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Daily News Lesson January 23 2025

Community Connections: Social media’s role in fueling extremism and misinformation

Discuss changes in media platforms can affect the ways people process news
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Daily News Lesson January 23 2025

Former NASA engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober on creativity

Engineer Mark Rober shares his take on the amazing world around us
Trump responds to reporters about the National Cathedral service he attended in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 22 2025

Trump begins term with wave of executive orders

Learn about some of the sweeping changes President Trump is seeking through executive orders
Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term
Daily News Lesson January 21 2025

Trump returns to office

Watch a short video of the inauguration and news of executive orders and pardons
Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Pam Bondi's nomination to be U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 16 2025

Trump attorney general pick questioned about weaponization of Justice Department

Learn about one of President Trump's top appointments
An Israeli soldier stands atop an APC vehicle near the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Daily News Lesson January 15 2025

Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire agreement

Learn about the latest in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas
The Wider Image: 'The worst I've seen:' Reuters visuals journalists on the LA wildfires
Daily News Lesson January 13 2025

How climate change may have created 'perfect storm' for LA fires

Discuss the connections between climate change, extreme weather and natural disasters such as the LA fires
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels
Daily News Lesson January 10 2025

Meta drops fact-checking on Instagram, Facebook

Discuss why a leading social media and technology company is abandoning formal fact-checking on its platforms
Eaton wildfire in Pasadena
Daily News Lesson January 09 2025

Wildfires devastate Los Angeles

Learn why fires in the second largest city in the U.S. are difficult to contain
FILE PHOTO: NBA: New York Knicks at Atlanta Hawks
Daily News Lesson January 09 2025

Remembering the extraordinary life of former President Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter, who went on to become the longest-living American president in history, died Dec. 29, at 100
Pictures of the Year: A Picture and its Story
Daily News Lesson January 07 2025

Congress certifies Trump’s election 4 years after Capitol riot

Discuss the process that formalizes the winner of presidential elections
Chinese pianist Lang Lang unveils his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles
Daily News Lesson January 06 2025

Renowned pianist Lang Lang's take on loving what you play

Discuss what can inspire students who are interested in the arts
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