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2 | Palace breaks with tradition in musical tribute | David Graves | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1340465/Palace-breaks-with-tradition-in-musical-tribute.html | Sep 14, 2001 | The Queen allowed her troops at Buckingham Palace to play The Star-Spangled Banner for the first time as a tribute to those who were killed by terrorists on September 11, 2001. | Telegraph | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ | Yes | 9/11 | World | History |
3 | FAU student, 16, to receive college, then high school diploma | Scott Travis | http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-fau-young-graduate-20140501,0,2220250.story | May 1, 2014 | reports how Grace Bush was able to graduate college before high school. | Sun Sentinel | http://www.sun-sentinel.com/ | Academics | National | ||
4 | New Fellowship Pays For College Kids To Drop Out | Michele Norris | http://www.npr.org/2011/05/26/136690533/new-fellowship-pays-for-college-kids-to-drop-out | May 26, 2011 | talks with Peter Thiel, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Paypal, who has created a fellowship that provides $100,000 over a two-year period to twenty outstanding recipients willing to drop out of college to fully pursue business innovations. | NPR | http://www.npr.org/ | Academics | National | ||
5 | Why Johnny can't write, and why employers are mad | Kelley Holland | http://www.cnbc.com/id/101176249 | Nov 11, 2013 | shares the importance of how students learning to write well and communicate ideas will find employment in many fields. | CNBC | http://www.cnbc.com/ | Academics | National | ||
6 | Warned He Would Die by Age 10, He Just Graduated College Readability | Ashley Strickland | http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/12/health/ryan-dant-college-graduation-mps-rare-disease-profile/?iid=ob_lockedrail_longstory_pool | May 13, 2017 | reports on the amazing story of 29-year-old Ryan Dant and his fight against mucopolysaccharidosis I, or MPS I. | CNN | http://www.cnn.com/ | Adversity | National | Education | |
7 | Why trying to help poor countries might actually hurt them Nobel-winning economist Angus Deaton argues against giving aid to poor countries | Ana Swanson | http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/13/why-trying-to-help-poor-countries-might-actually-hurt-them/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_headlines | Oct 13, 2015 | explains some of the theories Nobel-winning economist Angus Deaton has foreign aid has increased poverty within poor countries. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Ana Swanson explains some of the theories Nobel-winning economist Angus Deaton has foreign aid has increased poverty within poor countries. | World | ||
8 | Judge approves bankruptcy exit plan for Detroit | Judge Steven Rhodes | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-approves-bankruptcy-exit-plan-for-detroit/ | Nov 7, 2014 | has agreed to the plan to get out of bankruptcy. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Bankruptcy | National | Economics | |
9 | Ohio Takes Major Step to Protect Individual Rights, Due Process | Jason Snead | http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/09/ohio-takes-major-step-to-protect-individual-rights-due-process/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CapitolBell&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRjNU16UmpaVGRtWldNdyIsInQiOiJneW9mUFNJT1VDVFV0SzE0cktid2t6cTB6Q29wMlJPSUlVR1J3YUdXZW5obERpTFFKR21Rb3hxRDdRd3hIQUtEVXhkTDNGRklkamlRQks3K1o0T1RKUEx0UTdReUlKZVA3ZzMyK1lGYWhaQXdQNjlYcHF2Z1wvVkgzZzlBeElxd3gifQ%3D%3D | Dec 9, 2016 | H.B. 347 is an Ohio bill that will reform Civil Forfeiture. | Daily Signal | http://dailysignal.com/ | Bill of Rights | National | Political | |
10 | Amazon is doing the world a favor by crushing book publishers | Matthew Yglesias | http://www.vox.com/2014/10/22/7016827/amazon-hachette-monopoly | Oct 22, 2014 | discusses how digital books are changing the way books are now sold. | Vox | http://www.vox.com/ | Business | National | Economics | |
11 | Knowing Cost, the Customer Sets the Price | Stephanie Clifford | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/business/retailers-rush-to-adjust-to-price-smart-shoppers.html | Mar 27, 2012 | explains how stores markup products and have major sales to attract customers. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Business | National | ||
12 | Private Companies Are Paying To Keep Roads Groomed, Bathrooms Cleaned In Yellowstone | Eric Whitney | https://www.npr.org/2019/01/04/681995105/private-companies-are-paying-to-keep-roads-groomed-bathrooms-cleaned-in-yellowst | Jan 4, 2019 | explains how private businesses are chipping in to clean park bathrooms and pack out all their trash. | NPR | http://www.npr.org/ | Business | National | Economics | |
13 | The Dirty Secret of Black Friday 'Discounts' How Retailers Concoct 'Bargains' for the Holidays and Beyond | Suzanne Kapner | http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304281004579217863262940166?mod=djem10point | Nov 25, 2013 | explains how retailers play pricing theater with their pricing of merchandise. | WSJ | https://www.wsj.com/ | Business | National | Economics | |
