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12:20 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Chicago Youth Hopeful, Cautious Ahead of President's Visit

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President Obama visits Chicago Friday to talk about gun violence. But some of the people most affected say their voices aren't being heard. Host Michel Martin speaks with Aisha Truss-Miller and Chris Buford of the Black Youth Project, the group whose petition led to presidential visit.

The Two-Way
12:01 pm
Thu February 14, 2013

Cruise Ship Triumph Will Dock Late Thursday, Carnival Says

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Makeshift tents are seen on the deck of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, in a photo taken Sunday, the first day it spent without engine power. The image was provided by Kalin Hill of Houston.
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The Carnival cruise ship Triumph drifts in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, before the arrival of tugs that are now towing it to Mobile. The ship is expected to arrive Thursday night.
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Spectators watch the Carnival cruise ship Triumph near Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday, as the ship is towed to a terminal in Mobile. The Triumph is expected to arrive late Thursday night.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 2:21 am

The Carnival cruise ship Triumph docked in Mobile, Ala., late Thursday night, as the job of towing the stricken 100,000-ton ship hundreds of miles across the Gulf of Mexico took longer than expected. The ship's 3,143 passengers had coped with sewage problems and a lack of ventilation since Sunday, when the Triumph was crippled by an engine room fire.

Updated 2:15 a.m. ET Friday: All Passengers Disembarked

A spokesman for Carnival says all passengers have left the cruise ship that was stranded for days without power and running water.

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Shots - Health News
11:56 am
Thu February 14, 2013

More Women Turn To Morning-After Pill

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The Plan B pill, one version of the morning-after pill, is available without a prescription, except for women 17 and younger.
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The number of women who have used emergency contraceptive pills has increased dramatically in the past decade, according to the latest government data.

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The Salt
11:23 am
Thu February 14, 2013

Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Makers Dare To Bare How It's Done

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Askinosie buys beans directly from small farmers. The goal: better quality control, and more cash to the growers.
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Workers in Madagascar prepare cocoa beans for drying. The process has a big effect on the quality of the finished chocolate.
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The Dandelion Chocolate factory has an open workspace where patrons can watch--and smell--the chocolate as it is ground, conched, formed into bars, and wrapped.
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Dandelion Chocolate lures customers into its San Francisco factory with a cafe and store. Co-founder Cameron Ring says most people don't know how chocolate is made, even if they eat it every day.
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Is it chocolate yet? Customers can test the finished product on the spot at Dandelion Chocolate's storefront cafe.
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Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate, buys cocoa beans directly from farmers, like this Uwate cocoa farmers group in Tenende, Tanzania. Dealing direct "impacts the flavor of chocolate, and it brings the consumers closer to the producers," Askinosie says.
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Askinosie Chocolate, launched six years ago, is one of the pioneers of the bean-to-bar movement. Bars are made with beans from single regions, or a single farm.
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The founders of Madécasse sought to base the entire chocolate-making process, from farm through factory, in Madagascar. The goal: keep jobs and cash in Africa.
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Originally published on Fri February 15, 2013 2:11 pm

If you're looking to buy chocolate in San Francisco this Valentine's Day, just follow your nose down Valencia Street. "A lot of people walk in [and say], 'Oh, my gosh, the smell!" says Cameron Ring, co-owner of Dandelion Chocolate.

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Business
11:15 am
Thu February 14, 2013

How The American-US Airways Merger Might Affect You

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A US Airways plane rests near two American Airlines jets at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last year. The combined carrier would be named American Airlines.
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An American Airlines 737-800 aircraft featuring the company's new logo sits at a gate at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in January. American's merger with US Airways would create the largest U.S. airline.
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Originally published on Thu February 14, 2013 5:24 pm

American Airlines and US Airways on Thursday announced they plan to merge to create the country's largest airline, with a route network stretching from coast to coast, and covering large swaths of Latin America, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean and Africa.

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