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K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

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Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record

The S&P 500 index hit 5,000 for the first time ever, propelled by Wall Street's optimism the Federal Reserve is going to cut interest rates.

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Good thing, wings cost less and beer's flat: Super Bowl fans are expected to splurge

Super Bowl food: Chicken wings are a bargain this year, but beef prices are climbing. Here's a playbook for staying well fed without having a your wallet thrown for a loss.

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Four European astronauts return to Earth after Axiom Space's Ax-3 commercial mission

The crew of four commercial astronauts flew to the International Space Station last month on a SpaceX rocket and capsule. Their time in space was extended several days due to poor weather off Florida.

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Biden cleared in classified documents case, Supreme Court hears Trump's Colorado ban

Special counsel report finds Biden willfully retained classified documents but declines to charge him. The Supreme Court is skeptical of Trump's disqualification from Colorado's primary ballot.

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Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88

The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.

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What you need to know about the Biden classified documents report and the fallout

President Biden will not face charges after a year-long investigation into his handling of classified material, but he did not escape criticism.

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Millions could place legal bets on the Super Bowl. Just not in California or Missouri

The home states of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs are among the dozen states that have not yet legalized sports betting since the national ban was lifted in 2018.

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Jamaica and the Bahamas are pushing back against U.S. travel warnings

The State Department is discouraging tourists from traveling to the Caribbean islands. But government officials from both nations hope that won't keep tourists from coming.

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The Lakers reveal the first of 3 statues of Kobe Bryant

The statue depicts Bryant amid his 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Bryant's wife, Vanessa, specially requested certain elements, such as replicas of his five championship trophies.

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Gen Z and millennials want to have a chat about mental health. With politicians

For young Americans today, who hold immense electoral potential, the volatile political world they came of age in may be affecting their mental health. Some politicians have started to talk about it.

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The border crisis is helping to mainstream a dangerous conspiracy theory

The recent truck convoy that directed national attention to a surge of migrants at the Southern border featured dangerous, dehumanizing rhetoric that once was limited to extremists.

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Utah is pushing back against ever-tightening EPA air pollution standards

The Biden administration is unveiling new, stricter pollution standards for American cities such as Salt Lake City, Utah, which have long struggled with chronically dirty air.

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Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted

A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.

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What is 'domicide,' and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term?

Israel has destroyed tens of thousands of residences in Gaza since war broke out last October. A U.N. official says the widespread or systematic destruction of homes should be considered a crime.

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Elon Musk is synonymous with Tesla. Is that good or bad for shareholders?

"Musk is Tesla and Tesla is Musk," one analyst wrote in a recent note. Musk's reign has catapulted the car company to enormous success. But it also carries serious risks, a judge recently concluded.

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Have a story about your sibling? Share it with us!

Siblings can have a profound effect on us in childhood and over the course of our lives. How have these bonds affected you? Share your story with us.

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A year after Turkey's earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people remain in shelters

This week Turkey marked one year since the earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people in the country and left over 3 million homeless. Critics say the government hasn't met its promise to rebuild.

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How dining hall activism inspired Dartmouth basketball players to fight for a union

Dartmouth forward Cade Haskins was working at the campus snack bar when other student dining workers successfully unionized. It got him thinking about how a union could benefit the basketball team.

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Biden's new move is playing offense on border politics. But will voters be swayed?

President Biden is now blaming Republicans for the crisis at the southern border after they blocked a bipartisan bill to fund more border security. But there are limits to the strategy.

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The Swift-Kelce romance sounds like a movie. But the NFL swears it wasn't scripted

Taylor Swift's relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce has boosted NFL ratings all season, meaning this year's Super Bowl could be the biggest yet. Here's why.

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Famous women made some surprise appearances this week. Were you paying attention?

With a Grammys comeback performance, an unannounced 'SNL' visit, and an Olympic un-retirement, women were center stage this week. Sorry, Swifties, this time we're not talking about Taylor.

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The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower

A hexagonal, polished chunk of iron taken from the iconic landmark is being embedded in each gold, silver and bronze medal that will be hung around athletes' necks at the Paris Games and Paralympics.

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Trump wins Nevada caucus, consolidating GOP power

Trump's victory in Nevada comes after commanding wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, helping consolidate his control over the party.

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Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News star, makes bid for relevance with Putin interview

The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours.

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Biden defends how he handled classified docs after scathing special counsel report

The remarks come hours after a Justice Department special counsel report report said Biden willfully held onto and disclosed classified materials after leaving the Obama administration.

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Six months after the Maui fires, an uncertain economy for the island

As Maui observes the six month mark since the deadly wildfires, business leaders are sounding the alarm about the state of the tourism-dependent economy.

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Oklahoma mistakenly gave bonuses to these teachers. Do they have to pay it back?

Over 500 teachers were given bonuses as part of a program to address a teacher shortage. But a handful of teachers described a "nightmare" scenario when the state demanded their bonuses back.

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Senators ask CEOs why their drugs cost so much more in the U.S.

The Senate HELP committee questioned pharmaceutical CEOs about how much more Americans pay for the same drugs sold for less in Canada, Japan and Europe.

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Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post for trying to sabotage its cereal

The rappers say that Walmart and Post Consumer Foods neglected their cereal brand and intentionally hid it in stockrooms to prevent it from being sold to customers.

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