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Comic Craze!
When Raina Telgemeier was a kid in the 1980s, she fell in love with comics. “They were the perfect combination…
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8 Questions for Jerry Craft
Jerry Craft is the author of New Kid. It’s a graphic novel about an African-American boy who feels out of…
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Going Cashless
Picture this: After saving up your allowance, you finally have enough money to buy that toy, game, or piece of…
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Environment
Banned Bags
A ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect in New York State on March 1. New York is one…
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Bananas at Risk
Bananas are one of the most important crops on Earth. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 400 million…
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Find the Facts
More than half of teens learn about the news from social-media sources and YouTube videos. That’s according to a 2019…
Holidays
Holiday Sales Set Records
The holiday shopping season is off to a record-breaking start, says Adobe Analytics. The company tracks sales at 80 of…
Food and Nutrition
Fighting Food Ads
Food companies engineer junk food to make it addictive. They label their products to make them seem much healthier than…
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Crochet Away!
“Hello, crochet friends!” That’s how Jonah Larson, 11, starts his popular online crochet tutorials. Jonah lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin.…
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Transportation
GM Strike Ends
General Motors (GM) workers approved a new contract with the company on October 25, bringing a 40-day autoworker strike to…
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Culture
Dolls for All
Not long ago, toy stores had separate aisles for boys and girls. People spoke out against this, and retailers listened.…
Arts
Off the Charts
Hit songs have typically followed a formula set by the music industry. But in the last decade, streaming and social…
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Holidays
Trick or Treat for All
Large retail stores are already gearing up for Halloween. But many of the costumes they sell aren’t suitable for everyone.…
Environment
The Price of Pollution
A federal court in Miami, Florida, has ordered Carnival Corporation to pay a $20 million penalty. Years ago, the cruise…
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Making a Magazine
Take a close look at this page. The words you’re reading were written by a writer and revised by editors.…
Engineering
Inside the Crayola Factory
Step into the Crayola factory in Easton, Pennsylvania. Here, humming machines and bustling workers crank out about 180 crayons a…
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Young Game Changers
Brainstorming a Business
Have you ever chewed a piece of gum only to be disappointed when it lost its flavor after a few…
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TFK Explains: The Facebook Data Breach
What exactly happened? In 2014, a political data company based in the United Kingdom gained access to personal information about…
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Lego Goes Green
Lego bricks are among the world’s most popular toys. But fans might be surprised to learn that the process for…
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Super Business Girl
ASIA NEWSON starts each weekday at 5:00 a.m. First, the 14-year-old helps her sister get ready for school. Then she…
Sports
Sports Inc.
Joey Erace knocks pitch after pitch into the netting of his $15,000 backyard batting cage in southern New Jersey. His…
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Slime Business
Nadia Abadzis has been making slime for a few months. "My favorite was a velvety purple color," she says. "It…
Inventions
The Business of Sharing
Think about the toys you own. How many of them have you played with lately? A 2010 British study found…
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Scrap Metal
It has been clear for years that U.S. shoppers and businesses have little interest in dollar coins. Banks returned so…
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