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Kids Are in a ‘Reading Recession,’ as Test Scores Continue to Decline
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) – Before every important test, teacher Nancy Barajas dims the lights, turns on a disco ball and blasts music from her playlist. Her sixth graders dance together as a “pre-celebration” to boost their confidence, then take their exam.
Mali at Risk of Splintering After Jihadi and Separatist Attacks
DAKAR (Reuters) – In simultaneous attacks launched in late April, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed Mali’s defense minister, hit the capital’s airport and drove Russian soldiers out of a desert town over a thousand kilometers away.
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Driven by the Pressures of War, Iran Gives Its Field Commanders More Power over Militias in Iraq
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Weapons-Grade Chemical Carfentanil Surges as Dangerous Substitute for Fentanyl
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The War in Iran Sparks a Global Fertilizer Shortage and Threatens Food Prices
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