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NEW YORK (AP) — No more play dates, no more picnics in the park with friends, no more pickup games of basketball. No more commuting or using public transport — unless absolutely essential. New York is implemented dramatic restrictions Sunday in an attempt to slow a pandemic that has swept across the globe and threatened […]

Residents living in the Compton and Willowbrook area of California are concerned about the discolored water they’ve seen come out of the taps in their houses, according to ABC 7. “When I see it, I’m depressed. I feel bad because I feel like they are not treating us like human beings,” expressed Karen Lewis a resident. At a press conference held […]

For the first time, the U.S. government is confirming that it conducted secret chemical experiments on World War II troops by grouping them according to…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Time for another history lesson. Only about a quarter of eighth graders showed solid performance or better in U.S. history, civics and geography on tests known as the Nation’s Report Card. The 2014 results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress released Wednesday were similar to those four years ago when the […]

STOCKPORT, Ohio (AP) — Sixth-grader Kayla Hunter considers herself pretty tech savvy. She has a computer at home unlike about half her classmates at her elementary school. And it matches up well with the one she’ll use this week to take a new test linked to the Common Core standards. Still, the perky 11-year-old worries. […]