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UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat
Imagine you're playing a game of soccer with your team, and you're the captain. Everyone hopes that you’ll lead them to win the game. But uh-oh, you...
US national on repatriation flight tests positive for hantavirus
Imagine you have a toy box at home, but one of your toys has some mud on it. So, when you bring it back inside, your mom wants to clean it up so the m...
'We have to respond to women's health needs more easily'
Imagine you have a toy box, but for a long time, all the toys were made for left-handed kids, and right-handed kids had a tough time playing with them...
Trouble brewing? Climate change puts tea drinkers in hot water
Imagine your favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry. But, oh no! The farm where the strawberries grow is having trouble because the weather is gettin...
Diane Keaton’s daughter posts emotional first Mother’s Day tribute since actress’ death
Imagine you have a favorite superhero that you really love and look up to, but one day, they go on a super long space mission and can’t come back. Y...
U.S. cruise passengers fly back for hantavirus monitoring, as one tests positive
Imagine you're on a big floating playground called a cruise ship, and someone catches a cold called hantavirus. Because this cold is not like the usua...
Michael Pennington Dies: ‘Star Wars’ Actor Was 82
Imagine you have a favorite toy that's really special and famous, kind of like how some people in movies are very special because lots of people know ...
‘Bloody Tennis’ Director on What His Horror Film Says About Society: ‘Ruthlessness Is Rewarded, Not Compassion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Imagine you're watching a cartoon where everyone is playing a game, but instead of playing nice, they start being mean to win. The movie "Bloody Tenni...
Fraud risk as World Cup frenzy begins, fans warned
Imagine you're super excited to go to a magic show, and you see someone selling special tickets to get the best seats. You pay them because you really...
‘DWTS’ winner Robert Irwin was ‘death rolled’ by a 14-foot crocodile he named after Jimmy Fallon
Imagine you have a giant stuffed animal, like a huge teddy bear, but it's actually a crocodile and it's not stuffed, it's real! Now, Robert Irwin, who...
Tracking the hot-button issues driving this year's midterms politics
Imagine you're at school and there's a big contest to decide who gets to be in charge of making rules for the playground. Now, imagine everyone is rea...
Britney Spears skips rare reunion as family attends Jamie Lynn’s daughter’s graduation
Imagine you have a big family party where everyone is coming to celebrate your cousin’s graduation from school. But, let's say, you have a really bi...
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