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Imagine saving the Kansas River from literal tons of trash. This group is making it happen
Friends of the Kaw volunteers dig 2 to 6 tons of battery cases out of sandbars each year. They tackle items as big as septic tanks. Now they’re eyeing an ambitious cleanup target for 2030.
The Promise And Peril Of School Vouchers
Indiana's private school voucher program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. Whether it's "social justice" or "an assault" on public schools depends on whom you ask.
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'Squeezed' Explores Why America Is Getting Too Expensive For The Middle Class
Author Alissa Quart writes that the costs of housing, child care, health care and college are outpacing salaries and threatening the livelihoods of middle class Americans.
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'Promise Me': Joe Biden On Loss, Grief And Recovery
The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.
More States Opting To 'Robo-Grade' Student Essays By Computer
Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students' essays.
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Morning News Brief: Trump Blasts Sessions, DeVos Talks To Conservative Activists
In a new interview, President Trump criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Also, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces protesters in Colorado, and ICE agents say their work has recently changed.
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More Civilians Than ISIS Fighters Are Believed Killed In Mosul Battle
A morgue in Mosul, Iraq, documented more than 5,000 civilians killed during the battle to free the city from ISIS — likely more than the number of ISIS fighters that died.
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Sleep Training Truths: What Science Can (And Can't) Tell Us About Crying It Out
Some parents swear by it. They say it's the only way they and their babies get any sleep. Others parents say it's harmful. So what does the science say? Here we separate fiction from fact.
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What Countries Are Doing To Tackle Climate Change
Key portions of the Kyoto Protocol are set to expire at the end of 2012. But many of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters have already set national targets to reduce emissions, and they're forging their own initiatives to meet those goals.
The Land Of Lincoln Turns Out To Be Romney Country
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won the Republican presidential primary in Illinois. Romney congratulated his Republican opponents, but quickly pivoted to attack President Obama in the president's home base.
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