But most follow the news closely and harbor passionate views, according to interviews with students and school officials.
On November 6th, in the midst of the US presidential election, Chinese Internet users flocked to Weibo to follow the news.
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New details can be added to the news over time and those who follow the news will get a notification of the update.
Abd's grandparents have passed away, but he says his parents still closely follow the news from Syria and are distressed by what they see.
In coming days, Rhode Islanders will follow the unfolding news from Brazil with a sense of queasy deja vu -- the rising body counts, the victim identification process, the grieving families, and the assigning (and dodging) of blame.
It is typical that only the most-diehard baseball fans follow news from the Florida State League.
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He is both an anomaly -- most voters live much more "on the grid, " own TVs and follow news on the Internet -- and exactly the type of voter both campaigns are pouring millions of dollars into wooing.
Fans posting on the official King website expressed excitement at the news of the follow-up, with one writing that he "can't wait to be scared all over again".
Plus, because small investors must follow the action through news headlines and public filings, they typically end up a step behind professional investors, says Harold Bierman, a Cornell University professor.
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The problems at BNP Paribas follow months of bad news in the U.S. housing market.
They accomplish this by synching the the news sources you follow, so that the content is on your mobile device when you are off the grid, perhaps on a plane or a train.
Your search history tells Google Now what you're interested in, including what sports teams you follow, music you listen to, stocks you own and the news you are most likely to follow.
Beyond that, there is no need to watch the markets or follow financial news.
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Stremor notes that they have found that more blogs and articles no longer follow the traditional formula of summarizing news at the beginning of an article, then expanding with details throughout the rest of the content.
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Mr Obama is bound to condemn this in the news conference that will follow talks with President Abbas, but Israeli government sources have told the BBC that they will be watching to see if the Palestinian leader follows suit.
And today, because no story is complete with the follow-on backgrounder from the paper of record, comes the news that the White House is literally teeming with flies.
The charges against Adebolajo follow news of an inquest into Rigby's death.
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So we were shocked when we got the heartbreaking news that half of the potential donors had refused to follow up.
At the very least, if you must be the bearer of bad news, you can follow with a strong statement of confidence in your audience and their ability to conquer the challenges before them.
Expect more layoffs to follow--but also that the bad news will be punctuated by stories of start-ups that do get funding.
The Beijing News backs a proposal by the capital's mayor to follow the example of the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions and set up a joint air pollution control system between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
Even if News Corp does start charging and others follow suit, analysts say doing a U-turn on the free news model will be hard to pull off.
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The rebels told a news conference in the Ugandan capital Kampala that they hoped the government would follow suit.
The good news for marketers is that when a user makes the effort to find and follow a brand on Facebook, you know they are a serious fan.
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There is no news on whether the movies will follow the saga of the Skywalker family.
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Always on the lookout for good news, I follow many interesting people and topics on Twitter.
That could be good news for Mr Dell, who gains market share when his competitors prove unable to follow him, but it is bad news for the consulting industry that fed off his success.
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