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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 […]

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July 31, 2015 btwuser 0

Minimum Wage Gaining Maximum Attention Last month, the City of Los Angeles, California passed a landmark ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $15 an […]

President Barack Obama walks in the Residential Drug Abuse Prevention Unit at El Reno Prison after making a statement to the press, in El Reno, Okla., July 16, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Reforming Our Prisons

July 30, 2015 btwuser 0

Last month, President Obama made a visit to the El Reno Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma, making him the first sitting American president to […]

President Barack Obama delivers remarks before he signs an executive order regarding further amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, to protect LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, in the East Room of the White House, July 21, 2014. Photo: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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New California Vaccination Bill Earlier this year, btw brought you news about an outbreak of measles at Disneyland. Shortly after that incident, Senator Richard Pan […]

Young Hispanic children and young adults march to protest legislation increasing penalties for illegal immigrants and those who harbor them. Photo: John Flournoy/McGraw-Hill Education

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UN Seeks More Aid for Syrian Refugees It’s been more than two years since btw brought you news of the growing refugee crisis in Syria […]

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Bowl Game Mania! If you’re from Ohio, Alabama, Oregon or Florida, you likely spent the New Year rooting on your home team. For the rest […]

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December 11, 2014 btwuser 0

Clip Art Gets Cut Do you use graphics to make things like digital presentations for school projects? How about plain old emoticons? Back in the […]

President Barack Obama works on a press statement with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan, in the Outer Oval Office, Nov. 24, 2014, following the grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in the August shooting of Michael Brown.

Turmoil in Ferguson

November 25, 2014 btwuser 0

In August, btw provided an introduction to the shooting death of Michael Brown and tried to provide some historical context to violent protests in recent […]

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September 24, 2014 btwuser 0

Update on Mars Rover Back in 2012, btw brought you news of the successful landing of the Mars rover, Curiosity. A year later, we reported […]