14 | Measure to break California into 3 states removed from November ballot after court ruling By Madison Park | Madison Park | https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/18/us/california-three-states-initiative-court/index.html | Jul 18, 2018 | reports that the California Suprme Court have written a unanimous decision by not allowing voters to vote on Proposition 9, an initiative that would break California into three states: California, Northern California, and Southern California. | CNN | http://www.cnn.com/ | California | State | Civics | |
15 | There are 18 states without the death penalty. A third of them have banned it since 2007. | Mark Berman | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/30/there-are-18-states-without-the-death-penalty-a-third-of-them-have-banned-it-since-2007/?utm_term=.3d753e79f5f8 | Apr 30, 2014 | explains the status of capital punishment throughout the United States. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Capital Punishment | National | Political | |
16 | India expands payment scheme for Hindus to marry person of Dalit caste | Amrit Dhillon | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/06/india-expands-payment-scheme-for-hindus-marry-person-dalit-caste | Dec 6, 2017 | explains how the government is trying to use cash incentives to eliminate the historic caste system in India. | The Guardian | https://www.theguardian.com/ | Caste System | National | Economics | |
17 | Census 2010: Gains and Losses in Congress | http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/12/21/us/census-districts.html | Dec 21, 2010 | This interactive map shows congressional seat changes every decade from 1920 to 2010. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Census | National | Political | ||
18 | MLB pitcher Cole Hamels donates mansion and land to camp for special-needs children | Kathleen Joyce | http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/12/19/mlb-pitcher-cole-hamels-donates-mansion-and-land-to-camp-for-special-needs-children.html | Dec 19, 2017 | reports how the Texas Rangers star pitcher donated his 32,000-square foot home to Camp Barnabas. | Fox News | http://www.foxnews.com | Charity | National | Civics | |
19 | CBS News finds children mining cobalt for batteries in the Congo | CBS News | cbsnews.com/news/cobalt-children-mining-democratic-republic-congo-cbs-news-investigation | Mar 5, 2018 | finds children mining cobalt for batteries in the Congo explains how this mineral is sometimes mined by children. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Child Labor | World | Economics | |
20 | 12 Chinese officials fired in kidnapping scandal | Sharon Lafraniere | http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/29/MNFF1LBF5F.DTL | Sep 30, 2011 | alleges numerous family planning officials have illegally seized children in Longhui, China. | San Francisco Gate | http://www.sfexaminer.com/ | China | World | ||
21 | China says U.S. warship violated its South China Sea sovereignty | Reuters | https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-accuses-u-warship-violating-sovereignty-075119217.html | Jan 20, 2018 | explains background about maritime international law and poses questions about who owns the sea. | Yahoo News | https://www.yahoo.com/news/ | China | World | Political | |
22 | Chinese Officials Seized and Sold Babies, Parents Say | Sharon Lafraniere | http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/world/asia/05kidnapping.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2&hp | Aug 4, 2011 | exposes examples of Chinese family planning officials stealing babies from their families. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | China | World | ||
23 | In China, a daring few challenge one-child limit | http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/in-china-a-daring-few-challenge-one-child-limit-160769 | Dec 26, 2011 | This article describes the hardships of women in China who live in fear of the Chinese government taking their second child from them. | NDTV | http://www.ndtv.com | China | World | |||
24 | In China, Kids Are Limited To Playing Video Games For Only 3 Hours Per Week | Sharon Pruitt-Young | https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032489883/china-kids-video-games-limits | Aug 30, 2021 | "It's getting dangerously close to "game over" for some players in China: If you're under 18 and a fan of video games, you're now limited to just three hours of play a week." | NPR | https://www.npr.org/ | China | World | Polical | |
25 | Researchers may have ‘found’ many of China’s 30 million missing girls | Simon Denyer | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/11/30/researchers-may-have-found-many-of-chinas-30-million-missing-girls/?utm_term=.7b45a90c457a | Nov 30, 2016 | explores what happened to the female population of China because of its one-child policy. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | China | World | Political | |
26 | Two Sides to Labor in China | Keith Bradsherp | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/31/business/global/labor-shortage-complicates-changes-in-chinas-factories.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120331 | Mar 30, 2012 | explains the different perspectives of laborers and labor laws in China. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | China | World | ||
