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Grade 5-6: World news

Image: Benjamin Franklin was the first to chart the Gulf Stream

Benjamin Franklin was the first to chart the Gulf Stream

May 02, 2018

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Image: Lincoln to Thai king: Thanks but no thanks for the elephants

Lincoln to Thai king: Thanks but no thanks for the elephants

April 30, 2018

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Image: Freedom of the press in Poland

Freedom of the press in Poland

April 20, 2018

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Image: How a pizza maker changed the stunt-kite-flying world

How a pizza maker changed the stunt-kite-flying world

April 12, 2018

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Image: Want to avoid the flu while flying? Try a window seat

Want to avoid the flu while flying? Try a window seat

April 10, 2018

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Image: Actress Yara Shahidi hopes to inspire tiny acts of good

Actress Yara Shahidi hopes to inspire tiny acts of good

April 02, 2018

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Image: Are we living in the Plastic Age?

Are we living in the Plastic Age?

March 29, 2018

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Image: UN report finds Finland is the happiest country in the world

UN report finds Finland is the happiest country in the world

March 27, 2018

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Image: False stories travel way faster than the truth

False stories travel way faster than the truth

March 23, 2018

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Image: Health of world's last male northern white rhino in decline

Health of world's last male northern white rhino in decline

March 07, 2018

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