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Twice as many Latinos will be eligible to vote next year as in 2000 , but Latinos tend to turn out at lower rates than other groups , in part because many young Latinos are n't engaged in politics .
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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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There are now 17 states that require high school students to take personal-finance courses , according to the Council on Economic Education .
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In the spring of 2010 , a lone gray whale was spotted off the Mediterranean coast of Israel , an event that sparked international interest for an important reason : It was the first North Atlantic sighting of a gray whale , a species nowadays restricted to the Pacific Ocean , in about 200 years .
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`` Eleven p.m. to 2 a.m. That 's the best time to talk with my clients , '' she said .
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WASHINGTON -- The American public is unusually pessimistic about the direction of the country and increasingly fed up with Washington gridlock , a sour mood reflected in the worst disapproval ratings for President Barack Obama since he took office nearly five years ago .
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`` Knowing that it is native should help guide restoration efforts . ''
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Tens of thousands of Yazidis took shelter atop Mount Sinjar when militants overran the city of Sinjar , center of the Yazidi community .
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At least 184 people , nearly all children , suffered eye injuries over the recent Eid al-Fitr holiday from toy weapons that fire BB pellets and rubber shot , health officials said .
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Tuesday 's landmark ruling extended the restriction to federal courts in California and courts in eight other Western states , lawyers said .
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It also sets in motion complex consequences that may have unforeseen impacts on ecosystems and human health .
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DALLAS -- Growing up in a North Dallas neighborhood plagued by drugs and gangs , Jordan Henderson envisioned just two options for his future : end up in jail -- or the graveyard .
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Not only does Venter say his invention will detect and decode DNA hiding in otherworldly soil or water samples -- proving once and for all that we are not alone in the universe -- it also will beam that information back to Earth and allow scientists to reconstruct living copies in a biosafety facility .
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`` And I never before heard Dr. King combine all those genres into one particular moment . ''
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Wildlife advocates are concerned that without forceful global action , elephants and rhinos face -LSB- extinction -RSB- -LRB- https://www.newsela.com/?tag=endangered+species -RRB- .
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In late April , the then-26-year-old shot his Fuji X-T1 over and over again as demonstrators took to the streets to protest the death of Freddie Gray , who suffered a fatal injury in police custody .
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Despite rising concerns about food safety and authenticity , contamination rates by salmonella , campylobacter , Escherichia coli and other common pathogens have not fallen or are actually on the increase , depending on the microbe , according to a 2013 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -L...
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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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The 1953 agreement , in which Greece and about 20 other countries effectively wrote off a large chunk of Germany 's loans and restructured the rest , is a landmark case that shows how effective debt relief can be .
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Since August , Miranda has been working at Home Depot in Totowa , N.J. , where he and two fellow vet employees refer to each other by their former military ranks .
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Good-paying blue-collar jobs in the petroleum and natural gas fields are as plentiful as pickups here , and the unemployment rate -- 4.6 percent in July -- remains far below the 7.4 percent national average .
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Castro is among those experienced golfers plagued by an inexplicable phenomenon known as the yips .
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ST. PAUL , Minn. -- Kadra Mohamed walks into an old haunt , the Grocery and Meat Market on the city 's north side , where as a girl she shopped with her mother .
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Results from the 2012 Program of International Student Assessment showed that U.S. teenagers were in the bottom half for financial literacy among the 18 countries that participated , ahead of France and Spain , but below Latvia , Russia and China .
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Ice was part of Aja Evans ' midsummer day 's dream too .
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But when Brumfield , the director of a project empowering young girls , passed around a photograph of Lupita Nyong ` o , the dark-brown-skinned actress who sports an extra-short natural , the girls were silent for a moment .
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LEXINGTON , Ky. -- Before he even started school , Jason Borders tended to collect objects such as animal bones that he found while exploring his neighborhood near Ashland , the Henry Clay Estate in Lexington , Ky. .
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A team of cardiovascular researchers at the esteemed clinic in Rochester , Minn. , reported that a single can of Rockstar energy drink can boost your blood pressure and cause the fight-or-flight hormone norepinephrine to increase in just 30 minutes .
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NEW YORK -- They speak different languages , live in countries rich and poor , face horrible job markets and healthy ones .
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But now , thanks in part to Nyong ` o , it 's the TWA , or teenie weenie Afro , that 's getting a second look and expanding notions of beauty into territory where it really has n't taken root before -- the larger culture .
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Even dogs do it : They yawn when someone near them yawns .
