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Most coral reefs in temperate climates can withstand temperatures only as high as 29 degrees Celsius -LRB- 84 degrees Fahrenheit -RRB- before they bleach -- a process in which corals expel their symbiotic algae living in their tissue , causing them to turn white and increasing their vulnerability to disease and death .
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They are sitting on ergonomic swivel chairs in front of computer screens and tapping away at keyboards and mouses as they try to kill rival factions on the military sci-fi strategy game StarCraft .
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services
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If the city 's plan succeeds , the homeless will head to shelters where they can connect with social services .
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popped
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Since then , however , infections have popped up as far north as Minnesota .
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dark-haired
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This was imposed upon us , '' said Isabelle Nizard , 41 , a dark-haired woman full of indignation and expressive gestures .
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`` We think we 've got a great case to make , '' the Humane Society 's chief executive , Wayne Pacelle , said in a heated televised debate Oct. 14 .
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Violence broke out in more than 10 cities late Thursday and early Friday , and an 18-year-old man was killed and three people injured when they were hit by a car trying to drive around a protester-erected barricade in Ribeirao Preto , 185 miles north of Sao Paolo .
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Other times , they 'll mention a court date or ask for help finding an immigration attorney .
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The chants echoed against distant cheers of support from Islamists who held rival rallies in what has become a dangerously polarized nation .
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remorse
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Local tribunals called gacaca courts have allowed many offenders to be released from prison in return for confessions and expressions of remorse .
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famous
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Copeland , 32 , has become one of America 's most famous female athletes , revered for her unlikely ascendance in an arts world notorious for showcasing only lithe white ballerinas .
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PRIVAS , France -- Jean-Marie Chauvet noticed air whistling out from a crack on a plateau in southern France , so he and fellow cave enthusiasts went to investigate .
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ORLANDO , Fla. -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder , the nation 's first black to hold that post , urged NAACP members convening in Orlando on Tuesday to help overturn stand-your-ground laws that `` senselessly expand the concept of self-defense . ''
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The decision will also make it harder to justify laws that treat gays differently from others , including bans on same-sex marriage , lawyers said .
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The movie is being made in Louisiana largely because the state offers unlimited tax credits to entice film companies to shoot on location there .
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She has authored a best-selling memoir , was featured this year on the cover of Time magazine 's `` 100 Most Influential People , '' and has starred in a viral Under Armour ad , twirling amid the reading of a rejection letter declaring she has `` the wrong body for ballet . ''
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Even a minute miscalculation in its speed could have meant missing a safe landing , scientists had no control of steering the probe once it separated , and the operation relied on flawless communication between the two spacecraft , only one of which could send signals to Earth .
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Now employed by a small defense company , he is part of a crash effort by U.S. Special Operations Command to produce a radically new protective suit for elite soldiers to wear into battle -- one with bionic limbs , head-to-toe armor , a built-in power supply and live data feeds projected on a see-through display inside...
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`` I was very good at putting up a facade , '' said the Los Altos High student , now a senior , who later was diagnosed with major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , a diagnosis that her parents resisted for six months and that many who knew her could n't believe .
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Goodell kept the suspension intact after hearing Brady 's appeal , and revealed Tuesday the league had learned that Brady had directed that his cellphone be destroyed shortly before meeting with the NFL 's investigators in March .
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Committing on Twitter to a school is also discouraged -- one recent former player tweeted commitments to four different schools without informing any coaches .
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petition
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So they started an online petition that got 2,788 signatures .
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Investigators have used ground-penetrating radar and specialized GPS devices to peek below the landscape , but no one is entirely certain why the holes form along the surface of this landmark , which attracts thousands of visitors each year .
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KINGSTON , Jamaica -- The picture-perfect beaches and turquoise waters that people expect on their visits to the Caribbean are increasingly being fouled by mats of decaying seaweed that attract biting sand fleas and smell like rotten eggs .
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The latest installment of the PBS series `` In Performance at the White House '' celebrated the history of American music with performances by Queen Latifah , Smokey Robinson , Usher , Trombone Shorty and Esperanza Spalding , among others .
