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Post May 06 2011

Tornadoes, Floods Ravage Large Parts of the U.S.
Extreme weather in parts of the United States has displaced thousands of families this spring. Resi…
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Daily Video May 01 2011

President Obama Announced Death of Osama bin Laden
President Barack Obama told the nation Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, long-hunted leader of the…
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Post April 29 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour Will Rocket Into History
The space shuttle Endeavour launched into space for the final time in the second-to-last trip ever …
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Post April 22 2011

Earth Day Coincides With Heated Debates Over Environmental Rules
An oil spill in California was behind the creation of the first Earth Day in 1970. Now, 41 years la…
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Post March 17 2011

Nuclear Power Plant Failures in Japan Raise Safety Questions
Radiation leaks and fires at Japan's nuclear reactors following a massive earthquake and tsunami ha…
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Post February 17 2011

Watson Wins: Computer Beats Human Trivia Champs
Scientists building computers that can simulate the workings of the human brain scored a major vict…
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Lesson Plan February 11 2011

Slavery by the numbers - Lesson Plan
By Thomas Thurston, Yale University Subjects U.S. History, Social Studies, Geography …
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Lesson Plan December 28 2010

Patchwork nation: Analysis of Minority Central - Lesson Plan
By Daniella K. Garran, Marston Mills, Mass. Subject(s) Social Studies, U.S. Governmen…
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Post November 19 2010

Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Causes Havoc
On the island nation of Haiti, where 1.3 million people are living in tent cities following a catas…
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Post November 16 2010

Supernova 'Star Guts' Give Clues to Galaxy Evolution
Supernova 1987A, the first star explosion to be studied from the beginning, is teaching scientists …
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