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COVID-19 care at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Daily News Lesson August 03 2023

Rising COVID hospitalizations point to summer surge in infections

Learn why COVID began spreading more rapidly in the summer of 2023
Firefighter battles blaze in forest
Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Climate change and the risk of spreading diseases

Discuss how a changing climate can affect the spread of disease
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

End of Ukraine grain deal ‘hurting the most needy people in the world’

Learn about the effects of the Ukraine war on famine across the globe
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years
Understand how Lamar Johnson's conviction was overturned due to "actual innocence."
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Understanding the high cost of staying in touch for the incarcerated
Families of incarcerated people in the U.S. spend as much as $500 a month to keep in touch with loved ones
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Hear from these high school graduates on what they think the future holds for them
Talk with a friend or classmate about your possible future self. Then make your own Brief But Spectacular video!
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Powell attends a press conference, in Washington
Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

How the Federal Reserve uses higher interest rates to fight inflation
Lesson examines the meaning of interest rates and why the Fed is raising them
Turning Point Action Conference in Florida
Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Breaking down new charges against Trump in classified documents case
Three new felony charges added by special counsel
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business
Learn about a conflict between the needs of lobster fishermen and the whales their activities are harming
Builder takes water break during hot weather in Manvel, Texas
Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Human-caused climate change playing key factor in brutal heat waves, study says
Discuss the links between increasingly hot summer temperatures and climate change
Aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana
Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Ways to stay safe despite the extreme heat
Learn how extreme heat impacts health and how to avoid the worst effects
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Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients
The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time
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