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THE VIOLINIST OF SKID ROW
November 2018 -
Vijay Gupta was 19 when he joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as a violinist. After giving lessons to a musician whose mental illness led to homelessness, Gupta now brings music to the underprivileged.
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SAMOSAS FOR YOUR SWEET TOOTH?
November 2018 -
Contestants on the Great British Bake Off, a British television baking competition, were asked to make 12 samosas, half of them sweet, not savory. Some viewers didn't like that idea!
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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.
