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Full-length view of rows of solar mirror panels in a field harnessing the sun's rays to provide renewable alternative green energy. © (c)Darren Baker/Alamy. MHE World.

February 12, 2016 btwuser 0

Reforms in Ferguson It’s been nearly eighteen months since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown sparked nationwide controversy over issues of race relations and […]

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 […]

Cheerful Indian Teenager Boy Student with Mathematics Problems. ©Vikram Raghuvanshi /iStockphoto.com. MHE Canada;MHE USA

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February 1, 2016 btwuser 0

Jonas Hits East Coast Fourteen states around the country got more than a foot of snow this month, with at least six states on the […]

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January 24, 2016 btwuser 0

U.S. Soldiers Held in Iran On the heels of the historic deal between the United States and Iran, the U.S. has found itself in the […]

Full-length illustration of a movie theater marquee advertising the movie 'Star Wars'. McGraw-Hill Education. MHE World.

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January 17, 2016 btwuser 0

Was 2015 a Good Year for Jobs? In the years since the Great Recession, our economy has reported many episodes of upturn. But 2015 was […]

Indian doctors looking at x-rays. ©Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Blend Images LLC. MHE World.

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January 8, 2016 btwuser 0

Update on Iran Nuclear Deal Last April, btw brought you news of the hotly-debated Iran nuclear deal. Later, we asked you for your opinion on […]

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

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December 18, 2015 btwuser 0

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 […]

President Barack Obama receives an update on the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., from Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, as National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice listens, in the Oval Office, Dec. 2, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/december-2015-photo-day

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December 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Shooting in San Bernardino On December 2, married couple Syed Rizwan Frook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 21 others in San Bernardino, California, […]