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Daily Video September 04 2015

Kentucky clerk sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses
A county clerk in Kentucky went to jail Thursday for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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Student Voices September 03 2015

Chicago youth finds common ground in India
As a black kid growing up in Chicago, some opportunities tend to be more open to me than others. I find aspects of my life experience limited due to my identity, whether or not I recognize it at the time.
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Post September 03 2015

Remembering Japan's surrender to Allied forces — Class Activity
Seventy years ago, Japan formally surrendered World War II aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Ja…
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Daily Video September 02 2015

Experiment highlights effects of poor neighborhoods
Where children grow up has a big impact on their ability to improve their economic standing later in life, new research says.
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Daily Video September 01 2015

President visits Alaskan Arctic, renames Mt. McKinley
President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Alaskan Arctic during a three-day trip this week to discuss climate change and its threat to the region.
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Daily Video August 31 2015

Can trauma be passed to next generation through DNA?
New research suggests that experiencing intense psychological trauma may have a genetic impact on a person’s future children.
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Daily Video August 28 2015

President visits New Orleans ten years after Katrina
Speaking in one of the neighborhoods worst hit by Hurricane Katrina, President Obama praised the city’s recovery and acknowledged the challenges still facing its residents.
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Post August 27 2015

Five things your class should know on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
  By Gabby Shacknai Aug. 29 marks the 10-year anniversary of one of the most c…
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Student Voices August 26 2015

Why I'm taking a gap year in Brazil
Whenever I tell someone about my bridge year plans, they first appear baffled by the term and then flabbergasted by the fact that it doesn't fit the usual expectations post-high school.
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Daily Video August 26 2015

War refugees test Europe’s tolerance
An estimated 300,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe this year, arriving in Southern European countries like Greece and quickly overwhelming local resources.
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