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Good Sports: TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMP
September 2017 -
Ping-pong (table tennis) champ 17-year-old Kanak Jha won his second consecutive national title, this time against Nikhil Kumar. Last year Jha became the youngest men’s player in Olympic history.
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Good Sports: MOVING UP IN SPORTS BROADCASTING
September 2017 -
Kevin Negandhi is now anchor on ESPN College Football on ABC. He will continue to anchor SportsCenter during football season, allowing him to share his enthusiasm for college and pro football.
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Good Sports: HYGIENE HELP FOR THE POOR
September 2017 -
Two teenaged friends in Charlotte, North Carolina, have formed a nonprofit called HelpHygiene to provide hygiene products to underprivileged people in America and other countries.
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QUOTA of QUOTES
September 2017 -
Quotes from SAALT director on immigration, civil rights advocate Vanita Gupta, actor Ranbir Kapoor on nepotism, a teen on STEM, and the father of an 8-year-old transgender child.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
September 2017 -
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
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Fun Time: DEEPAK CHOPRA OFFERS TIPS ON HOTEL ROOM HEALTH
September 2017 -
After reading an article titled “Deepak Chopra’s Tips for a Healthier Hotel Room,” author Melvin Durai jokes about hotel room health, including bed bugs and dangers to children.
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FIRST DAY OF PERIOD LEAVE
September 2017 -
At least two companies in India have started offering their female employees “first day of period” (FOP) leave, and there is a petition to make it a leave policy throughout the country.
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ROOTING FOR THE BILLS
September 2017 -
If you’re “rooting for the bills,” you’re probably following the bills in Congress closely, e.g. if you're an Indian-American waiting for a green card or hoping to sponsor relatives.
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Good Sports: BADMINTON’S RISING STAR
August 2017 -
India’s Srikanth Kidambi won the Australian Open final in a stunning turnaround. A week before, he won another Superseries title, the Indonesian Open, beating the world's top-ranked player.
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Good Sports: BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP
August 2017 -
At age 21, Kavita Akula is the first India-born female basketball player to receive a full scholarship to an NCAA Division 1 college (Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona) in the USA.
