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5/6/2013 9:01 AM | Scott Hensley | NPR |
If you're interested in buying Viagra, Pfizer, the drug's maker, will now sell it to you from its official website.

The ubiquitous blue-toned TV ads for Viagra look downright tame compared with Pfizer's latest gambit for the impotence remedy.

Pfizer is now selling the drug directly from the official Viagra website.

5/3/2013 9:15 AM | Alan Greenblatt | NPR |
A bottle of Cleveland Whiskey's bourbon sits on a shelf with other, empty bottles at the company's distillery.

When it comes to bourbon, Tom Lix doesn't believe in age discrimination. Most bourbons might age in the barrel for eight to 12 years or more, but Lix figures his are ready to drink in under a week.

Lix makes Cleveland Whiskey, a new brand of bourbon that exemplifies two major trends in American whiskey-making today: the desire to speed up the process and the effort to establish a local identity.

5/3/2013 8:44 AM | Mark Memmott | NPR |
Waiting for work: Job seekers lined up last month at the 25th Annual CUNY big Apple Job and Internship Fair in Manhattan.

The nation's jobless rate edged down to 7.5 percent in April from 7.6 percent in March and employers added 165,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning

5/2/2013 9:15 AM | Nancy Shute | NPR |
Amazon Fresh delivery man Tim Wilkie totes food to a house on Mercer Island, Wash.

Home grocery delivery sounds like a frill for people too lazy to schlep to the store. But having food delivered can be more environmentally friendly than driving to the store, researchers say.

Having groceries delivered can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half, compared to driving to the store, according to a new study. That's because the delivery truck offers the equivalent of a "shared ride" for the food.

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