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"Hectic and stressful." Students, teachers and parents all think the nation's big experiment in remote learning was a failure. https://t.co/hCk7w8CY3u

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Senators returning to work in the week ahead will be encouraged but not required to wear face coverings and will be expected to self-monitor for coronavirus symptoms https://t.co/9kA8xIjSmH

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A growing number of people, businesses and advocacy groups are challenging state lockdown orders as unconstitutional infringements of basic rights https://t.co/1Pn2WwugMY

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Three survivors of Texas church shootings—including a pastor—are running for public office as gun-rights candidates https://t.co/vnDh7g1Grz

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“The barrier to hiring more people is finding them.” Employment at the smallest U.S. businesses stalled in 2019. https://t.co/8bMXY5yW1k

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A legal and political battle is brewing in Baltimore over how to trim one of the country's largest backlogs of asbestos litigation https://t.co/iRlPEiMATb

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How the College Board makes money selling student data—helping fan the college-admissions frenzy. https://t.co/nFq4eW1LqN

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Occidental College decided years ago not to give extra consideration to wealthy applicants. That decision came with a cost. https://t.co/SPxCI4AJU6

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Loop Trolley streetcar in downtown St. Louis is out of money, highlighting the risks of reviving old-fashioned services https://t.co/DM0MbVjWBv

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Tolerance for families hiring private college consultants has waned in the wake of the nationwide admissions cheating scandal https://t.co/hIYmIY0HZF

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The standard deviation of gas prices—a measure of how much each state’s gasoline price varies from the national average—has hit its highest level this year in data going back to 2005 https://t.co/vcCBgKliId

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The economy is a top issue in the Mississippi governor's race. The state's unemployment rate was 5.2% in August—low for the state, but higher than nearby states’ and the national rate. https://t.co/6Co0IOUwkP

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Oregon is emerging as a testing ground for a new approach to solving the nationwide shortage of affordable housing https://t.co/Vnf1HiAFXT

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A recent rise in Minnesota’s unemployment rate is raising the possibility that the state’s robust labor market may be faltering https://t.co/9I1BXohQ7d

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Soon students who want to get into college will only need to retake the parts of the ACT exam that they are unhappy with https://t.co/z3XY20GyaR

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The rate of twins born in the U.S. dropped 4% from 2014 to 2018 after roughly three decades of increases, according to new CDC data https://t.co/0mRj8ObmAT

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Their flight got canceled. And canceled again. And again. Here’s the story of how passengers on American Flight 988 got stranded in Peru for three days, and what you should do to avoid a similar situation. https://t.co/TSIhLAKSKb

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A greater percentage of high-school students aren’t ready for college-level work, SAT scores show https://t.co/mr9BUyzLZQ

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Whatever shape reparations may eventually take, the U.S. has a national moral debt for slavery that is long overdue, writes historian @ProfMSinha https://t.co/4bZxeRsK0V

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A Minnesota auto parts seller has “put everything else on the back burner” to seek relief from import duties whose costs are squeezing U.S. companies https://t.co/rmmzPHIsAe