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Sep 30, 2015
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Minimum wage, Impatient, 'Freeheld,'

The latest on minimum wage, pricing on generic drugs, screenwriter Ron Nyswaner talks new movie, 'Freeheld.'

A generic photo of prescription drugs taken March 20, 2009 for files.         AFP PHOTO/ Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
A generic photo of prescription drugs taken March 20, 2009 for files. AFP PHOTO/ Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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The latest on minimum wage, pricing on generic drugs, screenwriter Ron Nyswaner talks new movie, 'Freeheld.'

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In 'Freeheld, once Laurel Hester is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she fights to for the right to leave her pension benefits to domestic partner.
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"Everybody used to tell me, "You're not going to make it through high school, you're going to have a baby by 16,"" says Raven Gribbins who wants more out of life.
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As multiple sites in Southern California push bids to build new stadiums in the hopes of luring an NFL team, Tijuana's Estadio Caliente offers an example of how one city revamped an old site into a popular destination for sports fans.
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Last week Turing Pharmaceuticals, the new owner of Daraprim, announced plans to jack the price from $13.50 a tablet to a whopping $750. How could they do that?
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SoCal tends to get hot weather in the fall. Michelle Dalton Tyree from Fashion Trends Daily has advice on how to look and stay cool.