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The Two-Way Indiana Becomes First State To Back Out Of Common Core Forty-five states have adopted the set of standards governing grade-school education. The standards have unleashed political fights that blur party lines. Read this story All Tech Considered How A Cold Brew Can Stop You From Checking Your Smartphone When you're at a bar, staring at your device instead of chatting with friends defeats the purpose of being there in the first place. This innovation steers beer lovers toward the right choice. Read this story Shots - Health News Brain Changes Suggest Autism Starts In The Womb The organization of certain brain cells in children with autism seems already different from that of typical children by the sixth or seventh month of fetal development, a study hints. Read this story Book News & Features It Was The Best Of Sentences ... Editors at The American Scholar magazine picked the 10 best sentences from fiction and nonfiction, with authors ranging from Toni Morrison to James Joyce. Read this story Code Switch The Most Powerful Nerd In The Universe Is A Scientific Anomaly Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is everywhere these days. And his current stature is remarkable, in part because he's a black astrophysicist — seemingly as elusive a phenomenon as the Higgs boson. Read this story

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