STUDENT VOICE: Trump’s cabinet is disaster for climate change fight
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A Maryland high school student shares her concerns about climate policy in the upcoming Trump administration. Continue reading
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Massachusetts students recreate election reactions with Mannequin Challenge
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A group of students at Somerville High School in Somerville, Massachusetts decided to capture the range of emotions they were experiencing by creating a Mannequin Challenge video. Continue reading
Students across the U.S. react to 2016 election results
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After witnessing a particularly controversial election season and Donald Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton, many students around the country are still processing the results and…read more
Sharing the gift of being a woman
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When I walked among the crowd at the United State of Women Summit, my first thought was, “Wow, I’ve never been surrounded by so many women before.” Continue reading
A high school senior’s top 6 NewsHour-reviewed books to read before college
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By Amanda Wilcox The following six books have had a great impact on me not just due to their authors’ talent for writing, but…read more
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Why do so few trials of police shootings end in convictions?
In July 2016, a young black male named Philando Castile was fatally shot by police officer Jeronimo Yanez outside of St. Paul, Minnesota during a traffic stop due to a broken tail light. Continue reading
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With the economy in freefall, Venezuela faces humanitarian crisis
With the combination of a failing economy and rapidly inflating food prices, many Venezuelans are currently starving to death. One recent study found that in the past year, 75 percent of Venezuelans lost an average of 19 pounds. The proportion of children who suffer from severe malnutrition increased by four percent in just four months. Continue reading
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Senate Republicans reveal health care bill, drawing unanimous Democratic opposition
After weeks of drafting in secret, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the Senate version of the health care bill public on Thursday morning. It shares broad strokes with the House of Representatives bill, whose approval rating is underwater. Continue reading
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After weeks of secrecy, Senate health care bill to be released to public
After spending weeks drafting a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors, Republican leaders in the Senate announced that they would release it to the rest of the Congress and the public on June 22, 2017. Continue reading
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Grounded airplanes and the unexpected consequences of climate change
An extreme heat wave is currently affecting the western and southwestern United States. Continue reading
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