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What Rio Conference Means to Farmers The UN Food and Agriculture Organization calls for better governance of agriculture and food systems | AGRICULTURE REPORT More Heat May Be Nature’s Deadliest Killer Know how to prevent medical problems that may be caused by extreme heat | SCIENCE IN THE NEWS More Confessions of an English Learner: Share Your Stories Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. More Woman, 19, Vietnam: Family Doesn't Understand Her Read, listen and learn English with this story. Double-click on any word to find the definition in the Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary. More Website Saves Today's Headlines for the Future Researchers could use PastPages.org, created by a newspaper reporter, to see how news sites reported stories hour by hour | TECHNOLOGY REPORT More Mob Museum Hits Vegas, but It's No Sure Bet Officials hope a new museum of organized crime will bring more people to the city's downtown, beyond the casinos along the Strip | THIS IS AMERICA More ';Buffalo Bill' Cody, 1846-1917: He Represented the Spirit and Tradition of the American West He created Wild West shows that people around the world enjoyed for more than 30 years | PEOPLE IN AMERICA More Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for New Orleans and Las Vegas From the "Big Easy" to "Sin City" | WORDS AND THEIR STORIES More UN Observers in Syria Visit Massacre Site Near Hama There are fears that the Syrian conflict may be crossing into Lebanon, which is still recovering from its civil war | IN THE NEWS More A Comic Book About Business Finance Teaching students and managers about assets, liabilities and other financial terms, simply and in color | ECONOMICS REPORT More Break-Up Songs: The Sound of a Broken Heart “Somebody That I Used to Know” and more. Also, why the swallows have not been returning to Mission San Juan Capistrano | AMERICAN MOSAIC More The Problem With Plagiarism in South Korea An ethics professor says training should start in elementary school to teach children not to copy others' work | EDUCATION REPORT More American History: D-Day Invasion of Europe The largest amphibious assault in history loosened Hitler’s grip on Europe and led to the end of World War Two | THE MAKING OF A NATION More Rethinking 'Good' Cholesterol; PSA Test Debate A study disputes the belief that high HDL levels cut heart attack risk. U.S. experts advise against a prostate cancer test | HEALTH REPORT More Where on Earth Are You? Answer Was Not Always Easy Finding longitude troubled sailors, astronomers and travelers since ancient times | EXPLORATIONS More

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