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Bbc: Week of 12 23 13: Neanderthals Could Speak Like Modern Humans

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How do you imagine Neanderthals to have sounded? Have you ever considered that they might sound like you? Read this article to explore what a new study now says about the speaking capabilities of these creatures.
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Bbc News: Week of 3 10 14: Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane 'A Mystery'

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Learn about the Malaysia Airlines plane that has gone missing and what authorities and the airline are doing in an attempt to find the missing aircraft. Includes video. [2:06]
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Bbc News: Week of 3 10 14:' Bitcoin Creator' Denies Involvement

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Learn about the digital currency called Bitcoin, and why the man that many now believe to be the inventor of this technology denies any involvement. Includes video.
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Bbc: Oscar Pistorious: I Did Not Pick on Reeva Steenkamp

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the latest news in the trial of Oscar Pistorious, the athlete accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Bbc News: Selfie Body Image Warning Issued

For Students 9th - 10th
Could too much involvement in social media cause body image issues. Read about what current research says on the subject.
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Bbc News: Heartbleed Bug: What You Need to Know

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the ways in which the Heartbleed bug has impacted internet security and what you can do to browse more safely.
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Bbc News: Week of 5 5 14: Nigerian Girls' Abduction: Chibok Parents Plead

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the abduction of a large group of girls in Nigeria, and what is being done to bring them home. Includes video.
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Bbc: Week of 5 12 14: Black Death Skeletons Giive Up Secrets of Life and Death

For Students 9th - 10th
We now know more than ever about the plague, or Black Death. Read about the most recent discoveries.
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Bbc News: Week of 5 12 14: Nigeria Kidnapped Girls 'Shown in Boko Haram Video'

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the efforts to bring home more than 200 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by a terrorist organization called Boko Haram.
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Bbc: Week of 5 12 14: The Women in Iran Taking Off the Hijab

For Students 9th - 10th
Many women in the Middle East no longer want to wear the headscarf called a hijab. Read about the women in Iran who are defying a 35 year old law by going without a hijab.
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Bbc: Week of 5 26 14: Malaysia Releases Raw Satellite Data

For Students 9th - 10th
Raw data has been released on the missing flight MH370. Includes video.
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Bbc: Week of 5 19 14: u.s. Justice Department Charges Chinese With Hacking

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States government has formally accused Chinese officials of hacking. Learn what kind of information these government officials are being charged with accessing.
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Bbc: Week of 5 19 14:template Solar Wind 'Triggers Lightning on Earth'

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientists have learned that when gusts of high-speed solar particles enter our atmosphere, the number of lightning bolts increases. Learn more about how this phenonemon works.
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Bbc News: Week of 5 26 14: Obituary: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
Maya Angelou was not only a poet but also many other things including a teacher, civil rights activist, abuse survivor, mother and dancer. Learn about her remarkable life and why her work is so significant to many people.
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Bbc: Week of 7 28 14: Two California Wildfires Destroy 10 Homes

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the recent wildfires in Sacramento and Los Angeles. Includes a brief video clip.
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Bbc: Week of 6 9 14: Natural Hair Advocates Take on the Us Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Recent changes to the regulations for women's hairstyles within the military have raised questions of bias against black women and their natural hair texture.
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Bbc: Week of 6 9 14: Autism Linked to 'Male Hormones'

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about what scientists have discovered about the connection between hormones and autism.
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Bbc: Week of 6 19 14: Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Arrives Back in Us

For Students 9th - 10th
After five years in captivity, prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in the United States with a mixed reception from military members and civilians alike.
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Bbc: Week of 6 23 14: Is This the End of Iraq?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the most recent attacks that Iraqi citizens have been under, and why this is putting the nation in peril.
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Bbc: Week of 6 30 14: Charlie Bothuell Found After Being Missing for 11 Days

For Students 9th - 10th
A young boy has been found after an 11 day police search. Learn what authorities are now saying about his disappearance.
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Bbc: Week of 6 9 14: Taliban Claim Deadly Attack on Karachi Airport

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the latest terrorist attack in Pakistan, for which the Taliban is claiming responsibility. Includes video.
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Bbc: Week of 7 7 14: Ordinary Internet Users 'Made Up Bulk of Nsa Intercepts'

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the NSA and the everyday communications they have intercepted from average citizens.
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Bbc: Week of 7 14 14: One in Three Alzheimer's Cases Preventable, Says Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the major risk factors for developing this disease as you age, and how to decrease your risk.
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Bbc: Week of 7 28 14: Bedtime Light 'May Stop Cancer Drug Working'

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how light impacts human hormones during sleep, and how it may prevent a drug called Tamoxifen from working.