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Summary
In our news wrap Wednesday, drug maker Pfizer says its double-dose vaccine — plus a booster — may offer significant protection against the omicron variant. Olaf Schultz has officially become Germany's chancellor — marking the end of Angela Merkel's 16-year tenure. Canada and Britain are the latest to join the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China.
In front of a Senate committee, the CEO of Instagram called for creating an industry body dedicated to keeping young people safe online but would not commit to terminating plans to add a version of the platform for children under 13. That project is now on pause.
More than 40 camels have been disqualified in a high-stakes camel pageant in Saudi Arabia after breeders used Botox injections, face-lifts and other alterations to enlarge their lips and noses and boost muscles.
The trial of Kim Potter got underway this week in Minneapolis. Potter, a white suburban Minneapolis police officer, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man. The officer said she grabbed her gun instead of her Taser last April in trying to prevent Wright from fleeing during an attempted arrest.
Five Facts
Directions: Choose one or two stories (or the whole news summary!) to answer the following questions.
Who
are some of the individuals or groups of people mentioned in the news summary?
What
stories are covered?
Where
do some of the stories take place?
When
did those stories occur?
Why
do you think these items are newsworthy?
Focus Questions
Do you think the government has a duty to regulate social media companies like Instagram in efforts to help spiking mental health issues in young people?
Why would breeders in Saudi Arabia cosmetically enhance their camels for the annual beauty pageant? Is this decision that different from human beings alter their appearances through cosmetic surgery? Explain.
If you were writing public policy (legislation) on repairing or building the relationship between police officers and community members in order to prevent such a horrific tragedy as the killing of Daunte Wright, what is one policy you'd like to see implemented?
Media literacy
: There are several stories discussed in NewsHour's news summaries, however, the summary paragraph only highlights a few. How do you think NewsHour Classroom decides on which stories to highlight and ask questions about?
For More
Watch this story to learn more about the events that led to the trial of Kim Potter and the killing of Daunte Wright. See transcript
here
.
Warning
: Some of the images in this story are disturbing.
