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Star-Filled Teams Face Each Other in NBA Finals
The NBA Finals begin Thursday night in Oakland, a city in northern California.Last year, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA championship. It
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American Farmers Depend on International Trade
Seventy-three-year-old Ron Gruenhagen’s German ancestors moved to the United States in the middle of the 19th century.They settled in Iowa, just west of the state of Illinois
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Deadly Bomb Attack in Afghan Capital
A bombing in Afghanistan’s capital killed at least 90 people and injured hundreds more Wednesday morning.The bomb was hidden in a truck designed to carry sewage. It exploded
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UN: Yemen Has World’s Worst Food Crisis
The United Nations humanitarian chief says Yemen has the largest food crisis in the world.Stephen O’Brien told the U.N. Security Council this week that more than 17 million p
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Social Media Rushes to Define Trump’s 'Covfefe' Tweet
This is What’s Trending Today.Donald Trump sent out one of his most popular tweets as president just after midnight on Wednesday. It was not about jobs or “fake news.&r
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India Opens Its Longest Bridge in Northeast
India has opened its longest bridge in the country’s northeast to strengthen its defenses close to a disputed border with China.The bridge is one of several projects whose co
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Experimental Super-Fast Spaceplane May Be Coming Soon
A new airplane may soon be able to travel into space at more than five times the speed of sound.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, announced last Wednesday th
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Political Beliefs Divide Small Town in Wisconsin
Dick Becker is hopeful about his hometown of Lancaster, in Grant County, Wisconsin.He also feels hopeful about the United States under the leadership of Donald Trump.“They ne
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Millions Displaced by Violence, Disasters
More than 30 million people were displaced within their own countries last year.That number comes from a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian
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Trump, Other Officials React to Oregon Train Killings
President Donald Trump has condemned the killing in Oregon of two men who tried to stop another man from using anti-Muslim speech against two teenaged girls. A third man was injure
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In Rural Illinois, Trump Supporters Distrust News Media
The sound of electric sewing machines fills a room in the Fulton, Illinois community center.Several women gather there each week to talk and work on sewing and crochet projects. Th
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Whisky-Making Not Just for Men Anymore
Jim Beam, Jack Daniel and Johnnie Walker, all men’s names, have long been on bottles of whisky. But slowly, women are changing what is inside of the bottles.It used to be, an
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Iran Continues Expelling Undocumented Afghan Refugees
The International Organization for Migration, or IOM, says around 130,000 undocumented Afghan refugees have left Iran since the beginning of 2017.Iran’s government is forcing
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Robotics Competition Aims to Increase Investment in Africa
Several hundred students spent last week building robots in Dakar, the capital of Senegal.The students are from middle schools and high schools in Senegal and neighboring countries
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Forgotten History of Chinese Workers in California Wine Country
Americans and people from other countries like to visit California’s Wine Country, an area known for producing fine wines.Visitors enjoy stopping by the area’s many win
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Circus Program Teaches Teens Lessons in Balance and Life
The Trenton Circus Squad in the U.S. state of New Jersey teaches children between 12 and 17 years old new tricks and skills. The students learn to perform acrobatics, how to keep p
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This Made My Whole Day
This is What’s Trending Today…Diana Bloom from the American state of Virginia posted a photo on Twitter last week that is getting a lot of attention right now. It has
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Taiwan Becomes First in Asia to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled in support of legalizing same-sex marriage Wednesday. It marked the first such ruling in Asia.Rights activists celebrated the court’
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When Did Whales Get So Large?
This is What’s Trending Today...Three million years may seem like a long time. But when you consider that planet Earth is more than 4.5 billion years old, it is a pretty shor
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Trump Meets Pope Francis at Vatican
U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Francis held a 30-minute meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday.The two men shook hands at the start of their face-to-face meeting. The pope appea
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James Bond Actor Roger Moore Dies at 89
British actor Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died. He was 89 years old.His children said in a statement Tuesday that Moore died of cancer.“The love with
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US Naval Academy Students Climb Slippery Monument
This is What’s Trending Today.Many American universities have special traditions for students during graduation week – usually the last week in the month of May. Most o
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More North Koreans Become Scientists as Nuclear Push Continues
Careers in science are increasingly popular in North Korea as the government expands its nuclear and missile programs.In the past, North Koreans who worked as scientists or enginee
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Tesla Launches Sales of ‘Invisible’ Solar Roof
American technology company Tesla has launched sales of its new solar roof.The roof is made of glass tiles that can collect energy from the sun. The tiles were designed to make the
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Drake, Cher and Celine Dion Impress at Billboard Music Awards
This is What’s Trending Today.Canadian rapper and singer Drake took home 13 awards at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night.He beat the Billboard record tha
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