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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: If one glass of wine or one beer takes the edge off, why not have a few more? Well, this thinking may help explain new findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry. As NPR's Allison Aubrey repo

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It seems like we've been hearing a lot about unsafe food these days. Just this year, there have been recalls for romaine lettuce, some varieties of the snack Goldfish and a Taco Bell-brand queso dip. McDonald's stopped selling sa

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