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Education Feb 15

Trump’s orders on immigration rattle some educators

By Corey Mitchell & Francisco Vara-Orta, Education Week

#ActuallyMyNameIs: Why it matters when we butcher students’ names

Does having a unique name affect you? Did a teacher ever butcher or make fun of it? Share your experiences using #ActuallyMyNameIs as part of NewHour's Google Hangout.

By Kenya Downs

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World Mar 18

UK speaker deals blow to Theresa May’s bid for 3rd vote on Brexit deal

By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Nation Mar 18

How to help those affected by the Midwest flooding

By Maea Lenei Buhre, Zoe Rohrich

World Mar 18

France bans some yellow vest protests in Paris after riots

By Sylvie Corbet, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Fans await the BTS concert as part of the 2018 "Love Yourself" tour at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images

Arts Mar 18

5 songs to convert any friend into a K-pop fan

By Joshua Barajas

World Mar 18

Brazil’s far-right president visits CIA on first U.S. trip

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

World Mar 18

Putin marks 5th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

But do two lanes of pedestrian traffic on an escalator actually help you reach your destination more quickly? The answer may surprise you. Photo by Pavel Losevsky/Adobe Stock

Science Mar 18

Why everyone should stand still on an escalator

By Lesley Strawderman, The Conversation

Damages are seen in a street of Beira, Mozambique, on March 17, 2019, in the aftermath of the passage of the cyclone Idai. Photo by Adrien Barbier/AFP/Getty Images

World Mar 18

Mozambique’s president says cyclone death toll may be 1,000

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press

Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas), candidate for Senate speaks to reporters before a campaign rally in Austin, Texas. Photo by Mike Segar/Reuters

Politics Mar 18

Beto O’Rourke says nothing in his past will hinder 2020 run

By Scott Bauer, Will Weissert, Associated Press

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks about the Kansas voter ID law that he pushed to combat what he believes to be rampant voter fraud in the United States in his Topeka, Kansas, in 2016. Photo by Dave Kaup/Reuters

Nation Mar 18

Kansas hopes to resurrect proof-of-citizenship voting law

By Associated Press

An aerial view of Spencer Dam after a storm triggered historic flooding, near Bristow, Nebraska, on March 16, 2019. Photo by Office of Governor/Pete Ricketts via Reuters

Nation Mar 18

More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in Parliament ahead of a Brexit vote, in London, Britain, March 13, 2019. Photo by UK Parliament/Mark Duffy via Reuters

World Mar 18

UK’s Theresa May in last-minute push to win Brexit support

By Jill Lawless, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Dutch police inspect a tram at the 24 Oktoberplace in Utrecht of the Netherlands where a shooting took place. Photo by Ricardo Smit/AFP/Getty Images

World Mar 18

Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram

By Aleksandar Furtula, Mike Corder, Associated Press

Schoolchildren and other well-wishers view flowers and tributes near Al Noor mosque on March 18, 2019 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images

World Mar 18

Defiant vigil starts healing in New Zealand after massacre

By Kristen Gelineau, Juliet Williams, Stephen Wright, Associated Press

World Mar 17

Serbia president vows to defend law and order amid protests

By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press

Politics Mar 17

AP fact check: O’Rourke on climate, Trump on ‘no collusion’

By Calvin Woodward, Seth Borenstein, Hope Yen, Associated Press

World Mar 17

Ethiopia minister: Clear similarity between two crashes

By Elias Meseret, Associated Press

Science Mar 17

Softer, processed foods changed the way ancient humans spoke

By Steven Moran, Balthasar Bickel, The Conversation

World Mar 17

Ethiopians hold mass funeral ceremony for crash victims

By Elias Meseret, Associated Press

Muslims read the Koran during a prayer meet for victims of Friday's mosque attacks in New Zealand, inside a mosque in Ahmedabad, India, March 16, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave - RC12E8652BF0

World Mar 17

New Zealand citizens open to gun reform after massacre

By Stephen Wright, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press