Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.

An American obsession is attracting investments in baseball fields, volleyball courts and football camps, intensifying the gap between families with means and those without.

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Youth Sports Are a $40 Billion Business. Private Equity Is Taking Notice.

An American obsession is attracting investments in baseball fields, volleyball courts and football camps, intensifying the gap between families with means and those without.

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A Century Ago, Adolescents Weren’t Fully Human

Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.

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Fatally Injured Teenager Is Discovered on Top of a N.Y.C. Subway Car

A 15-year-old boy could be the latest victim of subway surfing, a dangerous practice of riding on the roofs of train cars that has lured New York City youth for decades.

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Teens Guilty of Bullying Could Lose Drivers’ Licenses Under Tennessee Law

Supporters hope the law will deter young people from bullying. Critics questioned whether it would actually make teenagers think twice about their behavior.

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What Makes a Person Cool?

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe.

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The Kodak Brand Gets a Second Life

The company’s name has become synonymous with a failure to adapt to the digital revolution. But overseas, its logo has become an unlikely retro fashion statement.

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They Demanded Democracy. Years Later, They Are Still Paying the Price.

Thousands of young people lost careers, friends and dreams after taking part in mass antigovernment protests that erupted six years ago in Hong Kong.

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Germany Wants Recruits. But ‘No One Wants Their Children in the Army.’

Given the country’s past, cultural resistance to becoming a soldier is high. Can leaders change minds to meet a changing world?

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Trump Says He Wants to Fund More Trade Schools. Just Not These.

The Job Corps program has long been the subject of debate, but it is now also a point of contention in the administration’s efforts to pull back the social safety net.

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