27 | Knott’s Pays the Price for 5-Cent Promotion | Jack Leonard, E. Scott Reckard and Daneil Yi | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-06-mn-34646-story.html | May 6, 1999 | "Drawn in part by television and radio promotions, tens of thousands of youths converged on Knott’s Berry Farm on Wednesday for a Cinco de Mayo celebration, disrupting traffic and commerce and sparking scattered violence until hundreds of riot police restored order." | LA Times | http://www.latimes.com/ | Cinco De Mayo | State | Civics | |
28 | Most of us would fail the U.S. citizenship test, survey finds | Allyson Escobar | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/most-us-would-fail-u-s-citizenship-test-survey-finds-n918961 | Oct 12, 2018 | explains that the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation finds that this data is an "embarrassment." | NBC News | https://www.nbcnews.com | Civics | National | Civics | |
29 | France Set to Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Program | Helene Fouquet | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-03/french-liberte-tested-by-nationwide-facial-recognition-id-plan | Oct 2, 2019 | The report explains how the French government is using technology to track citizens. | Bloomberg | https://www.bloomberg.com | Civil Liberties | World | Civics | |
30 | Convenience Store Owner Stands Firm Against Outrageous IRS Money Grab, and the IRS Blinks | Jacob Sullum | http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/14/convenience-store-owner-stands-firm-agai | May 14, 2015 | explains how the IRS uses forfeiture laws and how Americans are fighting against these civil right violations. | Reason | http://reason.com/ | Civil Rights | National | ||
31 | Martin Luther King's last 31 hours: the story of his final prophetic speech | Joseph Rosenbloom | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/04/martin-luther-king-last-31-hours-the-story-of-his-prophetic-last-speech | Apr 4, 2018 | analyzes this final speech King delivered on April 3, 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. | Guardian | https://www.theguardian.com | Civil Rights | National | History | |
32 | Time to scrap affirmative action: Governments should be colour-blind | http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21576662-governments-should-be-colour-blind-time-scrap-affirmative-action?spc=scode&spv=xm&ah=9d7f7ab945510a56fa6d37c30b6f1709 | Apr 27, 2013 | This article explains problems with affirmative action policies around the world. | The Economist | http://www.economist.com/ | Civil Rights | National | |||
33 | Your Right to Record: Protected by Law, Disrespected by Law Enforcement | Timothy Karr | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timothy-karr/your-right-to-record-prot_b_7085024.html | Apr 17, 2015 | explains how recording police has become a constitutionally protected civil right. | Huffington Post | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ | Civil Rights | National | ||
34 | California Marks the First Fred Korematsu Day | Ling Woo Liu | http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2045111,00.html | Jan 30, 2011 | provides details about how Fred Korematsu stood against Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 that mandated rounding up and incarcerating 120,000 Japanese-Americans and placing them into incarceration camps within the United States. | Time | http://www.time.com/ | Civil Rights | State | ||
35 | Did Confederate Memorial Day close government offices in your state today? | Laura Santhanam | http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/confederate-memorial-day-close-government-offices-state-today/ | Apr 27, 2015 | provides details about states that celebrate a holiday that memorializes soldiers of the Confederacy. | PBS | http://www.pbs.org/ | Civil War | National | History | |
36 | Get Rid Of 'Lee'? Students, Alumni at W&L Wrangle Over Changes | Randi B. Hagi | https://www.wmra.org/post/get-rid-lee-students-alumni-wl-wrangle-over-changes | Mar 26, 2021 | "On the grounds where Confederate General Robert E. Lee is buried, a new battle rages on. And this one is a culture war." | WMRA | https://www.wmra.org/ | Civil War | National | Civics | |
37 | If the Confederacy had won, slavery would have continued in the South My Beef: Revisionist History | Dwayne Green | http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/if-the-confederacy-had-won-slavery-would-have-continued-in-the-south/Content?oid=2610694 | Dec 29, 2010 | explains reasons he believes the Civil War was fought only over the institution of slavery. | Charleston City Paper | http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/ | Civil War | National | History | |
38 | New York Times Disunion | http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/category/disunion/ | Jan 1, 2011 | This site revisits and reconsiders America's Civil War that took place one-hundred-and-fifty years ago by posting contemporary accounts, diaries, images, and historical assessments. | New York Times Opinionator | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Civil War | National | |||
