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Can Massive Election Turnout Save Democracy?

An extremely tight race for the presidency is sparking a last-minute, Black-led GOTV effort aimed at Black voters in swing states.






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Who’s Helping Asylum Seekers?

While politicians on both sides of the aisle embrace “tough on immigration” policies, asylum seekers hoping to enter the U.S. are turning to grassroots organizations for information, safety, and dignity







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Texas Teen Courts Keep Youth Out of Prison

El Paso’s Teen Court is a peer-driven, youth-led program that centers the well-being of teenagers, instead of condemning them to the destructive criminal justice system.






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Not What They Expected: Grandparents As Day Care

Expanded federal funding for child care ended Oct. 1, and in many cases, extended families, including grandparents, will shoulder the burden.







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Bringing France’s Waste Prevention Plan to Life

Regional waste-reduction programs hold lessons for communities across the globe.






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Meet the Mercaditas Fighting for Fairness in Mexico

Street selling is a risky activity in Mexico City. But the mercaditas movement aims to empower women and nonbinary sellers to protect themselves from economic exploitation.




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Murmurations: Donde Nacen Los Días

La poeta Julie Quiroz ofrece un hechizo de solsticio de verano que celebra la nacimiento de la luz.







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Cómo Apoyar a Las Personas Que Enfrentan el Duelo a Larga Distancia

Para los inmigrantes que enfrentan pérdidas desde lejos, el apoyo puede provenir de la comunidad, nuevos rituales y mejores políticas.





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15 Wish List Gifts for the Seasoned Foodie | OUR NOURISHING ROOTS

there are a few good ideas in here




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Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep Their Best Talent - Forbes

this is 100% dead-on




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Null object in javascript - Stack Overflow

good answer to what null is about in javascript




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Top Ten Health Books That Changed My Life — The Healthy Home Economist

this really is a good list of books




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QUIZ: How fast is Mbappé? Quicker than Nitro from Gladiators?

In a Champions League match between his team, Paris Saint Germain, and Real Sociedad, the French forward managed to run 100m in 10.9 seconds.




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'History is just a treasure chest of stories'

Author Nazneen Ahmed Pathak tells Press Packers, Khadija and Jackson, how real history inspires her stories.




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Press Pack: Meet the gymnastics summer camp excited for the Olympics

Two Press Packers from Northern Ireland tell Newsround all about their gymnastics club and why they're so excited for the 2024 Paris Games.




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Meet the girl who has been wild swimming every day for a year

Eva has been swimming come rain or shine for 366 days.




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'We should learn to love them' - why big spiders aren't as scary as you think

Does it seem like there are more spiders around the house right now? And do the spiders you spot seem bigger than those you've seen in recent months? Spider expert, Dr Sara Goodacre, is here with some arachnid answers.




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How has the world reacted to Donald Trump's election win?

Leaders around the world have started sending their congratulations to Trump.




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What plans can we expect from Donald Trump as president?

Mr Trump will announce his wider plans for his government in due course, but here are some of the big issues he talked about during the election campaign.




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Nasser: How I overcame bullying

13-year-old Nasser has experienced racism and bullying - he explains how he's dealt with it.




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'Incredibly special' - Mary Earps makes history as new waxwork is revealed

Nope you're not seeing double! Take a look at the new wax figure of Mary Earps at Madame Tussauds.




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South Asian smog cloud so big it can be seen from space

Children in some areas of Pakistan are facing school, park and zoo closures, amongst other restrictions, as smog continues to affect the area.




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Nasa finishes spacecraft for TRACERS space weather mission

It's hoped that TRACERS will help scientists better understand how the Sun influences our planet.




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'Today's class visitor is a.... GLADIATOR'

For Children In Need, one Gladiator is making surprise visits to primary schools around the country.




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Playing games often gives children a sense of pleasure



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Why was John concerned to be perfect, ...



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"The disease originated in Britain" not "The disease originated."



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Teaching Christmas

We have added a number of lessons for different levels and articles about Christmas and how it can be taught and used in the classroom. There will be more to follow in the next few days, so please check the What's New page for updates.




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Teacher Training -Grammar Based PPP

As an aside from my usual topics about using computers for language education, recently I am involved in a teacher training programme and would like to share an article I am working on to assist new teachers to plan a lesson.

As part of the course, trainees need to present evaluation lessons using a grammar based syllabus prepared with PPP.

I hope this will be interesting to other teacher trainers and helpful to trainees, and I would like to hear your comments and criticisms.




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Drilling - Judicious Use of Brute Force in the ESL Classroom

Another training article. Something my trainees weren't doing very well -drilling. Not very exciting, but someone might find it useful.