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Full-frame close-up of white eggs in a cardboard tray, one eggshell broken open and showing the yolk. Pixtal/AGE Fotostock. MHE World. Pixtal.

Stuff YOU Should Know

September 20, 2015 btwuser 0

Heads-up Displays: Safety Measure or Distraction? As technology continues to evolve at increasingly higher rates, especially in automobiles, safety advocates struggle to keep up. Many […]

Head and shoulders view of an Asian nurse filing medical charts. DreamPictures/Jensen Walker/Getty Images. Blend Images. single image purchase by SEG from Getty Images Oct-14 (PA4). MHE Canada MHE USA

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September 14, 2015 btwuser 0

Texas Abortion Clinic Controversy Some forty years after the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling, legalized abortion continues to be a heated topic, In […]

Collage of many multi-ethnic people in the shape of a map of Europe and Asia against a white background. DreamPictures/Jensen Walker/Getty Images. Blend Images. single image purchase by SEG from Getty Images Oct-14 (PA4). MHE Canada MHE USA.

A Closer Look at the Syrian Refugee Crisis

September 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Thousands of people have died fleeing war-torn Syria since conflict intensified in 2011. But it was the haunting image of a lifeless, three-year-old boy washed […]

The peak of Denali, also known as Mount McKinley, remains snow covered even at the very end of the short warm season, Alaska, USA. Bob Gobeille/WeatherVideoHD.TV. "Vendor: WeatherVideoHD.TV Business Unit Rights: MHE World Distribution Rights: World Adaptation Rights: Yes

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September 8, 2015 btwuser 0

Dead Sea Shrinking The Dead Sea is a unique and historic body of water that borders Palestine, Israel and Jordan in the Middle East. What […]

Hurricane Katrina - New Orleans flooding. Courtesy of NOAA. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "Business Unit Rights: MHE World Distribution Rights: World Adaptation Rights: Yes"

Remembering Hurricane Katrina Ten Years Later

September 4, 2015 btwuser 0

You’ve likely heard a number of tenth anniversary stories regarding Katrina, the hurricane that ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. Here is a story looking […]

Stacked up boats at bridge following Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina Photo Essay

September 4, 2015 btwuser 0

Hurricane Katrina made a huge impact on the people of the Gulf Coast south. But its effects on the city of New Orleans has stayed […]

[President Jimmy Carter (1924-)surrounded by school children in North Carolina]. Photo: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division [LC-DIG-ppmsca-09777]. Thomas J. O'Halloran, photographer.

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August 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Jimmy Carter’s Cancer News The years 1977 to 1981 were turbulent ones for Jimmy Carter, our 39th president of the United States. The country suffered […]

Students and teacher in classroom. MHE World. Photo: McGraw-Hill Education

A History of Educational Fixes

August 26, 2015 btwuser 0

Right about now, more than 55 million kids are starting back to school in the United States. Thirty years ago, our nation’s education system was […]

Female fans reaching towards camera. MHE World. Photo: Exactostock/Superstock

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August 24, 2015 btwuser 0

U.S. Embassy Reopens in Cuba Last year, President Obama announced the end to a decades-old foreign policy with Cuba. Since then, there has been much […]

including Oregon National Guard Captain Dan Browne (2nd from the left). Browne finished 12th in a field of 26 competitors. MHE World.

Does Anyone Care About the Olympics Anymore?

August 17, 2015 btwuser 0

Once upon a time, the Olympics were a source of great pride for many countries all over the world. The founder of the modern games […]