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Bill Richardson, who has traveled more than a half-dozen times to North Korea over the past 20 years.
• Richardson, speaking ahead of the flight from Beijing, called the trip a private, humanitarian mission.
• "This is not a Google trip, but I'm sure he's interested in some of the economic issues there, the social media aspect. So this is why we are teamed up on this," Richardson said without elaborating on what he meant by the "social media aspect."
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Sandy prompts some elderly who lived alone to opt for new homes in assisted living facilities
• MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) -- For the first time in her life, Marion Johnston says she feels old.
• The petite 80-year-old retired school secretary who uses a walker is still adjusting as one of the newest residents at the Bristal Assisted Living retirement community. She moved in November after the howling winds and rising flood waters of Superstorm Sandy destroyed her Long Island waterfront condominium.
• Johnston had often thought about moving, but Sandy revealed an uncomfortable truth: "I just can't be on my own."
• Although New York and New Jersey health care officials say it's too soon to confirm a spike, some senior care operators say they've seen a surge in older people relocating to assisted-living or retirement communities after Sandy. Prolonged power outages, wrecked homes and flooded streets have helped convince even the most stubborn seniors that they may not be capable of living independently.
• "Very often you need that little push over the cliff to make you realize," said Dr. Gisele Wolf-Klein, director of geriatric education at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. She is not surprised to hear facilities are experiencing increased demand. "When your home is leaking and flooding and you're sitting in the dark, you come to realize you no longer have the skills of survivorship."
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Iowa prison let inmates watch movies with sexual content, ignoring female officer's pleas
• IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Administrators let offenders at one of Iowa's most dangerous prison units watch violent and sexually explicit movies and TV shows for years, despite repeated complaints from a female officer who said it encouraged in (Continued on page 22)
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