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Voting with Disabilities
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
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Profiles in Black History: Jane Bolin
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Biden Introduces Immigration Plan
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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YOU DECIDE: Raising the Minimum Wage
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Profiles in Black History: Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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Trump’s Second Impeachment Outcome
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Profiles in Black History: Nia Dennis
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Biden’s Executive Orders
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Profiles in Black History: Georgia Gilmore
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Status of Biden’s Cabinet
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Biden’s First 100 Days Plan
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Biden Appoints First Native American Cabinet Secretary
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Inauguration Day 2021
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Attack on the United States Capitol
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Columbia Law School Recognizes First Asian American Graduate
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Examining the New Congress
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Biden Begins Choosing Cabinet
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CAREERS: Wildlife Rehabilitator
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Battleground States Certify Election Results
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Coronavirus Vaccine Update
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Freebird!
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Election 2020 Update
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Year of the (Republican) Woman
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Election . . . Week?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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A New COVID Wave
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A Look at the 2020 Election
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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The Final Days of the 2020 Election
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Pennsylvania Ballot Postmark Debate
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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YOU DECIDE: Should Democrats Pursue a “Court-Packing” Strategy?
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October’s Hottest Trend: Voting Early
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Barrett Confirmation Hearings
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Dollar for Dollar: Which Candidate is “Winning”?
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YOU DECIDE: Supreme Court Appointments
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Understanding the First Debate
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Middle East Peace Agreement Signed at White House
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Young Voters and the 2020 Election
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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The UN Turns 75
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An Unprecedented Election
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Power in the Judiciary
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Social Media and the 2020 Election
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Finding Your Way(band)
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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The Debate Over Voter Registration
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Examining Freedom Schools
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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2020 Republican National Convention
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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CAREERS: Care Resource Coordinator
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2020 Democratic National Convention
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The Nineteenth Amendment Turns 100
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Biden Chooses Harris as Running Mate
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Anniversaries of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Michigan Votes
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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SpaceX Crew Returns Home
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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John Lewis: Remembering an American Hero
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The ADA Turns 30
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Trump Replaces Campaign Manager
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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AFTER THE FACT: John Lewis
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Mandatory Masking
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Britain’s Art Bailout
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EU Allows Travelers . . . But Not From the U.S.
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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What So Proudly We Hail: A Look at Independence Day
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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NEA Awards National Heritage Grants
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Thinking About the 2020 Election
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Congressional Republicans and Democrats Present Plans for Police Reform
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Ossoff Victorious in Difficult Georgia Primary
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History of Juneteenth
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Yosemite National Park Reopens
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Protests Occur Nationwide Following George Floyd’s Death
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New Challenges to Voting By Mail
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Coronavirus Slows in Some Countries
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No Free Money
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States Begin to Reopen
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Living History
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The Electoral College Goes to Court
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Unemployment on the Rise
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Biden’s Running Mate?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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New York Primary Election: To Be or Not to Be?
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The Reopening Debate
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Test . . . Optional?
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The Great DNC Delay
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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When is the Right Time to Reopen?
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Sanders Exits 2020 Race
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Stay-at-Home School
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Congress Discusses Another Payout
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A Water Partnership
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Coronavirus Outbreak: How are States Responding?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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COVID-19 and the Economy
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Biden Takes Stronger Lead in Democratic Primaries
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AFTER THE FACT: Rosalind P. Walter
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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COVID-19: What is the Government’s Role?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Coronavirus Hits the United States
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Super Tuesday Shake-Up
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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The White House’s Coronavirus Response
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South Carolina: A Turning Point in the Presidential Primary?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Katherine Johnson Dies at 101
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California Apologizes for Japanese Internment
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No Such Things as Free Lunch?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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What Happened to Joe Biden?
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CAREERS: Meet Mashama Bailey
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Trump’s Impeachment Trial Ends
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Iowa Results . . . Delayed
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What is the Iowa Caucus?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Harvard Professor Arrested in International Scandal
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Supreme Court to Rule on School Choice
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Smartphones: The Future of Voting?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Environmental Injustice
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Video Coverage: The Impeachment Trial
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ERA . . . Yes?
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Tensions Escalate Between U.S. and Iran
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Update on Impeachment Aftermath
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YOU DECIDE: Controversial Monuments
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Trump is Impeached
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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The Articles of Impeachment
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Impeachment Update
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Supreme Court Considers Gun Regulation Case
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Medicaid Crisis in the Territories
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California Takes a Stand on Fracking
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Bullying, LGBTQ Youth, and the Law
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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House Begins Public Impeachment Hearings
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“Off-Year” Elections? Not for Democrats
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The FTC Cracks Down on Social Media Influencers
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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House Votes on Impeachment Process
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College Athletes: To Pay or Not to Pay?
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Mandatory Power Outages Fail to Stop California Wildfires
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Cease Fire in Turkey Comes at High Price
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The Fourth Democratic Debate
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CAREERS: Retirement
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Are Drive-Thru Lanes Hitting the Road?
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New Events in the Presidential Impeachment Inquiry
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Trump’s Campaign Financing Success
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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China Celebrates 70 Years of Communist Rule
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What You Need to Know About Impeachment
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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Trump and the Whistleblower
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Stuff YOU Should Know
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A Different Debate

