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Daily News Lesson June 28 2024

Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs

Learn how a local environmentalist is helping her community
FILE PHOTO: Voters gather to watch first presidential debate
Daily News Lesson June 28 2024

Debate: Biden struggles significantly, Trump continues with falsehoods
SUMMARYThe CNN Presidential Debate was the first time President Joe Biden and former President Dona…
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Daily News Lesson June 26 2024

Depletion of major groundwater source threatens Great Plains farming

Learn how climate change is impacting farmers' livelihoods
Juneteenth commemorates end of U.S. slavery
Daily News Lesson June 21 2024

Different ways to commemorate Juneteenth

Learn about the different ways people mark Juneteenth
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Daily News Lesson June 18 2024

Activist Sophia Kianni discuss youth-led activism and climate anxiety

Learn about youth-led activism and climate anxiety from student activist
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Daily News Lesson June 17 2024

Supreme Court strikes down federal ban on bump stocks

Discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned a ban on a device that increases the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons
The jury in Hunter Biden's trial on criminal gun charges finds him guilty on all three counts, in Wilmington
Daily News Lesson June 12 2024

Hunter Biden convicted of felonies related to gun purchase

Learn about the conviction of the president's son
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Daily News Lesson June 11 2024

How artist Lorraine O’Grady continues to challenge racism in the art world

Learn about artist Lorraine O'Grady, who has her first-ever museum retrospective at Wellesley College's Davis Museum
Former U.S. President Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, in New York
Daily News Lesson June 10 2024

How Republican voters feel about Trump and the election after his conviction

Hear from Republican voters about how Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal charges impacts their thoughts on the upcoming election
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Daily News Lesson June 07 2024

As COVID precautions vanish, people with disabilities struggle with safety and isolation

Hear from how people with disabilities have struggled with vanishing COVID precautions
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Daily News Lesson June 06 2024

How open primaries and ranked-choice voting can help break partisan gridlock

Learn about the impact of new electoral reforms in Alaska and discuss ranked choice voting
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Daily News Lesson June 05 2024

Mexico picks Claudia Sheinbaum for president in historic election

Learn more about what Mexico's election of Claudia Sheinbaum means
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