his personal experiences.

<em></em>A block of Tomme de Savoie cheese ages with a sweater of <em>Mucor lanceolatus</em> fungal mold. <em>Mucor</em> itself doesn't have a strong taste, but more flavorful bacteria can travel far and wide along its hyphae â the microscopic, branched tendrils that fungi use to bring in nutrients.

The Cheese Does Not Stand Alone: How Fungi And Bacteria Team Up For A Tastier Rind

Cheese rinds may seem simple, even discardable, but the microbial world they contain is complex. Among their inhabitants: bacterial swimmers that hop on highways of fungal tendrils to get around.

Panera Bread Recalls Cream Cheese Across U.S. Over Listeria Fears

Citing "an abundance of caution," the fast-casual chain announced Sunday it is recalling its cream cheese products after one variety tested positive for the bacteria.

Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old.

Nearly 9,000 DACA Teachers Face An Uncertain Future

Classroom teachers covered by the federal immigration program could lose their jobs and face deportation unless Congress and the Trump administration reach agreement on protecting them.

This Week on Earthsongs: Twin Flames

Twin Flames JANUARY 28, 2018 BY EARTHSONGS 1 COMMENTJaaji: Inuit/Mohawk Chelsey June: Metis/Algonquin/CreeWebsiteCurrent AlbumCurrent…

Ballou High School, in Washington, D.C.'s Southeast quadrant, is located in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods and has struggled academically for years. An investigation by WAMU and NPR has found that the school's administration graduated dozens of students despite high rates of unexcused absences.

In D.C., 34 Percent Of Graduates Received A Diploma Against District Policy

Following the WAMU/NPR investigation into policy violations at Ballou High School, a new report shows that across the District, such violations were found in 937 of 2,758 graduating students' records.

Men fighting for Yemen's southern separatist movement Sunday in Aden, where at least 12 people have died in renewed violence.

Bloodshed Roils Yemen's South, Further Complicating An Already Complicated War

Separatists have traded gunfire with Yemen's government forces, shattering their uneasy alliance against the Houthi rebels. The broken pact could spell trouble for a Saudi-led coalition, too.

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