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Aggravating factors were anything that could support a death sentence , while mitigating factors would argue for life imprisonment instead .
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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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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department sued North Carolina on Monday in a bid to block a new state law that forces voters to present a photo identification before casting a ballot and limits early voting , arguing the measure discriminates against minorities .
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The act of walking may not seem like a feat of agility , balance , strength and brainpower .
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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis claims debt relief is the key issue that held up a deal with creditors last week and says he 'd rather cut off his arm than sign anything that does n't tackle the country 's borrowings .
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NEW YORK -- They speak different languages , live in countries rich and poor , face horrible job markets and healthy ones .
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Another referred to an attack that `` will be more destructive than ever before , '' and warned immigrants to stay indoors .
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Whether a child should be shooting any sort of gun is a decision for each family to make , said Butch Jensen , an instructor for 10 years at Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range on the outskirts of Tucson .
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The 3-inch chunk turned out to be part of a Nodosaurus , a 94-million-year-old dinosaur that looked like a `` fat , squatty cow with armor , '' said Michael Polcyn , an SMU paleontologist .
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Julia A. Pierson , the first woman to hold the post , stepped down hours after an Army veteran who is accused of running into the White House with a knife in his pocket on Sept. 19 , pleaded not guilty to three criminal charges in federal court .
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The otolith collection , dating to the 1960s , had been sitting in an old Sand Point hangar belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -LRB- NOAA -RRB- .
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Misty Copeland made history on Tuesday when she was promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre -LRB- ABT -RRB- , becoming the first African-American ballerina to reach the elite dance company 's top rank .
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Fresh security breaches , and Pierson 's repeated stumbles during a combative House of Representatives hearing Tuesday , led to growing calls in Congress for her resignation and Obama quickly agreed .
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Dozens of immigrants in Johannesburg and other cities shuttered their shops Wednesday as anonymous cellphone text messages warned that Zulu people were coming to kill immigrants in neighborhoods with large migrant populations .
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`` The highest rank in a democracy is citizen , not Senate president , so soon along with many of you , I will hold that rank and there 's nothing citizens ca n't accomplish when they put their minds to accomplishing it , '' Morse told disconsolate supporters at a party that turned into a political wake .
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He pulled her close , placed a hand on her shoulder , and the two bopped back and forth in a two-step , laughing and giggling .
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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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In its most basic terms , the ballot measures pit coalitions of foodies , organic farmers and nutrition activists against many of the nation 's leading manufacturers including the biotechnology company Monsanto , Kraft Foods and Coca-Cola .
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The aerial bombardment struck across several areas of northern Syria , from close to Aleppo in the northwest near Turkey to the Iraqi border , more than 220 miles to the east , according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command and activist accounts on the ground .
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KANSAS CITY , Mo. -- Hickman Mills school nutritionist Leah Schmidt has always loved solving that puzzle of serving up healthy meals that nose-wrinkling children actually will eat .
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The acuity of mental illness among students has sharpened , they say , and it 's striking ever younger children , though many quietly bear the stress for years before snapping .
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`` When a lot of cameras are going to be pointed on the city , they want to have an image of the city that does not include poverty , '' said Jennifer Friedenbach , executive director at the San Francisco-based Coalition on Homelessness .
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`` Snakebites , '' said lead author Luis Fernando Chaves , an ecologist at the Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine in Japan , `` do n't get the attention they deserve , even though they are a major problem . ''
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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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Riel-Salvatore and his colleagues wrote that the cave was probably used at times as a permanent residence , and as a logistical base at other times .
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The river is the site of the final battle in the long-running quest to eradicate the beaver-like rodents -LRB- `` nutria '' means `` otter '' in Spanish -RRB- that have destroyed thousands of acres of the state 's wetlands over the past 40 years .
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Officials had anticipated encountering a substantial cache : The dig is near the La Brea Tar Pits and features a sandy matrix with naturally occurring asphalt -- a fossil haven .
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His guitar lessons , formerly on Wednesdays , are now sandwiched into his Friday lunch period .
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She said too many people think they do n't have the time or the skills to cook for themselves , but that plenty of meals can be pulled together in less than 30 minutes for cheaper than takeout .
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In a brief appearance before reporters in which he took no questions , Biden did not go into details on differences over China 's newly declared restricted flying zone .
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A few superstar professors pull in upward of 10,000 students around the globe into free , or nearly free , courses .
