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A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future

People walk near the remains of burned homes after Hurricane Sandy in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City on Oct. 31, 2012. Over 50 homes were reportedly destroyed in a fire during the storm. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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Climate

A decade after Sandy, hurricane flood maps reveal New York's climate future

National Hurricane Center data for New York City shows development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.

Monday

Education

NYC Public Schools, Mostly Remote During The Pandemic, Return To In-Class Learning

New York City public school students are going back to school Monday, but parents and educators are bracing themselves as COVID-19 infections continue to rise among children.

NYC Public Schools, Mostly Remote During The Pandemic, Return To In-Class Learning

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Sunday

Climate

This Mini Golf Course Reminds You About The Horrors Of Climate Change

There's a mini-golf course on the Brooklyn waterfront that isn't typical course. Each hole at Putting Green is designed around a climate change emergency affecting New Yorkers.

This Mini Golf Course Reminds You About The Horrors Of Climate Change

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Tuesday

Obituaries

He Came To America Looking For Stardom — And Found It As A Waldorf-Astoria Bellhop

Jimmy Elidrissi left his native Morocco and came to America with the dream of being a film actor, instead becoming the star of the Waldorf-Astoria as the bellhop for 51 years. He died at 74.

He Came To America Looking For Stardom — And Found It As A Waldorf-Astoria Bellhop

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Sunday

Education

Administrators Turn To Summer School To Address Pandemic Gaps

School district leaders worried about learning gaps caused by the pandemic are now putting a fun twist on an old fix: summer school.

Administrators Turn To Summer School To Address Pandemic Gaps

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Saturday

A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

Brittany Young, CEO and founder of the nonprofit B-360, speaks with a couple of people from the neighborhood, who heard the dirt bikes and came to the parking lot to ride themselves. André Chung for NPR hide caption

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Education

A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

B-360, a nonprofit, uses dirt bikes to teach elementary and high school students math and science. "Just the excitement and the adrenaline. You can learn a lot from a bike," one participant says.

A Baltimore Youth Program Mixes A Passion For Dirt Bikes With Science

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Saturday

Education

Baltimore STEM Program Taps Into Students' Passion For Dirt Biking

B360 is a STEM program in Baltimore that uses dirt bikes to get kids interested in engineering while also recruiting riders as instructors and diverting them from the justice system.

Baltimore STEM Program Taps Into Students' Passion For Dirt Biking

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Sunday

The 'Godmother' Of Egyptian Feminism Has Died: Remembering Nawal El Saadawi

Egyptian activist Nawal El Saadawi received an honorary doctorate from the National Autonomus University of Mexico in 2010. The second of nine children born in a village just outside of Cairo, El Saadawi rejected patriarchy at a young age, stamping her feet in protest when her grandmother told her, "a boy is worth 15 girls at least ... girls are a blight." Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

The 'Godmother' Of Egyptian Feminism Has Died: Remembering Nawal El Saadawi

Nawal El Saadawi — unwilling to be married off at an early age and, in her words, "not really fit for the role of a wife" — coalesced an activist movement that inspired generations of Egyptians.

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PHOTOS: Despite War And Violence, Kids Still Find 'Moments Of Playfulness'

Children climb a tree on the grounds of a school in La Rivera Hernandez, a neighborhood in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that is notorious for high levels of violence in a city that has some of the highest homicide rates in the world. Danielle Villasana hide caption

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PHOTOS: Despite War And Violence, Kids Still Find 'Moments Of Playfulness'

Photojournalist Danielle Villasana shares images from 'Entitlements,' a new exhibit that showcases the resilience and perseverance of children living through war and conflict around the world.

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