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Census site snarls after it releases 1940 data

The National Archives made the 1940 records available on their website, which quickly staggered under the traffic.
1940 census records have over 20 million still alive today

1940 census: Information released Monday shows that more than 21 million US citizens who participated in the census over 70 years ago are still alive this year.
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3 series I'm giving my 9-year-old after "Harry Potter"

He says nothing will ever be as good again. So I'm handing him "How to Train Your Dragon" and "The Lord of the Rings."
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Re-reading some, banishing others from the bookshelf

Why some books strike you differently now than when you first read them.
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Guest blog: Narnia, Harry Potter, and other true classics
Chapter & Verse
Guest blog: Narnia, Harry Potter, and other true classics

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.