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After a turn in the tumbling machine, these conventional Russet Burbanks potatoes are starting to show signs of bruising. New GMO potatoes called Innate Russet Burbanks have been bred not to bruise as easily as these ones.

GMO Potatoes Have Arrived. But Will Anyone Buy Them?

New GMO potatoes don't bruise as easily, and, when fried, they have less of a potentially harmful chemical. Yet some big chip and french fry makers won't touch them because of the stigma of GMOs.

Grieving In The Classroom

A new resource for educators offers insights and guidance to support students dealing with the loss of a loved one.

An example of what Facebook's Amber Alerts will look like.

Facebook To Post Amber Alerts To Help Find Missing Kids

The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children says social networking and sharing are essential in helping to find minors who may have been abducted.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is shown speaking during a general session at the California Democrats State Convention in Los Angeles on March 8, 2014.

California Attorney General Kamala Harris Launches Bid For US Senate Seat

California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is expected to be a crowded field in the 2016 race to replace Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate.

First-graders at Blessed Sacrament Parish School in San Diego ask questions after a classmate presents his report on an interesting animal, January 2015.

San Diego Catholic Diocese Searches For A Way To Keep Schools Afloat

The Catholic school business model needs to change, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego wants to change it before more schools go out of business.

Ephraim Benton, a former resident of Tompkins Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, is now an actor. Benton started a community-based organization called Beyond Influencing Da Hood, which puts on health fairs, film festivals and various free community events in his old housing project. This photo was taken in front of his old building in Tompkins Houses.

An Exhibit Offers A Different Angle On Life In Public Housing

An exhibit in Brooklyn aims to upend stereotypes about public housing by profiling residents and their achievements. The curators know their subject well; they once lived in public housing themselves.

A protester in Dresden, Germany, holds a poster Monday showing Chancellor Angela Merkel wearing a headscarf during a rally organized by PEGIDA, a group that is against what it calls the "Islamization of Europe."

Organizers Of Anti-Islam Rally In Germany Commemorate Paris Attack

The protest in Dresden drew about 25,000 people who are against what they see as the "Islamization of Europe." Their rally was met by counterdemonstrations.

Kimani Maruge became a first grader at age 84. The Google doodle shows him in his school uniform.

The World's Oldest First-Grader Is Honored By A Goodle Doodle

At age 84, Kimani Maruge put on a school uniform for the first time and went to school. Today's doodle pays tribute to his inspirational story.

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is seen smiling while speaking at the California Democrats State Convention in Los Angeles on March 8, 2014.

Newsom Says He Won't Run For U.S. Senate

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who served eight years as mayor of San Francisco, would have been considered a top contender for the U.S. Senate seat after Barbara Boxer announced her retirement.

Donating A Single Rollerblade Is Not Going To Help Disaster Victims

Yet that's what someone gave after the Haitian earthquake. A staffer at one nonprofit offers a plan to discourage unuseful donations from individuals and corporations and get what's really needed.

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