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Spring is almost in full swing and summer is just around the corner. Millions of children in America can't wait for summer vacation, but for millions of poor children who rely on school meals it's a mixed blessing.

I've been "strolling" around the world since 2013 but it's the first time I'm strolling with a guest from the other side of the Equator, so in case you hear us say "Good Morning" and "Good Evening", we mean that literally (Lol). It's 9am in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and 7pm in Melbourne, Australia, and we had this wonderful conversation.

Teachers who want to expand their knowledge, share instructional resources, and interact with others who have complementary professional interests are discovering that class is always in session thanks to the hundreds of regularly scheduled Twitter chats that happen each week.

The need that our country has to make cruel comments about another person should be a wake-up call.

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While the passions of internal discord have stalled the once-confident global march of the West, the East, led by China, is looking ahead with a decades-long strategy to revive the ancient Silk Road through Eurasia as the core of the world's economy and civilization. As Oxford historian Peter Frankopan, author of "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World," writes: "The age of the West is all but at an end when it comes to taking the lead and planning for the future." (continued)

Seventeen-year-old "Mariam" is a young girl with big dreams. If all goes right, she'll be a lawyer or work in business. But unlike other girls her age, her future will be decided not by her grades or her family income but by the justices of the Supreme Court.

While opioid analgesics such as morphine are a cost-effective medication for treatment of moderate to severe pain related to cancer, HIV/AIDS, surgery, and other conditions, they are not adequately available in most developing countries.

Modern western democracies and free-market economies are in crisis. The theory of trickle down -- that a vibrant market economy eventually leads to growth and prosperity for all members of society -- fails to explain the rising vulnerability among a growing number of households.

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It is quite clear whose privacy and very lives are really at risk if state legislatures continue to succumb to anti-trans fear and hatred and give it state sanction.

My parents stories are fare too common, yet some many people experiencing similar circumstances continue to struggle.