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Fatal Pedestrian Crashes Increasingly Involve SUVs, Study Finds
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Pedestrian deaths have spiked in the U.S. since 2010. SUVs have surged in popularity, but their design can be especially deadly for those on foot.
Trump Administration’s 3 Biggest Ideas For Lowering Drug Prices
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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After criticism that the administration’s blueprint for drug prices was vague, the secretary of health and human services zeroed in on actions that he said need only his signature.
Supreme Court Upholds Individual Rights In 2 Key Criminal Justice Cases
By: Nina Totenberg | Lee Sheehan | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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The court decided only the accused have a right to profess guilt or innocence, not a lawyer. And in the age of Zipcar, you still maintain a right to privacy even if you aren’t on a rental agreement.
The Power of Working
By: Lauren Ramoser
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This essay is one of an occasional series written by students who are new to Athens, Ohio. 56 Cents – that is the first money I have earned in the USA. It may not sound like a great achievement, but I had to pull the heavy washer in my apartment to clean behind it. And that… Read More
WOUB Brings Great American Read Kickoff to ACPL May 19
By: Emily Votaw
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There’s a reason why the world crafted by Ray Bradbury in his 1953 classic Fahrenheit 451 was so deeply nightmarish: it featured a society that not only did not promote literacy, but very literally railed against it. The protagonist of that particular volume, Guy Montag, found himself in a dystopian future wherein his occupation was to… Read More
Supreme Court Rules States Are Free To Legalize Sports Betting
By: Camila Domonoske | Colin Dwyer | Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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“Congress can regulate sports gambling directly,” the court wrote in a decision released Monday, “but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”
Icy Moon Of Jupiter Spews Water Plumes Into Space
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Researchers have evidence supporting the existence of plumes of water shooting up from the interior of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.
West Virginia Officials To Show Off 50 Elk Caught in Arizona
By: Associated Press
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HOLDEN, W.Va. (AP) – Officials in West Virginia are set to introduce 50 elk that were captured in Arizona. Gov. Jim Justice and the state Division of Natural Resources are scheduled to hold a ceremony Tuesday at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area near Logan. The governor’s office says in a news release the elk have… Read More
The Poor People’s Campaign Seeks To Complete Martin Luther King’s Final Dream
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign lasted 42 days. The new campaign vows 40 days of nonviolent direct action to focus on issues that activists say are linked to poverty, including systemic racism.
Macbeth by William Shakespeare Read along at the Gutenberg Project: ACT 1 ACT 2 ACT 3 ACT 4 ACT 5 Cast & Credits *** Mark Mann as Macbeth Laura Lee Parrotti as Lady Macbeth John Feather as Duncan Joe Lusher as MacDuff James Sanderson as Ross Danielle Mann as Lady Macduff Len Williams as Banquo… Read More