Today is the first day
Of the rest of my life.
I wake as a child
To see the world begin.
On monarch wings
And birthday wonderings.
Want to put on faces.
Walk in the wet and cold.
And look forward to my growing old.
To grow is to change.
T ...
Posted Friday, June 24th 2016 at 6:57AM
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When Caitlin Cheney was living at a campground in Washington state with her mother and younger sister, she would do her homework by the light of the portable toilets, sitting on the concrete.
She maintained nearly straight A's even though she had ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 1:04PM
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BALTIMORE, June 23 (Reuters) - Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr was found not guilty on Thursday of second-degree depraved heart murder in the death of black detainee FreddieGray, the most serious criminal charge ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 12:08PM
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The stunning and unruly scenes were broadcast live to the world from Democrats' cellphones, feeds which were picked up by C-SPAN after Republicans shut down the network's cameras.
Democrats took over the floor of the House at 11:25 a.m. ET Wedne ...
Posted Thursday, June 23rd 2016 at 10:32AM
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights announced today that it has entered into a voluntary resolution agreement with Dorchester County School District Two in South Carolina, after finding the district in violation of Title IX ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 2:13PM
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Supporting Dual Language Learners (DLLs): Research to Practice
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Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 1:46PM
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This week, our nation (continued) mourning for 49 souls who fell victim to gun violence in Orlando. Our hearts break for these men and women who were torn from their families, the LGBT and Latino communities, and their daily lives. We need more t ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 12:05PM
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A woman filed a federal lawsuit in New York on Monday alleging that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump raped her in 1994 before threatening to harm her and her family if she talked, the Gothamist reported.
According to the woman, id ...
Posted Wednesday, June 22nd 2016 at 11:44AM
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Many college students know the feeling: one day during your freshman year, you wake up and your pants feel tighter than normal. Dismissing the sudden uncomfortable feeling, you quickly resort to blaming the washing machine for ruining your favorite j ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:52PM
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MOBILE--Residents in Mobile, Ala. are looking for answers to a shooting that resulted in the death of 19-year-old by a police officer.
According to Fox 10, the incident happened on Monday (June 13,) when Michael Moore was pulled over for a routine ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:42PM
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TEXAS--The Dallas Cowboys lead attorney Levi McCathern will now represent the family of a sixth grade black girl who alleges to have been dragged by three white boys who placed a rope around her neck.
The $3 million lawsuit accuses Live Oak Classi ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:36PM
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Earlier this week, a lone hacker—self-dubbed Guccifer 2.0—breached DNC servers and reportedly obtained opposition research on the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. The DNC confirmed the hack and hasn’t denied the authenticity ...
Posted Tuesday, June 21st 2016 at 2:33PM
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