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June 9, 2016 btwuser 0

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Fights for Equal Pay In March, five members of the women’s soccer team playing for the United States in the upcoming […]

Close-up, selective focus view of the word 'Study' written in Chinese in a Chinese-English translation dictionary. ©Y H Lim / Alamy Stock Photo. MHE World

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June 2, 2016 btwuser 0

Smart Shoes? You might already have a chip in your shoes that tracks your distance, pace or duration. What if your shoes could do more . […]

Selective focus close-up view of a small, transparent glass globe of the earth placed in front of a computer monitor displaying Facebook. The globe creates a fisheye magnification of the word 'facebook' on the screen. As of today, Facebook is the largest social media network on the web. ©dolphfyn / Alamy. MHE World

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May 28, 2016 btwuser 0

EgyptAir Crash Update Earlier this month, EgyptAir Flight 804 disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea. There were 66 people aboard, including crew. The flight departed from […]

Sunrise shining on Big Ben, London, United Kingdom. ©Spaces Images/Blend Images LLC. MHE World

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May 20, 2016 btwuser 0

New Brazilian Leadership Last month, btw brought you a story of significant conflict within Brazil’s government. Since then, President Dilma Rousseff has been “suspended” from […]

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May 11, 2016 btwuser 0

Captain America: Civil War The Marvel Cinematic Universe released another wildly successful movie earlier this month. With a budget of around $250 million, Captain America: […]

How to build a fallout shelter. National Archives and Records Administration [NWDNS-311-D-15(7)]. MHE World

Survivalist Real Estate Being prepared for wide-spread calamity—nuclear war, social unrest, climate change, disruptions in our utility grids, perceived Constitutional threats—is not a new concept. […]

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April 29, 2016 btwuser 0

Prince Dies If you are on social media, or simply paying attention at all in the past couple of weeks, you are likely quite aware that […]

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April 25, 2016 btwuser 0

Celebrating Jackie Robinson As baseball season ramps up into full gear, Major League Baseball celebrated the 69th anniversary of legendary player Jackie Robinson’s first game […]

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April 17, 2016 btwuser 0

Trump Campaign Manager Charged Last month Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, was charged with one count of “simple battery.” The charge stems from an […]

President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice talk on the phone with Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco to receive an update on a terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium. The President made the call from the residence of the U.S. Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, March 22, 2016. © Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/03/22/live-update-mornings-attacks-brussels

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April 3, 2016 btwuser 0

Brussels Attacked The story has become and all-too-familiar one, all around the world: On Wednesday, March 23, members of the terrorist group ISIS detonated bombs […]