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Life in Ghana

In the Ghana town of Kumasi, the lorry station gets very crowded.

A local business man sells his wares in Kranka.

An African elephant walks through the brush of the Mole National Park in Ghana.

The slave castle at Cape Coast. Many enslaved Africans departed from this spot as they began the Middle Passage journey to a new world.

At the Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, a young guenon monkey poses.

When President Barack Obama visited Africa earlier this year, many signs and paintings were created to celebrate his arrival.

The main road in the rural village of Kranka. Anthropologist Rob Schubert worked in the jungles around Kranka observing monkey behavior.

Cape Coast fishermen prepare their nets before setting out on the Gulf of Guinea.

Studying in Ghana: Meet Rob

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Studying in Ghana: Meet Rob

Rob Schubert takes a break from his primate study outside a hotel in Tamale, Ghana.

Celebrating Geography Awareness Week 2009

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Celebrating Geography Awareness Week 2009

Break out the atlas and check your coordinates. Geography Awareness Week begins November 15th.

Republicans Make Gains in 2009 Election Races

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Republicans Make Gains in 2009 Election Races

Do Republican gains in Virginia and New Jersey signal a change in the national political scene?

The Wall’s Fall: 20 Years Later

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The Wall’s Fall: 20 Years Later

With the swing of a hammer, the world changed twenty years ago. How much do you know about it?

Comparing Halloween

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Comparing Halloween

It’s all Tricks and Treats in the United States, but do other countries celebrate Halloween?

Stuff YOU Should Know

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Stuff YOU Should Know

What kind of stuff do you need to know this week? Read on to find out.

<i>Paper Towns</i> Voted Favorite Book by Teens

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Paper Towns Voted Favorite Book by Teens

Nerdfighters didn't forget to be awesome last week! Paper Towns is the Teen Read Week best book for 2009.

YOU Decide: Is Health Care a Privilege or a Right?

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YOU Decide: Is Health Care a Privilege or a Right?

The debate over health care reform continues. What do YOU think?

Your Favorite Books in 2009

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Your Favorite Books in 2009

Last year people like you chose Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer as their favorite book. What books will make the Teens’ Top Ten for 2009?

Stuff YOU Should Know

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Stuff YOU Should Know

The Solar Decathlon, buried treasure, and a moon crash landing...read on to see what has been happening in the news around the world.

All The Stuff YOU Should Know

All The Stuff YOU Should Know

A quick round up on important news. Click to read on.

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MEET Lee Arbetman

MEET Lee Arbetman

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