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Summer camps return but with fewer campers and counselors
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and DAVID SHARP - Associated Press/Report for America, 52 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 10:06 AM
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Overnight summer camps will be allowed in all 50 states this season, but COVID-19 rules and a pandemic labor crunch mean that many fewer young campers will attend, and those who do will have to observe coronavirus precautions for the second consecutive year.
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Nevada schools reckon with race, triggering polarization
By SAM METZ - AP / Report for America, 70 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 04:03 PM
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has become the latest flashpoint in a national debate over how to teach students about racism and its role in U.S. history, with parents clashing over curriculum proposals.
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Favorite summer dishes to share
By Deana Sexton-Palmer, 318 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 03:03 PM
I love the fact that people are now getting to spend more time with family and friends. 2020 threw us all for a loop. I feel like we need to make up for the time lost, and get together and spend quality time with those we love.
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Message in a jacket: Jill Biden offers 'love' during UK trip
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press, 101 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:36 PM
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — Jill Biden is sending a sartorial message of “love” as she accompanies her husband President Joe Biden overseas.
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Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer, 63 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 02:02 AM
Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?

Temporary side effects including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up -- a normal response to vaccines. And they’re common.
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Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules
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On Thu, 06/10/2021 - 01:36 AM
PARIS (AP) — Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions, in hope of luring back tourists — and their dollars — to the continent's trattorias, vistas and cultural treasures. But travelers will need patience to figure out who's allowed into which country, how and when.
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Scientists hail golden age to trace bird migration with tech
By CHRISTINA LARSON - AP Science Writer, 57 Reads
Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:11 AM
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack.
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Dozens of creatives responded to Mississippi Today’s NextGen Mississippi survey and shared why they took their talents to other states.

Young creatives share why they left Mississippi
By Candace McKenzie - Mississippi Today, 381 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 03:55 PM
Growing up in Greenwood in the 1980s, Sue Anna Joe was an artsy person.
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Krystal Williams and her children Cameron Jackson, 13, Camiya Jackson, 14, Camia Williams , 7, and Camarion Williams, 8, at their Canton home. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

These Mississippi schools never returned to in-person learning. Here’s what happened.
By Kate Royals - Mississippi Today, 430 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:27 AM
Last school year, Krystal Williams’ son Ca’Marion was named a “star student” in first grade at McNeal Elementary School in Canton Public School District.

In September of 2020, he was honored as a “high flying” second-grader, which recognizes students who are active in class, complete their assignments and are top performers.
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Wedding boom is on in the US as vendors scramble to keep up
By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press, 112 Reads
Wed, 06/09/2021 - 07:18 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — Couples in the U.S. are racing to the altar in a vaccination-era wedding boom that has venues and other vendors in high demand.

With restrictions on large gatherings loosening, wedding planners and others who make the magic happen said they've started pushing their bookings into late 2022 and early 2023.
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