Summary
In our news wrap, COVID-19 caused a record 9.5 million new infections worldwide over the past week — nearly all involving the omicron variant. The United States Postal Service asked for a 120-day delay of the federal vaccine mandate for large employers. New violence erupted in Kazakhstan, with police killing dozens of rioters. Stocks struggled again to make any headway on Wall Street.
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
COVID-19 caused a record 9.5 million new infections worldwide over the past week. What steps do you think officials should take to help get the pandemic more under control?
Media literacy
: How could you learn more about what led to the protests in Kazakhstan, if this was your first time hearing about it?