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The fine will be donated to organizations dedicated to anti-discrimination and tolerance efforts that will be jointly selected by the NBA and the Players Association , Silver said .
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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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But have they pushed passengers to a breaking point ?
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angry
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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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<img class="pull-right" src="https://newsela-test-files-f331e.s3.amazonaws.com/article_media/extra/20131230_CENSUS_maps.jpg" /> WASHINGTON -- Population growth in Southern and Western states , led by Texas , California and Florida , accounted for more than 80 percent of new residents nationwide over the last thre...
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Emanuel 's decision to draw attention to a single issue is less conventional .
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One had a child who experienced a first-time food allergy .
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The plane maker issued a statement Saturday afternoon , saying it `` extends its concern for the safety '' of those aboard the downed aircraft .
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WAYNE , N.J. -- Pencils roll around classroom floors , forgotten in drawers and backpacks and wedged between car seats -- unused , discarded , wasted .
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Moving like a woman half her age , she pounces on top of him , pinning his arms .
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Mduduzi descended , gently carrying the owlets in a box .
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The fire starter bracelet looks like many other woven bracelets being sold online to outdoor enthusiasts .
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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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The state news agency said about 500 young men hurling stones and Molotov cocktails set ablaze the headquarters of Morsi 's Muslim Brotherhood party in Cairo .
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In the balconies , `` gamescasters '' in dark suits and bright ties are breathlessly narrating and analyzing the plays to tens of thousands of fans who are watching via a live video stream .
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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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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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He pulled her close , placed a hand on her shoulder , and the two bopped back and forth in a two-step , laughing and giggling .
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<img class="pull-right" src="https://newsela-test-files-f331e.s3.amazonaws.com/article_media/extra/20140117_CALIF_DROUGHT.jpg" /> LOS ANGELES -- Officials of the small town of Willits , Calif. , looked at their two municipal reservoirs last week , did some calculating and realized they had enough water to last on...
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In South Africa , many believe that when an owl lands on the roof and hoots , it has been sent by a sangoma , or witch doctor , delivering a fatal curse .
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Used for centuries in the Mediterranean region to grow crops like olives and grapes , the technique is not for the faint of heart .
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The mayor 's decision to home in on one of Chicago 's most intractable problems meant he made only passing reference to another : crumbling finances that have left the city 's credit rated as `` junk '' and its pension funds woefully unfunded .
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WASHINGTON -- Eyeing the end of his presidency , Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the White House , declaring that the country must not allow election-year fear and division to put economic and security progress at risk .
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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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It is unclear how many of them are ethnic Russians , but local humanitarian workers confirmed that most aid recipients appeared to have ethnic or family ties to Russia .
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But by focusing on the lack of opportunities in many of the city 's minority neighborhoods , and doing it through the lens of the city 's youth , Emanuel took on one of the top criticisms lobbed at him during the campaign : He 's a mayor who has perpetuated two Chicagos -- one for the wealthy and one for the rest .
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Some other major youth groups also face revenue and membership declines , due in part to societal trends .
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The Nizards complain that Sacha has lost his bearings , and that their leisurely Tuesday evenings , when the family could go out to dinner or Sacha could watch TV without worrying about class the next morning , have been sabotaged .
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They called upon their supporters to donate blood and rush to the Nasr district of Cairo to assist the victims .
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ARIVACA , Ariz. -- There was a time when Maggie Milinovitch and her husband did n't agree on whether to give food and water to the weary border crossers who traversed the couple 's desert land a few miles north of the Mexico border in southern Arizona .
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The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service released its Harry Potter stamps last November in 20-stamp booklets , and found another hit .
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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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BERKELEY , Calif. -- To save their classmate who was deported to Mexico , the fourth-graders devised an epic plan .
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A Peruvian immigrant who lived in the United States without legal status until three years ago , when she obtained a green card through marriage , Praeli hopes to obtain citizenship in time to vote in the election that she is helping shape .
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But even a golden boy has to play by the rules .
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As Latino outreach director , Praeli spends her days at Clinton 's headquarters in Brooklyn poring over polling data , winning endorsements from Latino leaders and fine-tuning the campaign 's messages to reach the nation 's fastest-growing bloc of voters .
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`` Sometimes you just have to say you 're sorry ... my heartfelt apologies for what happened in 1961 , '' Brackett said .
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`` Given the way the meeting transpired , '' Ray Halbritter , an Oneida representative and leader of the `` Change the Mascot Campaign , '' said Wednesday , `` it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name .
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