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Civil rights leader Dorothy Height dies at 98
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Mindfulness helps teens cope with stress, anxiety
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Report:17 percent drop in hospital patient harm
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New rules to change some people’s wait for kidney
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Schools working to integrate technology in curriculum
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Lawmakers back education control shifts as session ends
By TOM DAVIES INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Republican lawmakers approved a bill that takes away some of Democratic state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz’s authority over the …
Senate education plan sends $365M more to schools
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The Minnesota Senate has approved bill that would send an extra $365 million to schools. The DFL-controlled Senate’s plan is …
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Player barred from team over tweet about Obama
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) _ The University of North Alabama says a walk-on football player won’t be allowed back on the team after sending a tweet …
LeBron named SI’s Sportsman of Year
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