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The Changing Face of America

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The U.S. is becoming much more racially and ethnically diverse. How will that alter the nation’s identity?

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World News

Ethiopia’s Refugee Crisis

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A military offensive in northern Ethiopia has prompted a wave of refugees—many of them children.

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The Pentagon Papers: 50 Years Later

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When The New York Times published secret government documents about the Vietnam War in 1971, it led to one of the most important First Amendment court rulings in U.S. history. What does it mean in the age of the internet?

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The Future of Meat?

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Lab-grown beef, chicken, and pork may soon be coming to the supermarket aisle. Will it catch on?

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Running Into Hurdles

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The debate over whether to allow transgender female student-athletes in women’s competition is taking center stage around the country.

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Life and Culture

Is America Ready for Electric Cars?

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Two experts weigh in on the issue.

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Life and Culture

Fireworks, and a Plea to End the Pandemic

Life and Culture

Celebrants in Taiwan hope that an annual fireworks festival will help save the world from Covid-19.

Science and Tech

They’ll Find You a Friend

Science and Tech

Two college students launched a website that connects isolated people around the world.

Science and Tech

Pigs Got Game

Science and Tech

University researchers have taught four pigs to play video games.

Life and Culture

Numbers in the News

Life and Culture

Quirky stats about the world’s longest hockey game, a bird back from extinction, smartphone addiction, and more

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Orbiting the Planet

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The nations with the most satellites in space

Life and Culture

Feeding the Community

Life and Culture

A Texas grocery store run by high school students offers free goods to those in need.

Life and Culture

The Dilemma: Finders Keepers?

Life and Culture

Is it okay to use found gift cards if you can’t trace them to whoever lost them?

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Cartoons about lab-grown food, Covid vaccination, electric cars, and more

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