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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Raw And Organic Pet Food Is Big Business

Comments (4) | american pet products, american veterinary association, cummings school of veterinary medicine, embrace, food and drug administration, Health, jacob gonzalez, melamines, menu foods, my pet naturally, neil mass, organic trade association, packaged facts, petsmart, usda, Wal-Mart, woof dog boutique

Organic pet food sales predicted to grow through 2015. (Photo/My Pet Naturally)

Anne Artley
Staff Reporter

Sales have skyrockted since two major food recalls and changing attitudes toward pets.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Foster Farms Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Government Shutdown

Comments (0) | anti-biotic resistant salmonella, cdc, cdc furlough, foster farms, government shutdown, Health, nbc news salmonella outbreak, public health alert, ron foster, salmonella heidelberg, salmonella hospitalizations, salmonella outbreak, usda

Foster Farms linked to salmonella outbreak, which has affected 287 people in 17 states (Michael Nelson/EPA).

Niki Hashemi
Staff Reporter

Foster Farms chicken has been linked to another salmonella outbreak. This time, the government may be held responsible.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Shutdown May End Welfare For 9 Million Americans

Comments (0) | 2013, children, federal welfare, government shutdown, infants, nutritional welfare, Politics, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program, usda, WIC, women

The logo for the WIC welfare program. (WIC)

Benjamin Li
Executive Producer

The shutdown means bad news for poor families dependent on federal welfare programs for child care.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Peanut Crop Short And Cheap Thanks To 2012's Historic Yields

Comments (0) | alabama peanut farmers, crop reports, economic indicator, Georgia peanut farmers, NASS, National, peanut crop, peanut prices, peanut production, Peanuts, usda

photo courtesy of Georgia Peanut Commission

Brianna Sacks
Editor-in-Chief

Your PB&J could be pricier since crushingly low peanut prices have farmers ditching the crop.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Government Must Step Up School Lunch Regulation

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Katrina Kaiser
Contributor

Governments need to stand up for the kids in the face of big business.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Record Chinese Production Keeps Wheat And Corn Prices Stable Despite Drought

Comments (0) | agriculture, chinese corn, commodities, corn, food prices, National, usda, wheat

Corn growing near a silo. (KB35/Flickr)

Matt Pressberg
Editor-at-Large

A Chinese corn and wheat boom is keeping prices stable.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Jamba Juice's JambaGo Machines Pour Into School Cafeterias

Paresh Dave
Executive Director

The company's hopes JambaGo is a gamechanger for reducing obesity rates.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Rising Production Costs, Low Corn Yield Threaten Calif. Dairies

Comments (2) | agriculture, California, crunching numbers, dairies, dairy, dairy farmers, economic downturn, economy, epa, National, renewable fuel standard, usda, Western United Dairymen

(Flickr/Creative Commons)

Catherine Green
Editor-in-Chief

Nationwide drought hits dairy farmers hard.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Florida County Votes Against Water Fluoridation

Comments (0) | fluoridation, fluoride, mouth, National, Pinellas County, teeth, tooh decay, usda, water

David McAlpine
Executive Producer

Putting fluoride is water has been called one of the best health achievements of this century.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Does The U.S. Government Subsidize Junk Food?

Comments (0) | agriculture subsidies, childhood obesity, Mark Russo, National, Obesity, twinkies, usda

Estelle Berger
Staff Reporter

VIDEO: USDA agriculture subsidies may perpetuate childhood obesity epidemic.

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