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February 28, 2016 btwuser 0

Obama Plans Trip to Cuba At the end of 2014, btw brought you news of President Obama’s announcement of a foreign policy shift regarding Cuba. […]

This was one of three images, (PHIL# 9135 - 9137), depicting an attempt by a toy manufacturer to produce a toy character which displayed characteristics that emulated those of a mobility-challenged person who was a wheelchair user. This disabled character was portrayed in the manner that echoed the style of the rest of their toy line. In doing so, the manufacturer tried to, in a sense, mainstream the knowledge of what is faced by the disabled in the real world through play, and therefore, was as educational, as it was entertaining to the childhood end user demographic group. PHIL image 9137, showed Ron Mace looking through a door in the playhouse. © Center for Universal Design/CDC. MHE World.

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February 4, 2016 btwuser 0

Standoff in Oregon Ends Last month, btw brought you news of the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon by a group protesting […]

Woman carrying shopping bags on snowy street. ©Ariel Skelley/Blend Images LLC. MHE World

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The Trump Effect Earlier this month, btw brought you news that Donald Trump had seen a recent dip in his polling numbers. But with the […]

You're Fired. Sign on Trump Tower in NYC. Jill Braaten/McGraw-Hill Education. MHE World.

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December 6, 2015 btwuser 0

EU Strikes Deal with Turkey Turkey is one of the countries that border Syria, and is considered the major transit point for those escaping the […]