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The Takeaway looks at a train derailment in Philadelphia, a financial expert drops by to discuss budgeting for college, and we look at a new study on pursuing activities alone. (episode)
At least seven people are dead and dozens more are injured after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Mayor Michael Nutter called it "an absolute disastrous mess."
All this week, you've been sending us your questions about paying for college. We have answers.
Senate Democrats blocked debate on a bill to give President Barack Obama fast-track authority on a major accord with 11 Asian nations.
BuzzFeed, NBC News, and National Geographic will join The New York Times in a new Facebook publishing partnership.
The capture and assassination of Osama bin Laden was a defining moment in the War on Terror. But now it appears that a new, much less heroic version of the story is beginning to surface.
New research suggests that people actually have a lot more fun by themselves when they get out of the house despite the stigma of dining, or watching a movie, or catching a show alone.