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According to the most recent national survey , 288 million men smoked regularly in China in 2010 , compared with 13 million women .
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fast-food
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Imagine for a moment that all of the nation 's fast-food establishments -- all the striped awnings and golden arches , the drive-thru windows , the beckoning dollar deals and wafting odor of french fries -- were to vanish overnight .
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Displayed on a tablet , the app shows a map of northeastern China covered with large orange circles , each representing one of the country 's major polluters , reporting its emissions in real time .
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ST. LOUIS -- High school agriculture programs sprouting across the nation 's Corn Belt are teaching teenagers , many of them in urban environments , that careers in the field often have nothing to do with cows and plows .
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Instead , he spoke of a `` new model of major country cooperation , '' saying U.S.-China relations must hinge on trust and a positive notion of each other 's motives .
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Oregon and Colorado on Nov. 4 will decide the fate of labeling laws for genetically modified organisms , or GMOs , the latest fronts in a battle over packaging .
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The rodents are known as ecosystem engineers .
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martial
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Her nonprofit martial arts school , Champs Achievers , specializes in teaching people with special needs .
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## A Limited Ruling But the issue of gay marriage causes passionate arguments on both sides , as evidenced by the fact that more than two-thirds of the states do not allow gay marriage .
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affliction
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But for this paper , the researchers wanted to focus on another affliction : snakebites .
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And while animals do occasionally wander outside of their ranges , scientists are starting to believe that the recent flurry of movements between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean basins are early evidence of yet another consequence of climate change .
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Surrounded by cornfields and Husker football fans , they stare at their phones and wait for news from northern Iraq , as if connected to their kin by a psychic tether .
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Losers retreat to wooden benches , ceding to the next challenger .
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On Wednesday , Kemoeatu -LRB- key-moy-AH-too -RRB- and his brother Ma'ake -LRB- ma-AH-kay -RRB- spoke at the University of Maryland Medical Center of the unusual circumstances surrounding their Aug. 27 surgeries there .
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chance
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For many , the class is a chance at a brighter future .
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arms
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It 's the latest salvo in a technological arms race among animation houses .
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searches
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So Shubham did , and with a few Internet searches he learned about Braille , the tactile writing system used by the blind , and Braille printers , which , to the 12-year-old 's shock , cost thousands of dollars .
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WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies , President Barack Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counterterrorism strategy , saying he would place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with missiles fired from -LSB- drones -RSB- -LRB- https://www.newsela....
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Mduduzi descended , gently carrying the owlets in a box .
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high-end
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Minutes after arriving by bus at an outlet mall in Cabazon , California , a dozen or so Chinese tourists hustled out to buy luggage that they planned to stuff with high-end clothes , shoes and bags .
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Pierson , a 30-year Secret Service veteran , was named director only 18 months ago after a prostitution scandal and other problems suggested poor discipline and inadequate oversight in the supposedly elite force responsible for protecting the president , his family and visiting foreign leaders .
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conducted
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Parents like Eric and Isabelle Nizard are angry over a sinister social experiment being conducted on their 9-year-old son , Sacha .
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Now employed by a small defense company , he is part of a crash effort by U.S. Special Operations Command to produce a radically new protective suit for elite soldiers to wear into battle -- one with bionic limbs , head-to-toe armor , a built-in power supply and live data feeds projected on a see-through display inside...
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SeaWorld Orlando in November said guests could use an app to purchase select menu items ahead of time at Seaport Pizza .
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teenagers
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And in a personal-finance course , 16 - and 17-year-olds are learning about something that might seem even more abstract for the teenagers : retirement .
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everything
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The curriculums , taking hold as school budgets tighten and the numbers of farms in the United States decline , are rich in science and touted as stepping stones for college-bound students considering careers in everything from urban forestry to renewable natural resources and genetic engineering of crops , perhaps for...