39 | Why climate change is good for the world Don't panic! The scientific consensus is that warmer temperatures do more good than harm | Matt Ridley | http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9057151/carry-on-warming/ | Oct 19, 2013 | explains numerous benefits related to climate change. | The Spectator | http://www.independent.co.uk/ | Climate Change | World | ||
40 | India wants its crown jewel back from Britain | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-106-carat-diamond-indian-koh-i-noor-crown-jewels-british/ | Apr 20, 2016 | The AP reports that the Culture Ministry is making an effort to regain the 106-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Colonization | World | Culture | ||
41 | Is it ethical to colonize Mars? | Brian Patrick Green | http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/15/opinions/green-ethics-of-mars-settlement/index.html | Oct 15, 2015 | explores the issue whether it is moral to disrupt native Martian life to create a backup earth. | CNN | http://www.cnn.com/ | Colonization | World | Philosophy | |
42 | The Truth About Christopher Columbus: Was Columbus a Hero or a Villain? | Christopher Minster | https://www.thoughtco.com/the-truth-about-christopher-columbus-2136697 | Sep 8, 2017 | shares common myths about Columbus and attempts to answer this question. | ThoughtCo.com | https://www.thoughtco.com/ | Columbus | National | Culture | |
43 | After a long wait, Cuba opens the door to more capitalism | Patrick Oppmann | https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/09/americas/cuba-private-work-analysis-oppmann-intl/index.html | Feb 9, 2021 | Background is provided about Cuban communism and necessary changes the government is making in the private sector. | CNN | http://www.cnn.com/ | Communism | World | Economics | |
44 | China's Xi allowed to remain 'president for life' as term limits removed | Stephen McDonell | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276 | Mar 11, 2018 | explains how the Chinese constitution was amended to allow Xi Jinping to remain president beyond two terms. | BBC | https://www.bbc.com | Communism | World | Political | |
45 | Cuba begins widespread rationing due to shortages | CBS | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-widespread-rationing-staple-foods-due-to-shortages-economic-crisis/ | May 11, 2019 | This report explains how the Cuban government will begin rationing chicken, eggs, rice, beans, soap, and other basic goods in this state-run economy. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Communism | World | Economics | |
46 | The Secret Document That Transformed China | David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein | http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china | Jan 20, 2012 | report how in a small Chinese village called Xiaogang was able to gradually transition from communism in 1978. | NPR | http://www.npr.org/ | Communism | World | Economics | |
47 | Venezuelans are going hungry. But the country’s Olympians will get free housing and cash. | Nick Miroff | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/08/22/venezuelans-are-going-hungry-but-the-countrys-olympians-will-get-free-housing-and-cash/ | Aug 22, 2016 | explains background about some of the economic policies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Communism | World | Economics | |
48 | Are members of Congress becoming telemarketers? | Norah O'Donnel | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-are-members-of-congress-becoming-telemarketers/ | Apr 24, 2016 | interviews Florida Representative David Jolly, who explains how members of Congress raise money. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Congress | National | Political | |
49 | Congressman Duncan Hunter makes his resignation official | Grace Segers | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/duncan-hunter-resigns-rep-makes-his-resignation-official-today-2020-01-07/ | Jan 7, 2020 | This provides details about Hunter pleading guilty to using hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign cash for his family to maintain their lifestyle. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Congress | National | Civics | |
50 | Here's how much members of Congress get paid, even during a government shutdown | Kathleen Elkins | https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/15/how-much-members-of-congress-get-paid-even-during-government-shutdowns.html | Jan 15, 2019 | provides information about the annual salaries that members of Congress receive. | CNBS | http://www.cnbc.com/ | Congress | National | Civics | |
51 | America needs a balanced-budget amendment | George F. Will | https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/america-needs-a-balanced-budget-amendment/2018/01/03/0bd7045c-efe8-11e7-b3bf-ab90a706e175_story.html | Jan 3, 2018 | Columnist explains reasons for Congress passing an amendment that will balance the budget each year. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Constitution | National | Civics | |
