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Jan. 20, 2022, 10:14 a.m.

Jan. 20, 2022: President Biden marks one year in office, tensions in Ukraine, news summary

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Summary

Here's a rundown of today's featured stories, including the news summary from the previous night. Choose one of the following stories or topics from the news summary to view and answer the questions below. Note : Click "VIDEO" to skip the ads. Click "TRANSCRIPT" to read alongside the video. NEWS SUMMARY : Supreme Court justices deny rift over masks, Taliban pleads for nations to loosen sanctions, more VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT SOCIAL STUDIES : Biden acknowledges setbacks to domestic agenda in rare press conference VIDEO | TRANSCRIP T | DAILY NEWS LESSON STEM : Why are U.S. airlines concerned about 5G? VIDEO | TRANSCRIP T ELA & ARTS : Remembering André Leon Talley and his unique contributions to fashion VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT

Focus Questions

Discussion questions using the Journalist's Five Ws plus an H:
  • 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 did the event(s) take place?
  • How do you think the NewsHour’s producers decided which stories made it into the news summary?

Media literacy : Who else do you think should have been interviewed in the story you watched?

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