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(2/10/06) After the internet bubble burst, real estate became the hot investment. With new condominiums going up across Charlotte's Center City, some people wonder if that's another bubble waiting to burst. So, who's buying uptown Charlotte condos and why? From WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau Julie Aguirre reports.

(2/9/06) The five members of "Actors from the London Stage" are performing "The Merchant of Venice" at UNC-Charlotte through Sunday. They're also teaching lessons on Shakespeare. WFAE's Simone Orendain spoke with cast member Louise Yates about the educational program that's touring US universities.

(2/9/06) A newly-released study focuses on potentially-unsafe levels of mercury in humans. The nationwide survey was conducted by the Sierra Club, and environmental researchers at UNC-Asheville. To learn more about the study and its findings, WFAE's Mark Rumsey spoke with the report's co-author, Dr. Steve Patch.

The full report on mercury in humans can be found at www.greenpeace.org/usa.

(2/9/06) The new Medicare prescription drug coverage plan was intended to make it easier and less expensive for seniors to access their medications. But six weeks into the new program, and with a May deadline looming, many Charlotte-area seniors and health care providers are still trying to figure out the plan. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin reports.

(2/9/06) The new Medicare prescription drug coverage plan was intended to make it easier and less expensive for seniors to access their medications. But six weeks into the new program, and with a May deadline looming, many Charlotte-area seniors and health care providers are still trying to figure out the plan. WFAE's Jaime Bedrin reports.

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