52 | It's the Law: Government Agencies, Schools and Universities Mark Constitution Day | http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/17/federal-schools-universities-celebrate-constitution-day/ | Sep 17, 2010 | Agencies and schools receiving federal funds must honor Constitution Day each September 17th by sharing information about the United States Constitution. | Fox News | http://www.foxnews.com | Constitution | National | Political | ||
53 | Kentucky supported Lincoln's efforts to abolish slavery — 111 years late | Greg Kocher | http://www.kentucky.com/news/hot-topics/article44405460.html | Feb 16, 2013 | explains how the legislature waited until 1976 to ratify the 13th Amendment. | Lexington Herald Leader | http://www.kentucky.com/ | Constitution | National | History | |
54 | On this day, the Confederate Constitution is approved | Scott Bomboy | https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-confederate-constitution | Mar 11, 2019 | The article explains background about the short history of the Constitution of the Confederate States that was adopted on March 11, 1861. | Constitution Center | https://constitutioncenter.org | Constitution | National | History | |
55 | It's time to declutter California's messy Constitution | Mike Gatto | http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-gatto-california-constitution-20140619-story.html | Jun 18, 2014 | explores how difficult it is to understand all of the regulations found within the Constitution of California. | LA Times | http://www.latimes.com/ | Constitution | State | Civics | |
56 | It's too easy to amend California's Constitution | Edward L. Lascher Jr., Floyd F. Feeney and Tim Hodson | https://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oe-hodson4-2009feb04-story.html | Feb 4, 2009 | share how easy it is for voters through the California initiative process to change the California Constitution. | Los Angeles Times | http://www.latimes.com/ | Constitution | State | Civics | |
57 | 2 Boys, 2 Adults Fatally Struck by Car in Escondido The victims include a man, a woman, and two boys | NBC 7 Staff | https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/1-killed-in-crash-in-escondido/2319623/ | May 5, 2020 | "Two children and two adults were killed Tuesday night when they were hit by a car in Escondido, police confirmed. The crash was reported on San Pasqual Valley Road at around 8:30 p.m., according to Escondido Police Department Lt. Scott Walters. A man, woman, and two boys were walking when they were hit by a northbound vehicle, Walters said. The 33-year-old and 11-year-old male victims died at the scene and a 50-year-old woman and 10-year-old boy died of their injuries at Palomar Medical Center, authorities said." | NBC San Diego | Courtroom | Local | Civics | ||
58 | What's Wrong With Bill Gates' Robot Tax | Noah Smith | https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-28/what-s-wrong-with-bill-gates-robot-tax?cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-view&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=view&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter | Feb 28, 2017 | delves into the problem of taxing automation of industries. | Bloomberg | https://www.bloomberg.com | Creative Destruction | National | Economics | |
59 | Elon Musk's SpaceX launches megarocket with his own Tesla vehicle on board | Erin Dooley and Gina Sunseri | http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/elon-musks-spacex-launches-megarocket-tesla-vehicle-board/story?id=52887968 | Feb 7, 2018 | report on the successful launch of Falcon Heavy. | ABC News | https://abcnews.go.com | Creativity | National | Economics | |
60 | El Chapo Supermax prison cell where drug lord will spend rest of his life | Bradley Jolly | https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/crime/el-chapo-supermax-prison-cell-13996525 | Feb 13, 2019 | explains background about the soundproof cell that measures 7x12 feet. | Daily Record | https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk | Criminal Justice | National | Civics | |
61 | Ethan Couch, the "affluenza teen," is out of jail. He left in a Tesla | Bill Hanna | https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ethan-couch-the-affluenza-teen-is-out-of-jail-he-left-in-a-tesla/ar-AAvpIdU | Apr 3, 2018 | explains how the legal system failed the four victims killed. | MSN | https://www.msn.com | Criminal Justice | National | Legal | |
62 | Police transcript in shooting of Seattle mom: 'I don't have a Taser' | Carma Hassan and Madison Park | https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/19/us/seattle-police-shooting-trnd/index.html | Jun 21, 2017 | report on the shooting of Charleena Lyles after she confronted officers with a knife. | CNN | http://www.cnn.com/ | Criminal Justice | National | Civics | |
63 | Wrongfully convicted man released after 29 years in prison | Erik Runge | https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/11/14/wrongfully-convicted-man-released-after-29-years-in-prison/23277594/ | Nov 14, 2017 | explains how Arthur Brown was a victim of a wrongful conviction. | AOL | https://www.aol.com/ | Criminal Justice | National | Civics | |
