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Ready to Lead

December 7, 2018

New and familiar faces are heading to Washington, D.C., in January. That’s when the 116th United States Congress convenes for the first time. On November 6, a record number of Americans voted in the U.S. midterm elections. The midterm elections…

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Environment

Fires Out West

September 18, 2018

This summer, wildfires tore across the western United States. Firefighters worked to put them out. Still, the blazes burned down homes and forests. They destroyed everything in their path. The Mendocino Complex Fire burned in Northern California. It was…

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Places

Changing Times

March 26, 2018

Spring forward; fall back. That is the rule for daylight saving time. It happens every year between March and November. In spring, people set clocks ahead one hour. This helps make the most of summer’s light. In fall, clocks are…

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Government

The Cost of Disaster

February 16, 2018

Massive hurricanes. Raging wildfires. They helped make 2017 a costly year. In fact, last year was the most expensive year ever for weather disasters in the U.S. Sixteen of them cost a total of $306 billion. That’s according to the…

Government

Leading Librarian

December 29, 2017

The Library of Congress is the biggest library in the world. It is in Washington, D.C. The library has more than 164 million items. It has books, photographs, recordings, and more. CARLA HAYDEN oversees it all. She is the Librarian…

Weather

Surviving the Storm

September 15, 2017

Houston, Texas, is the fourth-largest city in the United States. This summer, it was hit by a hurricane. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25. It began as a Category 4 storm. Wind speeds reached 130 miles per hour.…

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Animals

The Future of Zoos

May 5, 2017

On a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo, in Pennsylvania, kids got a surprise. Directly in front of them was a tiger. But the kids were not scared. They laughed. That is because the tiger was in a special enclosed trail.…

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People

Learning Language

April 21, 2017

U.S. students are learning the language in school. It is spoken in China. There are thousands of languages in the world. More people speak Mandarin than any other language. It is a form of Chinese. In the United States, many…

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Government

A New U.S. President

February 10, 2017

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The Inauguration was held at the U.S. Capitol building. It is in Washington, D.C. Around noon,…

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People

Where Are the Women?

February 3, 2017

Girl Scouts want to honor women leaders with a statue in New York City. In New York City’s Central Park, 22 statues honor men. Four statues show fictional females. One is of Alice, a character from the book Alice in…

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