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New NFL rules aim to make football safer
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The NFL kicked off its new season last night with new safety measures that may lessen the chance of injury for players. Continue reading
World Cup is a win for American soccer despite U.S. loss
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO U.S. soccer gains a legion of fans after a strong World Cup showing. Although the United States’ World Cup run has ended, soccer…read more
Mixed record for underwater animal World Cup oracles
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Some soccer fans have their game shirts, the president of Brazil watches entire games with her fingers crossed, but for others, underwater animals…read more
Not all Brazilians overjoyed by World Cup
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has begun, but not everyone in Brazil is happy to host the world’s most…read more
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- Deaf artist explores social dimensions of sound
Christine Sun Kim, a sound artist who has been deaf since birth, is creating installations that explore our relationship to sound. Continue reading
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On a moonless night in July 1839, several enslaved Africans unshackled themselves and crept up…
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As same-sex marriage becomes legal in a growing number of states, local governments are addressing a debate between same-sex couples and businesses that do not want to serve them. Continue reading
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Underground Railroad Scene by Hale Woodruff courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Commemorate Black History Month…
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Experts predict more than 3,000 languages will disappear by the end of the century. Continue reading
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