NASA Prepares To Test New Spacecraft (That You've Likely Never Heard Of) Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News NASA Prepares To Test New Spacecraft (That You've Likely Never Heard Of) The new vehicle, named Orion, is designed to carry humans into deep space. But most Americans aren't aware it exists. Read this story If Everybody Had An Ocean, Could We Surf Our Way To Mental Health? The teenager's dad was beating his mom. So the kid fell into a funk. His grades plummeted, he joined a gang, he got into fights. Then he discovered surfing therapy. Read this story Of Carrots And Kids: Healthy School Lunches That Don't Get Tossed The battle over school lunch pits those who want to emphasize nutrition against those who say kids will just throw that food away. We go inside a kitchen where tiny taste testers sway the menu. Read this story Obamacare 'Glitch' Puts Subsidies Out Of Reach For Many Families The health care law gives subsidies to those whose employers' insurance isn't affordable, but that's based on the cost of worker-only coverage. Adding family to a plan can send prices out of reach. Read this story Colorado's Pot Industry Looks To Move Past Stereotypes In the year since Colorado made recreational marijuana legal, pot has become a billion-dollar business in the state. And some growers are on a serious mission to make it legitimate and mainstream. Read this story more news stories

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