64 | Mexican officials find at least 166 skulls in hidden mass grave site | Joel Shannon | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/06/mass-grave-found-mexico-166-skulls/1216871002/ | Sep 6, 2018 | explains that Mexico recorded around 29,000 murders in 2017, a record high. | USA TODAY | http://www.usatoday.com/ | Criminal Justice | World | Civics | |
65 | Searchers find 59 bodies in Mexico mass graves, dig for more | Mario Armas | https://apnews.com/article/latin-america-mexico-af245b88f3dd666d3e8d7416a18f7237 | Oct 29, 2020 | This report explains that the largest burial site presently found in Salvatierra, Mexico, a city in the state of Guanajuato. | AP | https://apnews.com/ | Criminal Justice | World | Civics | |
66 | Fidel Castro is dead, but Cubans want some of his policies to continue | Nick Miroff | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/fidel-castro-is-dead-but-cubans-want-some-of-his-policies-to-continue/2016/12/01/02b51e68-b65a-11e6-939c-91749443c5e5_story.html?utm_term=.72530b783246 | Dec 2, 2016 | reports how many Cubans survive by working in the black market. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Cuba | World | Economics | |
67 | Inequality Becomes More Visible in Cuba as the Economy Shifts | Randal C. Archibold | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/world/americas/as-cuba-shifts-toward-capitalism-inequality-grows-more-visible.html?_r=2 | Feb 24, 2015 | explains the economic hardships endured by numerous Cubans. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Cuba | World | Economics | |
68 | Little Havana erupts in joy on news of Castro's death: 'Cuba si! Castro no!' | Tribune news services | http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/ct-castro-dead-miami-20161126-story.html | Nov 28, 2016 | reports how Cuban exiles in Miami rejoiced once news was announced that Fidel Castro had died. | San Diego Union Tribune | http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ | Cuban Americans | World | Political | |
69 | Dollar no longer primary oil currency as China begins to sell oil using Yuan | Kenneth Schortgen Jr | http://www.examiner.com/article/dollar-no-longer-primary-oil-currency-as-china-begins-to-sell-oil-using-yuan?CID=obnetwork | Sep 12, 2012 | describes how the American dollar is no longer the oil reserve currency of the world as of September 6th. | Examiner | http://www.examiner.com/ | Currency | World | Economics | |
70 | Zimbabwe's currency crisis and the 100 trillion dollar note | Chris Skinner | http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2013/07/zimbabwes-currency-crisis-and-the-100-trillion-dollar-note.html | Jul 25, 2013 | explains his experience touring the country and collecting worthless Zim dollars. | Financial Services Club Blog | http://thefinanser.co.uk/ | Currency | World | Economics | |
71 | California voters approve an effort to speed up the death penalty with Prop. 66 | Jazmine Ulloa and Julie Westfall | http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-proposition-66-death-penalty-passes-1479869920-htmlstory.html | Nov 22, 2016 | report that 51.3% of Californians voted in favor of this proposition. | LA Times | http://www.latimes.com/ | Death Penalty | State | Political | |
72 | Despair and Anger as Puerto Ricans Cope With Debt Crisis | Lizette Alvarez | http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/04/us/despair-and-anger-as-puerto-ricans-cope-with-debt-crisis.html?emc=edit_th_20150704&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=63639184 | Jul 3, 2015 | explains how this territory of the United States might need to declare bankruptcy. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Debt | National | Economics | |
73 | The Long Story of U.S. Debt, From 1790 to 2011, in 1 Little Chart | Matt Phillips | https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/11/the-long-story-of-us-debt-from-1790-to-2011-in-1-little-chart/265185/ | Nov 13, 2012 | "The US was born in debt. The earliest full reckoning of US national debt was compiled by Alexander Hamilton, the first US Treasury Secretary, who was sort of like the Nate Silver of his era--a self-taught economist." | The Atlantic | http://www.theatlantic.com/ | Debt | National | Economics | |
74 | Why Growth Matters More than Debt | Steve Conover | http://www.american.com/archive/2012/january/why-growth-matters-more-than-debt | Jan 29, 2012 | explains how the $15 trillion dollar federal debt continues to grow because both China and Japan continue to buy low-interest Treasury securities. | American | http://www.american.com/ | Debt | World | Economics | |
75 | A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence survived the Civil War hidden behind wallpaper. Later it was tossed in a box. | Michael E. Ruane | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/02/19/a-rare-copy-of-the-declaration-of-independence-survived-the-civil-war-hidden-behind-wallpaper-later-it-was-tossed-in-a-box/?utm_term=.d5aca6995649 | Feb 18, 2018 | explains how this 1820s version of the Declaration that was printed on the original handwritten calfskin resurfaced. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Declaration of Independence | National | Civics | |
