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A unidentified child is fed at a hospital where children receive treatment for malnutrition in the border town of Dadaab, Kenya, Saturday, July 23, 2011.
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Bachelorette Jen Schefft pregnant with baby no. 2
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Texas Standardized Testing Under Fire
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Will Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie marry? Brad Pitt says they want to
"We'd actually like to [get married]" Pitt tells The Hollywood Reporter , "and it seems to mean more and more to our kids." Pitt, 48, and Jolie, 36, have said in the past that they would only tie the knot when same-sex marriages were legalized.
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Okla. company sued over accident that hurt teens
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107 secondary schools miss targets
Thousands of teenagers are still failing to get good GCSE results after being let down by under-performing schools, new league tables suggest.
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Men More Than Women Likely to Experience Memory Loss
Men more than women are at higher risk of developing mild memory loss, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology .
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Obama Pushes Campaign Themes In Arizona And Iowa
President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a three-day visit to five battleground states in the November election by pressing State of the Union themes of core American values and having the wealthy pay more taxes.
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Common household chemicals might harm kids' immunity
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Penn State scandal sparks legislative debates
The child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University has prompted state lawmakers across the nation to take another look at laws designed to protect children and punish child predators.
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Government requires more fruits, veggies for school lunches
Students: Get ready for pizza with whole-grain crust and bigger portions of fruits and vegetables on your school lunch tray.
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School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains
The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings, including popular pizza, will come with less sodium and more whole grains, with a wider selection of fruits and vegetables on the side, first lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced during a visit Wednesday with elementary ... (more)
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Kids' snacks can be healthy and inexpensive
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Thurman joins jury for kids' fest
Uma Thurman is to sit on the jury of the New York International Children's Film Festival for the second year running.
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Council Finds States Weakening Teacher Tenure
America's public school teachers are seeing their generations-old tenure protections weakened as states seek flexibility to fire teachers who aren't performing.
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Study suggests elderly patients be quarantined after ER trip
Long-term care patients who spent a few hours in an emergency facility were more likely to get sick in two to seven days after returning to their nursing homes.
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