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“You tell us to wait, we can't wait anymore. We must have some information”

The bodies of the young teenagers were brought out of the wreckage on doors scavenged from what remained of their school. via WHDH

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Weekly episodes of 'The Electric Company”

In an updated blast from the past, PBS will air a new version of the 1970s children's series 'The Electric Company.'

Production on the 21st century model of the PBS show for 6- to 9-year-olds was set to begin Tuesday on the streets of New York City and in a New Jersey studio, according to producer Sesame Workshop.

The series, aimed at reducing the literacy gap between low- and middle-income families, will promote the idea that 'reading is cool' with help from online and community-based activities, Sesame Workshop said in an announcement Monday. Read more

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China's official news agency is reporting that the powerful earthquake that has caused devastation in central China has killed nearly 10,000 people. via WWUP-TV Cadillac

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Mental health workers sent to help care for the women and children removed from the El Dorado polygamist compound are criticizing Child Protective Services, saying the state's decision to seek custody of the ... via KVII-TV Amarillo

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“We just can't figure out how to get the right drugs into the right kids' bodies.”

Cincinnati doctors are experimenting with texting to tackle a big problem: Tweens and teens too often do a lousy job of controlling chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes or kidney disease. via The State

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“Of course, helping relatives is a challenge that most families rise to - however difficult it becomes”

Gordon Brown has pledged fundamental reform to social care of the elderly and disabled in England as the Government warned that the system is facing a 6 billion funding gap within 20 years. via Daily Express

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“The people of this state wanted for us to look very carefully at the budget, to try in every way we could to have a more efficient budget. We have tried our very best”

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal's $30 billion budget proposal for next year was pared down Sunday by $120 million, after the House's budget committee stripped millions of dollars in health care and education ... via The Shreveport Times

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The King County Sheriff's Office reports a 16-year-old Auburn boy was fatally stabbed and another boy was wounded during a fight between teenagers on a dead-end road in Kent. via KCPQ

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“For parental inattention beyond mind-boggling with a 15-year-old, Rosemond's Awfully Ludicrous Parenting Honor goes to...yes!...LETICIA and BILLY RAY CYRUS!”

Scene: The 2008 RALPH Awards, held at a highly secret location somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere. via Reno Gazette-Journal

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“The more uncomfortable they were the more CPS thought they would talk.”

Mental health workers sent to emergency shelters in San Angelo last month to help care for the hundreds of women and children removed from a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch have sharply criticized the Child ... via MySA.com

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