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October 31, 2015 btwuser 0

The Impact of Defective Airbags Back in the summer, btw brought you a story regarding recalls, specifically citing faulty airbags manufactured by the Japanese company […]

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October 23, 2015 btwuser 0

Two-Dollar Photo Worth Millions If you’ve ever seen the PBS television show Antiques Roadshow, you know that there is a lot of old stuff out […]

Low angle view of the Contemplation of Justice by James Earle Fraser and the west facade portico of the United States Supreme Court Building against a clear blue sky, Washington D.C., USA. Pixtal/AGE Fotostock. MHE World.

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October 15, 2015 btwuser 0

Historic Flooding in the Carolinas When Hurricane Joaquin, which originated in the Caribbean, did not reach landfall on the eastern coast of the United States, […]

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits with Eric Simmons in his first grade classroom at Shoal Creek Elementary in San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy). (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy). https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/secretary-education-arne-duncan-travels-california.

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October 12, 2015 btwuser 0

Russian Air Strikes in Syria As ISIS continues to threaten in Syria, Russia has acted on its own with air strikes. A coalition against ISIS—which […]

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October 2, 2015 btwuser 0

Boehner Resigns as Speaker The last five years has been a tumultuous one for Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner. But the […]

Full-length view of two confused pre-school age girls sitting side by side in a living room. Each girl is looking down and stratching her head while using a wireless computer device.© PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY by VISION / Alamy.World.

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September 25, 2015 btwuser 0

Teaching Toddlers to Code? New York City mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced an overhaul of his city’s public school system. One of these initiatives […]

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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]