Voting with Disabilities
This week’s Election Central post reports on the experiences of voters with disabilities in recent national elections. Usually when we talk about voter access, we think about things like the number of polling places available or whether voter ID is required. But for the estimated one in six voters who have a disability, the voting […]

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Israel’s Mystery Oil Spill Israel is undergoing a massive cleanup effort after an oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea polluted the country’s beaches and coasts with tar. This oil spill is Israel’s biggest ecological disaster in history. But the strange part is that no one quite knows how the tar got there. Israeli authorities suspect […]

Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars
After travelling 470 million kilometers and spending nearly seven months in space, NASA’s Perseverance rover finally landed on Mars on February 18. This is the first NASA mission sent specifically to search for signs of past microbial life on the “Red Planet” since the 1970s. Here, btw takes a closer look at the specifics of […]

Profiles in Black History: Jane Bolin
This week, btw continues to celebrate Black History Month by focusing on the lives and accomplishments of African Americans who may not have received as much recognition as they deserve. Jane Bolin was the first African American judge in the United States. Here, btw takes a closer look at her life and her many achievements. […]

Biden Introduces Immigration Plan
This week’s Election Central post provides new information on an immigration bill being considered in the U.S. Congress. During the Trump administration, immigration policies and practices dominated headlines. How does the Biden administration plan to address U.S. immigration policy? Here, Election Central takes a closer look at President Biden’s proposals thus far. To learn more […]

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Scholarships for the Next Generation of Latinx Leaders Internships can be a great way to learn about your future career path, and to make important connections in your chosen field. But they are often unpaid, which can make it difficult for many qualified students to participate. These economic hardships can be even more challenging when […]

YOU DECIDE: Raising the Minimum Wage
Currently, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. It can be difficult to survive on that amount of money, even for full-time workers. This is especially true if a worker has a family to support or rent and utilities to pay. On the other hand, raising the minimum wage could have a negative impact […]

Profiles in Black History: Robert Sengstacke Abbott
This week btw continues to celebrate Black History Month by focusing on the lives and accomplishments of Black Americans whom you may not have heard much about. Robert Sengstacke Abbott was a lawyer and one of the first African American millionaires, but his most significant contribution was founding the Chicago Defender, one of the most-read […]

Trump’s Second Impeachment Outcome
This week’s Election Central post updates you on the outcome of the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump. On January 13, 2021, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The official charge of impeachment was incitement of insurrection. This […]

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Widespread Protests Rock Russia Have you heard of Alexei Navalny? He is an activist, lawyer, and blogger who leads the Russian opposition movement against President Vladimir Putin. Navalny has millions of followers and regularly calls out Putin and his United Russia party with accusations of corruption. He compares the current state of the Russian government […]