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Fortunately for bargain hunters , there are also plenty of consumers who want the latest and greatest technology , requiring them to get rid of a still-valuable model from a year or two ago .
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stare
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Surrounded by cornfields and Husker football fans , they stare at their phones and wait for news from northern Iraq , as if connected to their kin by a psychic tether .
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meals
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So Yan , a widow since her husband 's death nearly a decade ago , spends every weekday at a modest community center near her home , where she plays mahjong and eats meals prepared by a volunteer staff .
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writer
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Most of us have experienced writer 's block at some point , sitting down to write , paint or compose only to find we ca n't get the creative juices flowing .
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`` They want to decrease the physical presence and reminder of poverty and create an illusion that poverty does not exist by removing poor people from the vicinity of the Super Bowl party . ''
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Many fear the day when Wyoming 's oil market fails , as it last did in the mid-1980s , exposing a fundamental flaw in the state 's job picture : The lure of the oil dollar has prompted teenagers to skip college , or abandon high school , for the petroleum fields -- many without a Plan B if things go bust .
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Other cities , including Des Moines , Iowa ; Montville , New Jersey ; Lincoln , Nebraska ; and Columbia City , Indiana , have taken less drastic measures , banning sledding only on the most dangerous hills , requiring helmets , outlawing jumping ramps and thin sledding sheets or posting sternly worded warning signs tha...
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civilian
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It took Francisco `` Frank '' Miranda , a veteran of the war in Afghanistan , about three years to find a job in the civilian world that was a good fit .
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isolation
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The afflicted physician , Craig Allen Spencer , was whisked into isolation , his fiancee and friends were clamped into quarantine , and his apartment was sealed and decontaminated by a biohazard crew .
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BERKELEY , Calif. -- To save their classmate who was deported to Mexico , the fourth-graders devised an epic plan .
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foreigners
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But a housing crash and a flood of Chinese money later , she 's part of a growing cottage industry of real estate agents , bankers and attorneys who specialize in helping wealthy foreigners buy a little patch of Southern California .
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`` We 're taking the Iron Man concept and bringing it closer to reality , '' said Dowling , referring to the Marvel Comics character Tony Stark , an industrialist and master engineer who builds a rocket-powered exoskeleton , turning himself into a superhero .
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Proponents of the requirement argued that American children were falling behind in financial literacy and that the increasingly complex world of consumer banking demanded a new kind of education .
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But others perceive the courses as a dangerous fad that will shrink faculties , turn existing professors into glorified teaching assistants and replace meaningful classroom discussion with message boards and student-led forums .
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Head over to nearby Addison Trail High School , though , and you 'll get a different perspective .
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Ryan won 236 votes Thursday , while Rep. Daniel Webster -LRB- R-Florida -RRB- , who won a following among staunch conservatives for his procedural reform agenda , received nine votes .
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In the latest potential threat , officials said , a private security guard armed with a pistol rode in an elevator with the president during a Sept. 16 visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for a briefing on Ebola , surprising Secret Service agents and violating agency rules over who can ca...
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Moving like a woman half her age , she pounces on top of him , pinning his arms .
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homes
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Non-governmental organizations , nursing homes and provincial governments increasingly are picking up the slack , said Robert Stowe England , an expert on population aging who 's the author of the 2005 book `` Aging China . ''
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letter
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She has authored a best-selling memoir , was featured this year on the cover of Time magazine 's `` 100 Most Influential People , '' and has starred in a viral Under Armour ad , twirling amid the reading of a rejection letter declaring she has `` the wrong body for ballet . ''
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slices
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Here and there , some whole servings of apple slices got dumped , but otherwise empty trays and empty milk cartons filled the bins .
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deeper
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The mothers were forced to dive deeper and swim farther , and by the time they returned to the islands , they did n't have much milk to offer .
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hits
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Computer-animated films are big business : In most years , a handful rank among the top 10 U.S. box-office hits .
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`` We can re-create the Martians in a P-4 spacesuit lab , if necessary , '' the 67-year-old says matter-of-factly as he relaxes with his poodle , Darwin , in a luxury camper .
