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IT'S CHAI TIME
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MONEY-GRUBBING MONKEYS
July 2018 -
People who have large sums of money usually take precautions to prevent robberies. In Agra, a crime prevention tip is this: “Watch out for bandits disguised as monkeys—or even real monkeys!”
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NATIONAL ANTHEMS ON DEMAND
July 2018 -
If the UN ever hires an official national anthem singer, it could be 12-year-old Yathaarth Murthy of Bangalore. The seventh grader can sing English translations of all 250 national anthems.
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Good Sports: JHA, THAKKAR VIE FOR GOLD
June 2018 -
Table tennis phenoms Kanak Jha and Manav Thakkar will be in Argentina in October, hoping to outplay each other and win gold at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Jha, 17, is from the USA.
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Good Sports: BIOPIC ON AMRITRAJ
June 2018 -
In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Vijay Amritraj was India’s biggest tennis star. Cinestaan Film Company will make an Amritraj biopic, which is expected to show the impact of his parents on his success.
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Good Sports: BLOOMING GENEROSITY
June 2018 -
Entrepreneurs Partha Raghunathan and Madhu Rajendran are supporting girls' education in India through their Dallas-based company Bloom & Give, which sells scarves, bags, and home items.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
June 2018 -
Quotes about social media and children, Trump and business, better pay for women, Shiva Ayyadurai vs Elizabeth Warren, students against gun violence, Dhruv Gaur's win on Jeopardy!
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
June 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: STRIVING TO BE THE PERFECT FATHER
June 2018 -
What does it take to be a good father? There are a lot of factors: hug & bug, commend & offend, inspire & perspire. Make time for your kids, and have them make time for you.
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THE SIMPSON’S APU: PROBLEM OR NO PROBLEM?
June 2018 -
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the heavily accented character on The Simpsons, is a source of controversy. The actor who voices Apu, the show's creator, and comedian Hari Kondabolu all weigh in.
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PRESIDENTIAL PAINTER
June 2018 -
Vilas Tonape, who chairs the Art Department at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, was invited by former President George W. Bush to his Dallas home to teach Bush portrait painting.
