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When Hurricane Katrina made landfall it began to rain cats and dogs.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A pilot is someone who is in the aviation industry, and who is able to operate aircraft in order to transport passengers or goods from one location to another.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

A triceratops dinosaur was only able to nibble at low plants.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Teachers hear their names called a million times a day.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Discussions took off when a story posted online covered an appeal from 2015 in which 247 scientists from 42 countries expressed their concern about the health effects associated with exposure to the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted from wireless devices.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Not all NBA players can get back to their best with ACL tears like the one Kawhi Leonard suffered.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Actress, Betty White's death was confirmed by Jeff Witjas, her longtime friend and agent.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Sprinter, Sydney McLaughlin is as fast as a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The intense fire in Colorado destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and three people are missing.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Both air and mucus flow through your sinuses and drain into your nose, through tiny openings called ostia.

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4