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Malala Yousafzai UN Speech in Full

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenage girl who made headlines after the Tailiban attacked her for advocating for girls' right to education, delivered her first public speech to the United Nations Youth Assembly after a lengthy recovery from a gunshot wound to the heat.

A Promising Test for Pancreatic Cancer... From a Teenager

Over 85% of all pancreatic cancers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than 2% chance of survival.  How could this be?  Jack Andraka talks about how he developed a promising early detection test for pancreatic cancer that's super cheap, effective and non-invasive - all before his 16th birthday.

The Magic Dragon

Possibly one of the funniest magicians.  Watch! 

Youth Violence - WHO Fact Sheet

Worldwide an estimated 250 000 homicides occur among youth 10-29 years of age each year. This is 41% of the total number of homicides globally each year.  Youth homicide rates vary dramatically between and within countries.  However, in all countries, young males constitute both the majority of perpetrators and victims of homicide.
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Canadian Soldiers Go From Mentoring Afghan Forces to Training Aboriginal Teens

Troops whose mission had been to mentor Afghan forces found themselves cast as instructors and role models for teenagers in Manitoulan Island.
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You Don't Have to Understand Chess

10 year old boy beats an international chess master in a blitz game.
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More Than 16 Million American Children Below the Official Poverty Line

Data from the Anna Casey Foundation's most recent report last year indicated child poverty had soared upward by nearly 30 % from 2000 - 2010.  The number of children living in poverty in the US went up by 4.2 million between 2000 - 2011.
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Keeping The Kids Happy in July and August

Parents spending $2,300 on kids summer programming.
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