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BtN Newsbreak: March 7, 2018

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March 7, 2018

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The Behind the News team learns the importance of good oral hygiene following a survey by Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital that found that children aren't brushing your teeth enough; meet the deaf six-year-old star of The Silent Child, Maisie Sly; check out the Australians competing in the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games; plus the discovery of a message in a bottle from 1886 and the discovery of the USS Lexington.

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The Behind the News team learns the importance of good oral hygiene following a survey by Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital that found that children aren't brushing your teeth enough; meet the deaf six-year-old star of The Silent Child, Maisie Sly; check out the Australians competing in the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games; plus the discovery of a message in a bottle from 1886 and the discovery of the USS Lexington.

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