76 | Billionaire History Buff David Rubenstein Buys First News Printing Of U.S. Declaration | Alex Morrell | https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2013/06/26/billionaire-history-buff-david-rubenstein-buys-first-news-printing-of-u-s-declaration/#60f5deb47f46 | Jun 26, 2013 | explains how numerous historical founding documents have been purchased and loaned to U.S. public institutions. | Forbes | https://www.forbes.com | Declaration of Independence | National | Civics | |
77 | Lear Buys Declaration Of Independence | CBS | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lear-buys-declaration-of-independence/ | Jun 30, 2000 | "Television producer Norman Lear and a partner paid $8.14 million for a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence, and Lear says he is going to make it the star of a patriotic road show." | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Declaration of Independence | National | History | |
78 | Rare Copy Of Declaration Found In England | Melissa Block | http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106259774 | Jul 3, 2009 | interviews Edward Hamshire, a Colonial Record Specialist of the British National Archives. | NPR | http://www.npr.org/ | Declaration of Independence | National | History | |
79 | Rare copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence found gathering dust in BRITAIN'S National Archive | Tom Kelly | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197046/Rare-valuable-copy-American-Declaration-Independence--Surrey.html | Jul 2, 2009 | explains that an original printing of the Declaration was discovered. | Daily Mail | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ | Declaration of Independence | National | History | |
80 | Declaration Of Independence, Rare Original Copy, Found In British National Archives is an | Gregory Katz | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/02/declaration-of-independen_n_224721.html | Aug 2, 2009 | explains how a new copy of the document was recently discovered. | Huffington Post | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ | Declaration of Independence | World | History | |
81 | Pentagon Buries Evidence of $125 Billion in Bureaucratic Waste | Craig Whitlock and Bob Woodward | https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/pentagon-buries-evidence-of-125-billion-in-bureaucratic-waste/2016/12/05/e0668c76-9af6-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5_story.html?utm_term=.53ac0636fd1e#comments | Dec 5, 2016 | reviews a January 2015 report that could help the Defense Department with massive savings. | Washington Post | http://www.washingtonpost.com/ | Defense Department | National | Economics | |
82 | Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/us/more-us-children-of-immigrants-are-leaving-us.html | Feb 24, 2015 | This article explains the unintended consequences of handing out free mosquito nets to combat widespread malaria throughout Africa. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Disease | World | |||
83 | Rights Advocates Suing U.N. Over the Spread of Cholera in Haiti | Rich Gladstone | http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/world/americas/rights-advocates-suing-un-over-the-spread-of-cholera-in-haiti.html?_r=1& | Oct 8, 2013 | explains the reasons a lawsuit was filed against the United Nations in New York over charges of negligence. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Disease | World | ||
84 | California Seeing Brown Where Green Used to Be | Jennifer Medina | http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/us/california-seeing-brown-where-green-used-to-be.html?rref=us&module=Ribbon&version=context®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=article | Feb 13, 2014 | describes the worst drought Californians have ever experienced. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Drought | State | Political | |
85 | Motel Is Latest Stopover in Federal Forfeiture Battle | John Emshwiller, Gary Fields, and Jennifer Levitztewksbury | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204450804576623404141904000.html?mod=googlenews_wsj | Oct 18, 2011 | discuss the constitutionality of the U.S. Justice Department seizing property of an owner whose guest was found guilty of a crime. | WSJ | https://www.wsj.com/ | Due Process | National | Political | |
86 | President Obama Signed the National Defense Authorization Act - Now What? | Erik Kain | http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/01/02/president-obama-signed-the-national-defense-authorization-act-now-what/ | Jan 2, 2012 | explains how some Americans are concerned that the NDAA codifies "the use of indefinite detention of foreign nationals and possibly US citizens arrested abroad and at home." | Forbes | https://www.forbes.com | Due Process | National | Political | |
87 | The Thorniest Question: When Can a President Order an American Killed? | James Joyner | http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/09/the-thorniest-question-when-can-a-president-order-an-american-killed/245963/ | Sep 30, 2011 | looks into the issue of "rogue presidents killing Americans" and issues of national security. | The Atlantic | http://www.theatlantic.com/ | Due Process | National | Political | |
