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Unicorn License

Looking for a unicorn? This is what it might look like. Local governments work to keep communities safe. They issue licenses for many things. A license is permission from the government to own or do something. For example, you need … Continue reading

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Free Fridges Help Feed Communities

A volunteer restocks a “freedge” in Brooklyn, New York. The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Yet, many Americans still struggle to feed themselves and their families. In communities across the country, hungry Americans use … Continue reading

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Name a Snowplow

  A snowplow clears a street. Snow is beautiful. Snow is fun. You can sled on it. You can make snow angels. You can build snow people. Snow can also be dangerous. When the snow is deep, drivers have a … Continue reading

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Coming Together While Staying Apart During the Pandemic

A mother and her two daughters wave to teachers driving by in a teacher parade in Great Falls, Montana. Due to the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, people in communities in the United States and around the world are staying home … Continue reading

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Soccer Camp Helps Refugee Kids

A boy from Afghanistan practices a soccer trick at the L.A.C.E.S. soccer camp in Landover, Maryland, in August 2018. A group in Maryland runs a soccer camp that helps refugee kids. Refugees are people who leave their home country because … Continue reading

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