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Daily News Lesson May 14 2023

Brooks and Capehart on U.S. border policy + Newswrap 5/15/23 + Student video
Watch New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics
FILE PHOTO: A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford
Daily News Lesson May 12 2023

EPA considers rule to slash carbon emissions + Newswrap 5/12/23 + Student video
Learn how the Environmental Protection Agency might move to further slash dangerous greenhouse gases
U.S. Representative George Santos (R-NY) at Central Islip Federal Courthouse
Daily News Lesson May 10 2023

Congressman George Santos charged with fraud + Newswrap 5/11/23 + Student video
Learn about charges facing on Congressman, as well as what happens next
Eight Dead After Shooting At Outlet Mall In Texas
Daily News Lesson May 10 2023

Remembering the 8 people killed in Texas mall attack + Newswrap 5/10/23 + Student video
Remember the people whose lives were taken in a mass shooting in Texas
FILE PHOTO: DHS Secretary Mayorkas speaks at the White House in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 09 2023

Border towns prepare for end of COVID migrant restrictions + Newswrap 5/9/23 + Student video
Discuss the end of Title 42, and what that will mean for immigration and border towns like El Paso, Texas
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Daily News Lesson May 08 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on Clarence Thomas + Newswrap 5/8/23 + Student Video
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics
A view shows a classroom one day before the return of the students to school after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were adjusted, in Louisville
Daily News Lesson May 05 2023

Test scores for history and civics drop + Newswrap 5/5/23 + Student video
Discuss why key middle grade testing scores have dropped
Inmates make phone calls from their cell at the Orange County jail in Santa Ana
Daily News Lesson May 04 2023

Understanding high cost of staying in touch for incarcerated
Learn why costs of basic services for incarcerated people makes it harder to return to life outside jails and prisons
U.S. Capitol building in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 03 2023

Treasury nears debt limit + Newswrap 5/3/23 + Student video
Discuss the debt ceiling and the consequences of failing to raise it
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Daily News Lesson May 02 2023

Top lesson: Sudan crisis reaches breaking point + Newswrap 5/2/23 + Student video
Hear the latest about a growing war in Sudan and efforts to help those fleeing
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Daily News Lesson April 30 2023

Top lesson: Brooks and Capehart on possible Biden-Trump rematch + Newswrap 5/1/23 + Student video
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics
FILE PHOTO: Disney's Florida surprise: an end run around DeSantis
Daily News Lesson April 28 2023

Disney and Governor DeSantis battle in court + Newswrap 4/28/23 + Student video
Learn how tensions between the governor of Florida and one of its biggest businesses has moved to court
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