Summary
In our news wrap, the U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from pandemic relief funds intended to help struggling businesses and unemployed workers. A record number of Americans are signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces. New COVID infections in South Africa are falling, indicating the latest wave may be past its peak.
Five Facts
Directions:
Choose one or more of the stories to record the Five Facts questions as well as the focus and media literacy questions below.
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Who
are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
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What
stories are covered?
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Where
do some of the stories take place?
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When
did those stories occur?
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Why
did the event(s) take place?
*Bonus:
How
do you think the NewsHour's producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?
Focus Questions
What was your initial reaction hearing that almost $100 billion in COVID relief was stolen, according to the Secret Service? What steps need to be taken to find out what happened? How could such a catastrophe have been prevented?
Media literacy:
Why do you think the NewsHour gives stock and market updates at the end of each news wrap? Why do economists say context must be included when sharing this information? Do you think the NewsHour gives enough context as to why the market dipped or rose that day? Explain.