88 | Is the U.S. a Democracy? A Social Studies Battle Turns on the Nation’s Values Michigan spent five years debating how to teach American history. One of the biggest questions was how to describe the nation’s government. | Dana Goldstein | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/us/usa-democracy.html | Apr 7, 2019 | This report explains how this state has worked to create new history standards. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Education | National | Civics | |
89 | Taxes, state parks, infrastructure: What you need to know about the Nov. 7 constitutional amendments election | María Méndez, Yuriko Schumacher and Texas Tribune Staff | https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/15/texas-constitutional-amendment-voter-guide/ | Sep 15, 2023 | "Texans will decide the fate of 14 constitutional amendments approved for the ballot by state lawmakers. Here’s a breakdown of each constitutional amendment and requirements to vote." | Texas Tribune | https://www.texastribune.org/ | Election | National | Civics | |
90 | 2016 Primary Calendar and Results | Wilson Andrews, Kitty Bennett, and Alicia Parlapiano | http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/primary-calendar-and-results.html?_r=0 | Jan 29, 2016 | share the results of the 2016, 2012, and 2008 presidential primaries. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Elections | National | Political | |
91 | Iowa Republican Caucuses Election 2012 | http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/states/iowa?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=thab1 | Jan 3, 2012 | This page shows the January 3, 2012 votes, percentages, and delegates earned by all Republican presidential candidates. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Elections | National | Political | ||
92 | New Hampshire Primary Results | http://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/new-hampshire | Feb 10, 2016 | The Republican and Democratic Primary results provide an abundance of information about the February 9th election and previous elections. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Elections | National | Political | ||
93 | Presidential Election Results | http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/president | Nov 8, 2016 | This page has an interactive map that shows the number of state Electors, poll closing times, and which presidential candidate won. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Elections | National | Civics | ||
94 | Results from the 2016 Iowa Caucus | WSJ News Graphics | http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/iowa-caucus-results/ | Feb 1, 2016 | WSJ News Graphics uses an infographic to show the Democratic and Republican Iowa Caucus results for Monday, February 1st. | WSJ | https://www.wsj.com/ | Elections | National | Political | |
95 | 4 Ways Congress Sought to Change or Scrap the Electoral College | Fred Lucas | http://dailysignal.com/2016/12/18/4-ways-congress-sought-to-change-or-scrap-the-electoral-college/ | Dec 18, 2016 | Congress has tried to modify the electoral college through the12th Amendment and proposals such as a "Lottery President," "Executive Committees," and "Direct Popular Vote." | Daily Signal | http://dailysignal.com/ | Electoral College | National | Civics | |
96 | Democratic Elector May Upset Election Process by Refusing to Vote Clinton | Elura Nanos | http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/democratic-elector-may-upset-election-process-by-refusing-to-vote-clinton/ | Nov 7, 2016 | discusses the possibility of "faithless electors" within the Electoral College. | LawNewz | http://lawnewz.com/ | Electoral College | National | Civics | |
97 | In Defense of the Electoral College | Richard A. Posner | http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/view_from_chicago/2012/11/defending_the_electoral_college.html | Nov 12, 2016 | analyzes five reasons to keep this system of choosing the president. | Slate | http://www.slate.com/ | Electoral College | National | Civics | |
98 | The Electoral College Is Hated by Many. So Why Does It Endure? | Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder | http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/11/us/politics/the-electoral-college-is-hated-by-many-so-why-does-it-endure.html?_r=1 | Nov 10, 2016 | explore how history of the Electoral College and why it continues to choose the President of the United States. | New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/ | Electoral College | National | Civics | |
99 | Which candidates did the seven "faithless" electors support? | Julia Boccagno | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/which-candidates-did-the-seven-faithless-electors-support-election-2016/ | Dec 21, 2016 | explains background about the Electoral College and the seven faithless electors from the 2016 Election. | CBS News | http://www.cbsnews.com/ | Electoral College | National | Civics | |
100 | ESCONDIDO: 20 homes jeopardized by Bear Valley widening project | David Garrick | https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-escondido-20-homes-jeopardized-by-bear-valley-2009feb27-story.html | Feb 27, 2009 | writes about a local example of how eminent domain, a power granted to government for public use by the Fifth Amendment, affects people. | U-T San Diego | http://www.utsandiego.com/ | Eminent Domain | Local | Political |