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Lucy Diavolo

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Prestige Is Not a Good Measure of a School’s Value

It’s possible to gain admission with a ticket that has a cost only a select few can afford.
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Beto O'Rourke Is Running for President

“This is a defining moment of truth for this country and for every single one of us."
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Nancy Pelosi Says Impeachment Could Be Too “Divisive”

“He’s just not worth it.”
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Free Chelsea Manning

A woman with an iron will is not easily swayed.
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AOC Shut Down an Anti-Socialist Call for a Girl Scout Cookie Boycott

She's a former scout herself.
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Police Confronted a Black Student Picking Up Trash Outside His Home

The local chief confirmed that an officer had his handgun out.
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Forced Out by His Parents, This Gay Teen Started a Scholarship for Other LGBTQ Youth

"It'll show other students that it's okay to live your authentic selves.”
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This State's Lawmakers Are Trying to Decriminalize Teen Sexting

“Because of changes in technology, the law is harming children.”
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Ayanna Pressley Wants to Lower the Federal Voting Age

“Across this nation, young people are leading the way."
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What Happened to Trump's Unreleased High School Records?

“I don’t know if we should be doing this."
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People Tweeted Their Support for Ilhan Omar With #IStandWithIlhan

Controversy over Israel and an Islamophobic attack have people speaking out.
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Georgia Teen Kayla Willis Got Into 31 Colleges Without Ever Paying an Application Fee

"If you are proactive and persevere, you can achieve any goal."
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Democrat Jay Inslee Enters the 2020 Race on a Single Issue: Climate Change

“This crisis isn’t just a chart or graph anymore."
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Meet the Teen Who's Been Striking for the Climate Outside the U.N. for Three Months

“I sit on the bench for about four hours, or at least until I'm numb."
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Trump's North Korea Talks Broke Down in the Latest #TrumpFail

“Sometimes you have to walk."
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Lori Lightfoot Will Be Chicago's First Black Woman and First Openly Gay Mayor

Activists have been critical of Lightfoot's history with law enforcement.
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The Trump Administration Wants to Start a Group to Deny Climate Science, Says Report

"This only serves to diminish the magnitude of this crisis."
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AOC and Ivanka Trump Are Beefing Over the Green New Deal

“A living wage isn’t a gift, it’s a right."
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Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Agree That Trump Is Bad at His Job

The duo is half of Rolling Stone's congressional cover stars for March.
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AOC Is Officially a Comic Book Superhero

In the name of the people!
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A Trans Teen Is Suing a School District for Stopping Him From Using the Locker Room He Was Already Using

"The school board chose us," his mother said.
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Bernie Sanders Believes in Democratic Socialism "Whether Trump Likes It or Not"

"These are not radical ideas."
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Two Teen Girls Were Arrested in Connection to a Bank Robbery

The duo has been charged with armed robbery following the heist.