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Students Identify With 50-Year-Old Supreme Court Case

Teenagers in Washington, D.C., were inspired by a recent lesson in the First Amendment rights of students after three federal judges and their law clerks re-enacted a landmark Supreme Court case.

Here's what archaeologists think the Upward Sun River camp in what is now central Alaska looked like 11,500 years ago. Eric S. Carlson and Ben A. Potter/Nature hide caption

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Ancient Human Remains Document Migration From Asia To America

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In 1968, Mary Beth Tinker and her brother, John, display two black armbands they used to protest the Vietnam War at school. Bettmann Archive via Getty Images hide caption

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Students Identify With 50-Year-Old Supreme Court Case

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the goal of the prisoner release and prison shutdown is to "foster national reconciliation." Lintao Zhang/Getty Images hide caption

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Ethiopia Says It Will Free All Of Its Political Prisoners

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Photographer William Eggleston released his first album, Musik, this past October. Peter Townsend/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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William Eggleston's Music, Much Like His Photography, Thrives Off Ambiguity

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A Palestinian paints a picture showing President Trump and the sole of a shoe in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Confusion Follows Trump's Tweeted Threat To Cut Aid To Palestinians

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Thomas Monson delivers the opening talk at the 180th Annual General Conference of the Mormon church before thousands of members in 2010 in Salt Lake City. George Frey/Getty Images hide caption

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The Private Prophet: Mormon Church President Thomas Monson Dies At 90

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Musician M. Ward says he owes a lot of his success to being played on "triple A" radio stations. Sarah Cass/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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At 'Triple A' Radio Stations, A Blurred Line Between Discovery And Promotion

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