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3:25pm Jun 20, 2017

Crime Crime Politics & Government

Budget Deal Ends Adult Prosecution Of North Carolina Teens

by Christina Sandidge, Associated Press

North Carolina would no longer be the only state that automatically prosecutes 16- and 17-year-olds as adults under an agreement put in the state budget.
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10:21am Mar 29, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

HPV Vaccine Could Protect More People With Fewer Doses, Doctors Insist

by Michelle Andrews

In the U.S., there are about 39,000 cancers associated with the human papillomavirus each year. Doctors say the new HPV vaccine may help reduce the number of cases.
9:32am Mar 09, 2017

Crime Crime News Politics & Government

Bill Would Stop Prosecuting 16 And 17-Year-Olds In Adult Court

by Associated Press Eddie Garcia

The North Carolina House announced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that aims to stop prosecuting some teens in adult court.

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10:16pm Feb 27, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

To Keep Teens Safe Online, They Need To Learn To Manage Risk

by April Fulton

Teens should be included in efforts to mitigate their online risks, researchers say, but apps focus more on parents controlling access by monitoring and blocking sites.
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6:38pm Jan 05, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

Brain Area That Recognizes Faces Gets Busier And Better In Young Adults

by Jon Hamilton

From birth through age 30 or so, our ability to recognize faces keeps improving, research shows. At first, kids discern adult faces better than other kids' mugs. Not so after adolescence.

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6:09am Aug 07, 2016

National National Science Health & Safety

Trans And Adopted: Exploring Teen Identity

by Martha Bebinger

A Boston health clinic that treats transgender kids and teens finds that the percentage of its young patients who are adopted is higher than expected. These kids might need extra support, doctors say.
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5:38am Mar 24, 2016

Teen Girls Flip The Negative Script On Social Media

by Stella Lau

Teen girls experience a lot of hate online. While parents and teachers try to address these problems from outside girl culture, teens have been coming up with their own social media solutions.
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11:19am Jun 13, 2015

National National Science Health & Safety

Got Water? Most Kids, Teens Don't Drink Enough

by Richard Harris

More than half the young people in a recent study were at least mildly dehydrated — maybe enough to affect energy and concentration. Roughly 25 percent said they never drink water.

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Kaomi Goetz for NPR

7:47pm Jun 08, 2015

National National Economy

Teens Hoping For More Jobs, Higher Wages This Summer

by Marilyn Geewax

Younger workers are likely to find more job opportunities and better wages. But still, it's tough out there. The May unemployment rate for teens was 17.9 percent, about triple the national average.

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6:55pm Apr 09, 2015

National National Education

More Black, Latino Teens Say They're Online 'Almost Constantly'

by Davar Ardalan

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. Experts say smartphones are defining teens' social habits.
4:25pm Jan 04, 2015

National National

ISIS Used Predatory Tools And Tactics To Convince U.S. Teens To Join

by Dina Temple-Raston

It began with messages sent through an anonymous app. Slowly, the Denver-area girls were lured in, until one day they weren't at school. One girl's dad quickly realized why: They were flying to Syria.

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10:29am Sep 19, 2014

National National Science Arts Health & Safety

Colorado Tries Hard To Convince Teens That Pot Is Bad For You

by Maanvi Singh

Do you want to be a lab rat? That's what teenagers are doing when they smoke marijuana, the state of Colorado says. But since hard evidence of marijuana's harms is scanty, it may be a tough sell.