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Holding On to Hope
TIJUANA, Mexico —On a child’s first day at the Yes We Can World Foundation school, he or she gets two…
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Ready to Learn
Last December, Estefanía Rebellón volunteered to help migrant families in Tijuana, Mexico. The city is near San Diego, California, along…
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Tough Choices
LA LIMA, Honduras— At 9:00 on a steamy August morning, students at the Gabriela Mistral school line up playfully between…
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Faces of Honduras
For the past year or so, the news has been filled with stories about migrants coming to the U.S. from…
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Discovery in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered 30 ancient coffins containing well-preserved mummies. This is the largest discovery of its kind since…
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Path Toward Peace
On October 11, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 was awarded to Abiy Ahmed Ali. He is prime minister of…
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United Youth
UNITED NATIONS, New York— It’s 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 21. Five people are seated at the center of the…
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Cleaning Up the Ocean
The Ocean Cleanup has been trying out a system for removing plastic from the sea. After running into several problems,…
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In late August, Hurricane Dorian formed over the Atlantic Ocean. The storm made landfall in the Bahamas on September 1,…
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On Strike
Across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people are taking to the streets today, urging world leaders to address…
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Hope for Tigers
In 2010, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued bad news: The world tiger population had hit an all-time low. Poaching…
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Rebuilding History
April 15, 2019, started out like any other day in Paris, France. But by the day’s end, everything had changed.…
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TFK Explains: Hong Kong Protests
It has been more than three months since protests started in Hong Kong. Here, TFK explains. Why did the protests…
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Dorian Strikes
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record slammed into the Bahamas on September 1. Hurricane Dorian made landfall…
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Fire Alarm
On the afternoon of August 19, smoke and ash filled the sky over São Paulo, Brazil, blocking the sun. The…
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Big Winners
The Little League World Series tournament began on August 15. Sixteen teams, including eight from the United States and eight…
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The Future of Food?
Climate change could soon drastically reduce the world’s food supply. That’s according to a report released Thursday by the United…
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Best Job in the World
Meet Huang Shunjie. He might have the best job in the world. The 24-year-old is a panda photographer and zookeeper.…
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Hong Kong Protests Continue
Protesters in Hong Kong gathered in large numbers on Monday. They staged demonstrations at shopping malls, at government offices, and…
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Amazing Places
Vatnajökull National Park, in Iceland. Ancient Babylonian ruins, in Iraq. The buildings of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in the United…
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World Cup Win
Victory! Team U.S.A. won the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France on Sunday. They beat the Netherlands 2–0. The U.S.…
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Defeating a Legend
Fifteen-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff beat tennis icon Venus Williams yesterday at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, in London, England. Cori won…
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A Presidential First in North Korea
On June 30, President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea. There, he…
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U.S. to the Quarterfinals
Team U.S.A. is heading to the quarterfinals in the Women’s World Cup. The U.S. beat Spain 2–1 on Tuesday in…
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Refugee Report
By the end of 2018, nearly 71 million people around the world had been displaced by war, persecution, and other…
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Protests in Hong Kong
There have been massive protests on the streets of Hong Kong this month. It’s estimated that about 2 million people…
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Canada Will Ban Single-Use Plastic
Canada has set a goal to ban single-use plastics by as early as 2021. The country wants to reduce waste…
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Remembering D-Day
Tom Rice is a 97-year-old veteran from San Diego, California. On Wednesday, and for the second time in his life,…
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World Cup Preview
The Women’s World Cup kicks off in France this weekend. Twenty-four teams from around the world will take part in…
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Trump Visits the United Kingdom
On Monday, United States president Donald Trump began a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. On a state visit,…
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