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All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds

College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests.  read more »

The model and the blood diamond

THE curious tale of the diamond that arrived in the night has returned to haunt supermodel Naomi Campbell, who is entangled in a web of allegations against Charles Taylor, the former Liberian presiden  read more »

Report Says Many Youths Are ‘Too Fat to Fight’

A panel of retired military leaders has joined the fight against childhood obesity, saying that unhealthy school lunches are making America's youth unfit for military service and therefore pose a thre  read more »

Teen Sues Mom for Hacking Facebook Account

An Arkansas boy is suing his mom because she allegedly hacked into his Facebook account and posted slanderous remarks.  read more »

Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study

Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday.  read more »

Mentally disabled 'self-advocates' oppose use of word 'retarded'

Read the following article and respond to the following questions:

1. Do you think that banning the term mental retardation will actually increase the use of the title in a derogatory manner?  read more »

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Cash-for-grades flunks out

A Goldsboro parent who helped come up with the idea to sell grades to raise money for a middle school defended the plan Wednesday, even as the school district shut it down.  read more »

Obama's speech to kids causes uproar in schools

When President Barack Obama gives a televised address to students in schools across the country on Tuesday, some metro Detroit school districts won't be broadcasting it.  read more »

Obama team boosts jobs estimate to 3.7 million

President-elect Barack Obama uses his weekly radio/video address this morning to talk again about the economy's problems and what he thinks needs to be done to give it a boost.  read more »

Three states eye bold high school reforms

Among the potential changes: college at 16, teacher-run schools, and state exams with assignments.  read more »

Dawn of a thirsty century

The amount of water in the world is limited. The human race, and the other species which share the planet, cannot expect an infinite supply.  read more »

Monitor shifts from print to Web-based strategy

{Excerpts} The Christian Science Monitor plans major changes in April 2009 that are expected to make it the first newspaper with a national audience to shift from a daily print format to an online pub  read more »

New York teachers sue over ban on campaign buttons

The teachers' union for the nation's largest public school system accused the city on Friday of banning political campaign buttons and sued to reverse the policy, declaring that free speech rights wer  read more »

Both parties say their VP candidates won

A record 57 million people were expected to tune-in to the vice presidential debate. And folks in the Treasure Valley made sure not to miss it.  read more »

What's so scary about the credit crunch? (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

There's a scary monster hanging over the country at the moment, and it's called the CREDIT CRUNCH.

You've probably heard people talking about it like it's a Really Bad Thing.  read more »

Unexplored Arctic Region To Be Mapped

A scientific expedition this fall will map the unexplored Arctic seafloor where the U.S.  read more »

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