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Texas Hits The Books

For the first time in more than a decade, the Texas State Board of Education has adopted new social studies textbooks. But the process came with a few hiccups.

An anti-Obama protester yells on a megaphone Friday across the street from Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, where President Obama delivered remarks on his use of executive authority to relax U.S. immigration policy in Las Vegas. Mike Blake/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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In Southwest, New Immigration Policies Bring Frustration From All Sides

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Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah, left, talks on the phone while staff members disinfect offices at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Center in Freetown. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption

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An Ebola Clinic Figures Out A Way To Start Beating The Odds

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Benedict Cumberbatch plays British mathematician Alan Turing in The Imitation Game. "You're not asked to like the character," Cumberbatch says. "You're introduced to him, warts and all." Black Bear Pictures hide caption

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Benedict Cumberbatch: Code Breaker Alan Turing Was A Puzzle Himself

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Joel Bowman, 66, rides his e-bike six miles daily to his job at Emory University in Atlanta. Courtesy of Joel Bowman hide caption

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Electric Bikes, On A Roll In Europe, Start To Climb In U.S.

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President Obama after discussing his executive actions on immigration Friday at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. Business groups say the plan does little to help U.S. employers attract foreign workers. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Obama's Immigration Moves Do Little To Help Businesses, Groups Say

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