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Jan. 21, 2022, 12:29 a.m.

Jan 21, 2022: Congress seeks testimony from Ivanka Trump, unemployment jumps higher

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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 : Jan. 6 panel requests interview with Ivanka Trump, unemployment claims rose in December, and more VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT SOCIAL STUDIES : Why NATO countries can’t agree on how to respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict VIDEO | TRANSCRIP T ARTS & STEM : In ‘Don’t Look Up,’ director Adam McKay makes allegorical plea to follow climate science VIDEO | TRANSCRIPT

Five Facts

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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