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Nino
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As El Nino bears down on California this year , worse is expected .
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And even jaded New Yorkers were both disgusted and a little impressed by `` Pizza Rat , '' the plucky rodent in a recent viral YouTube clip seen dragging a large cheese slice down a subway stairwell .
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super-heavy
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The new elements are known as super-heavy elements because the nuclei of their atoms are so enormous .
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Ma'ake , who also played for Baltimore from 2002-2005 , has one championship ring ; Chris , an offensive guard who retired in 2011 , has two Super Bowl rings -- plus one of his brother 's kidneys .
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And a generation of young people who grew up after the mass killings embody the hope of a new breed of Rwandans who identify not by ethnicity but by nationhood .
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`` It would n't fluke up , '' Nancy Black , a marine biologist on board the ship that day said , referring to the picture-perfect tail flip that humpbacks display before diving to feed .
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WASHINGTON -- Whether belting out lyrics to Al Green 's `` Let 's Stay Together , '' leading a mournful congregation through `` Amazing Grace , '' or tweeting his Spotify music playlist that includes Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone , President Barack Obama has shown that he 's a pretty soulful guy .
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But when the company that makes Addison Trail 's football helmets declined to give its blessing , school officials dropped the idea , fearing that using the Guardian could expose the district to legal liability .
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This will be a record , higher than the nearly 15 percent during the late 19th century and early 20th century wave of immigration from Europe .
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Computer-animated films are big business : In most years , a handful rank among the top 10 U.S. box-office hits .
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beavers
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With their industrial-strength buck teeth and flat tails , beavers and their dams offer a defense against drought .
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Gray , an A-B student in high school who had served in leadership roles and started his own nonprofit company , had astounding success .
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chef
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Across town at the Limba Restaurant , the menu carries an assortment of dishes from Thailand , created by a chef who spent a decade in kitchens in San Francisco , where Asian food is prevalent .
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Students in all but six states have improved reading proficiency , according to the report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation , which used reading scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress , also known as the Nation 's Report Card , to compare reading skills of fourth-graders in 2013 and 2003 .
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He told NAACP members attending the group 's 104th annual convention to peacefully confront `` the unfortunate stereotypes '' that sometimes lead to police suspicion and private misjudgment .
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What they found that Sunday in 1994 still fills Chauvet 's voice with wonder : an immense cave covered with prehistoric paintings of horses , mammoths and rhinos -- paintings so vivid , he says , it felt like the Stone Age artists had just moments ago put down their ochre and walked away .
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COLORADO SPRINGS , Colo. -- In an unprecedented backlash , two state lawmakers who helped stiffen Colorado 's gun laws were ousted Tuesday in a recall that turned into a nationally watched referendum on gun control .
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Scientists worldwide are working to create databases of foodborne microbial strains , sequence the most common pathogens and tag foods for immediate traceability .
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The chance encounter of a Norwegian research vessel with the largest waves ever recorded amid floating packs of Arctic ice shows how such rollers could reroute shipping , damage oil platforms and threaten coastal communities with erosion .
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`` There 's a shortage of workers in a number of careers , and the numbers of those jobs are staggering , '' said Harley Hepner , the Illinois State Board of Education 's chief consultant for ag education .
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Months ago , many warned him not to invest in a place where fair-weather tourists flee in the fall and the big lake 's waters turn cold and storm-tossed , forcing the 100 or so hardy full-time residents of Cornucopia to hibernate for the winter .
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The image alarmed Dean-Burren , who was an English teacher for 11 years at the Pearland , Texas , public high school that her son attends .
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Its launch Friday was part an offbeat experiment by Google in using lighter-than-air balloons , a concept pioneered in the 18th century , to solve the 21st-century problem of delivering Internet service to underserved parts of the world .
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The meat is also sold for cash .
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Ag-minded students are in luck : Tens of thousands of jobs open up each year in the broader agriculture field , and roughly half are filled by college grads with actual ag-related degrees , observers say .
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