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Good Sports: ANOTHER MEDAL FOR THE PHOGATS
October 2018 -
Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in the Asian games. She is a first cousin of Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, whose story was told in the hit movie Dangal.
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Good Sports: TOP-RANKED GOLFER
October 2018 -
Karina Jadhav, a third-grader in California, is America’s top-ranked golfer among 7- and 8-year-old girls. She is ranked fourth in the world, and can drive a ball more than 160 yards.
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Good Sports: GIVING KIDS A “CHANCE FOR SPORTS”
October 2018 -
Anuva Shandilya, a high school senior in Illinois, has visited 24 countries and knows that sports equipment is unaffordable for many children. Her Chance for Sports nonprofit collects equipment for them.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
October 2018 -
Quotes about racism on Facebook / Senator John McCain / global crisis of intolerance as linked to patriarchy and misogyny / decriminalizing gay sex in India / providing power to the poor.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
October 2018 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD PROTEST
October 2018 -
Here's a story about what happened when a tweet called for a protest outside the White House. A teen went to report for his school newspaper. Here's what people were protesting about and why!
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WATCH OUT: GOOGLE’S TRACKING YOU
October 2018 -
Kalyanaraman Shankari, a researcher at UC Berkeley, discovered that when you turn off Location History on your android device or iPhone, Google still tracks you—unless you learn what to do.
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GO AHEAD AND SMILE AT A GOAT
October 2018 -
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that goats prefer smiles to frowns. The study has implications for how we interact with livestock and other species.
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Good Sports: ANOTHER SILVER FOR SINDHU
September 2018 -
A silver medal in a world championship for P. V. Sindhu’s prowess in badminton at the 2018 BWF World Championships in Nanjing, China: "My silver sparkles... my gold shall come soon!”
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Good Sports: BHULLAR WINS FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR TITLE
September 2018 -
With an eagle on the 17th hole, India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar won the Fiji International championship, his maiden European Tour title. Bhullar is only the sixth Indian to win on the European Tour.
