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In 1908, New Zealand Parliament passed the Prevention of Quackery Act to defend against claims such as the one featured in this leaflet: "bile beans" that claimed to cure a vareity of ailments, including indigestion, headaches, pimples and sleeplessness.

New book looks at medical cures now considered 'quackery'

Have acne problems? Just rub your trouble area over a freshly dead person. At least that was once the way of thinking, as a new book explains.

New book looks at medical cures now considered 'quackery'
The company "Signs and Shapes" in Omaha builds inflatable mascots for professional sports teams, built to entertain and withstand a beating. "Globie" is the mascot for the Harlem Globetrotters.

A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices

A mom-and-pop shop in Omaha becomes an exporter of parade floats and walking pizza slices
Mike Nichols

How a German-born, American comedy actor influenced the life of a kid growing up in Omaha

How a German-born, American comedy actor influenced the life of a kid growing up in Omaha

Government budget shortfalls lead to risky cuts in certified court interpreter budgets

Government budget shortfalls lead to risky cuts in certified court interpreter budgets

Target employee creates petition to protest store's midnight opening on Black Friday

Target employee creates petition to protest store's midnight opening on Black Friday

Target Asks Employees to Cut Festivities Short

Target Asks Employees to Cut Festivities Short

Heat and Drought Pummel South and Southwestern US

Heat and Drought Pummel South and Southwestern US
The World

Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents' Language

Southern Sudanese refugees in Anchorage, Alaska have started language classes for their Americanized children. The classes in the Nuer language help the children connect to their families. Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio Network reports.

Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents' Language
The World

Race, immigration, and the presidential election

Race and immigration are two major issues in the current presidential campaign�they're also old standbys in American politics, as Correspondent Philip Martin has more.

Race, immigration, and the presidential election

Geologist on bin Laden Whereabouts

Geologist on bin Laden Whereabouts