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VIDEO: Internet for some or all? What to expect from FCC vote on net neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission's vote Dec. 14 on net neutrality will impact the principle that companies must treat all internet users equally. In this video, science editor Ian Mason gives his perspective on what the repeal of net neutrality could mean for both consumers and corporations like Netflix and Hulu.

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English language learners face extra struggles in high school

December 10, 2017
Kellen Browning
Education, Immigration, News, Top Stories, USA

High school students who are English language learners often have limited options when it comes to getting help with school. For these students, English is their second or third language; some arrive in the U.S. knowing no English at all.

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College-bound high schoolers gain new perspective after natural disasters

November 19, 2017
Kellen Browning
Crisis & Conflicts, Environment, News, Top Stories, USA

For high school seniors, the impending college or gap year experience can consume one’s mind, and becomes the theme of every conversation. But for students affected by recent natural disasters, the focus of senior year has shifted.

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VIDEO: High school students help Houston recover from Hurricane Harvey

November 10, 2017
Kellen Browning
Crisis & Conflicts, Environment, News, Top Stories, USA, Videos

Ronald Parker, 65, lost his home for the third time during Hurricane Harvey. So did Rabbi Barry Gelman of United Orthodox Synagogue. Parker and Gelman were two of many Houston residents who received five days of assistance and support from students at Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, who traveled to Houston to help rebuild.

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OPINION: Trump’s administration distorts facts about DACA recipients

October 27, 2017
Kellen Browning
Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Top Stories, USA

From the size of the crowd at his inauguration to the types of people at the Charlottesville protests, President Donald Trump and his administration frequently exaggerate and distort facts to paint a different picture of events. The people who are part of the DACA program are just the latest victim of this trend.

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Voices of the Square: Green School Bali — ‘the world isn’t learning enough’ about climate change

October 26, 2017
Izzie Ramirez
Asia, Environment, Indonesia, News, Podcast/Audio, Science & Tech, Top Stories, Voices Of The Square

As a group, we were inspired by this moving story and decided to put our own spin on it: We wanted to connect with other people about climate change. We did this by constructing a dome-shaped booth structure out of bamboo and lined the inside with cloth to make it a private space.

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Waste not, want more — Adidas, startups target plastic in bid to save the oceans

October 24, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Environment, News, Science & Tech, South Asia, Top Stories

If there’s one thing humans are good at making, it’s garbage, particularly ocean-harming plastic. But several startups that exhibited their products at the recent ChangeNOW summit at Station F in Paris are intent on getting rid of plastic waste and even turning it into something useful.

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COMMENTARY: A look into the two worlds of São Paulo’s Paraisópolis

October 20, 2017
Vignesh Sreedhar
Brazil, Cities, Justice & Equality, Opinion, Top Stories

Have you ever longed to live in a luxury apartment building, with a pool just outside the living room where you binge watch your favorite Netflix show? What if that apartment overlooked a favela where people exist on an average monthly income of $240?

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‘You just gotta get on’ — how foreigners in South Korea balance daily life, fears over military tensions

October 19, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Crisis & Conflicts, Immigration, Interview, News, Politics, South Korea, Top Stories

A series of nuclear tests by North Korea over the past year — including its sixth and largest test of a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, which prompted UN sanctions — have spiked worry among South Korean citizens. We spoke to three teachers at Chadwick International School in Songdo about how they are dealing with their fears, their jobs and the concerns of loved ones back home.

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OPINION: Student assault cases demand stronger response by Korean courts

October 13, 2017
Beatrice
Asia, Justice & Equality, Opinion, South Korea, Top Stories

The controversy has led South Koreans to question the state of youth offender punishment and prison term limits, especially with continued and increasing reports of school bullying across the nation.

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