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See The 10 States With The Fastest Internet Connections

Vermont, New Hampshire and Delaware top the list of states with fastest average connection speeds, according to the latest Akamai State of the Internet report.

Teacher Karen Pate assists math teachers with Common Core materials in Baltimore. As in other states, Maryland teachers are attending trainings to prepare to implement the new standards this fall.

Teachers Hit The Books To Master New Education Standards

School systems nationwide are scrambling to prepare teachers to implement new education standards known as the Common Core. In some cases, the standards, which lay out what students will be expected to know by the end of each grade, will require teachers to adopt new teaching methods.

Tools line the walls of Guy Clark's basement workshop at his home in Nashville, where he still builds guitars.

Guy Clark, Music's Master Craftsman, On Making Songs Last

A friend and inspiration to the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris, Clark creates songs with the same precision and attention to detail he uses when he's building guitars.

Taco Bell Says Adios To Kids' Meals And Toys

Kids' meals have never been a huge moneymaker for Taco Bell, so the move is probably a lot less financially painful for the company than it would be for, say, McDonald's. Nutrition advocates have long criticized the plastic playthings included in fast food kids' meals.

A mother and daughter walk home after attending a community meeting about eradicating female genital mutilation in the western Senegalese village of Diabougo.

Female Genital Mutilation On The Decline, But Still Too Common

The most comprehensive survey on female genital mutilation and cutting finds the practice has decreased in more than half of the countries where it persists. But in parts of eastern Africa, about 90 percent of girls still undergo the abusive procedure.

Cuba's team at the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo on March 8. More than 200 Cuban players have defected to the U.S. over the past two decades, and smugglers are increasingly involved in getting the players off the island, according to U.S. baseball agents.

With An Assist From Smugglers, Cuban Players Make It To U.S.

U.S. baseball agents say it is increasingly common for smugglers to help Cuban baseball players make their way off the island. According to the agents, it's been going on since the 1990s and has picked up in recent years.

Univision has canceled a popular Spanish-language radio show hosted by Eddie Sotelo, also known as Piolín<em> </em>or "Tweety Bird."

Univision Clips 'Tweety's' Wings

A popular Spanish-language radio show hosted by Eddie Sotelo, also known as Piolín or "Tweety Bird," has been abruptly canceled by Univision.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge depart The Lindo Wing with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital on Tuesday in London.

Royal Baby Gets A Name: George Alexander Louis

By historical standards, this is an expedited naming. In the past, royals have waited weeks to announce a name.

The time of day you eat really does make a difference when it comes to health outcomes.

Chow Down In Sync With Your Circadian Clock

When the timing of meals doesn't match well with sleep-wake cycles, that can set your body's circadian rhythms out of sync, which in turn can throw off the body's ability to process food, resulting in extra energy stored as fat.

'My Lunches With Orson' Puts You At The Table With Welles

For years, there were rumors that filmmaker Henry Jaglom had taped hours of his conversations with Orson Welles but that the tapes had been lost. They weren't. Now the transcripts have been released in a new book, edited and introduced by Peter Biskind.

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