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UK leadership contenders take part in Conservative Party hustings event in Birmingham
Daily News Lesson September 06 2022

Liz Truss becomes prime minister for the United Kingdom
Learn about Lz Truss, the new conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom
FILE PHOTO: Electric cars sit charging in a parking garage at the University of California, Irvine
Daily News Lesson September 06 2022

California banned sales of new gas-fueled cars by 2035 — will your state do the same? News for Sept. 6, 2022
Check your state's "bill tracker" website to find out!
Democrat Mary Peltola Wins U.S. Special House Election
Daily News Lesson September 02 2022

Mary Peltola makes history as first Alaska Native elected to Congress — and other news for Sept. 2, 2022
A family walks amid flood waters on their way to their village, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Mehar
Daily News Lesson September 01 2022

Millions of flood victims in Pakistan now at risk of waterborne disease
Learn about the continued dangers to a nation reeling from a historic natural disaster
FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet Union President Gorbachev speaks at a meeting with former US President Bush in Moscow
Daily News Lesson August 31 2022

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union
Learn about the legacy of the Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of the Soviet Union who helped bring an end to the Cold War
Australian Open
Daily News Lesson August 30 2022

A look at Serena Williams' legacy as she nears retirement
Discuss the on- and off-court legacy of the most accomplished tennis player in history
Men walk along a flooded road with their belongings, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sohbatpur
Daily News Lesson August 29 2022

Death toll in Pakistan rises due to historic flooding — and other news for August 30, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump at the North Carolina GOP convention dinner in Greenville
Daily News Lesson August 29 2022

Intelligence officials to determine security risk of documents taken from Trump's home
Hear what might come next now that the FBI has removed classified documents from Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and resort
U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on student loan debt relief plan at the White House in Washington
Daily News Lesson August 25 2022

Biden cancels student debt for millions of Americans
Find out why the Biden administration is forgiving some debt for students who took out federal loans
Voters submit ballots for New York's primary election at a polling station in Brooklyn, New York
Daily News Lesson August 24 2022

Florida and New York primaries: Case studies in how American politics works today
Learn about the results in some key primary races
A teacher wears a mask inside Santa Fe South High School
Daily News Lesson August 23 2022

Experiencing back-to-school nerves? Watch these stories and share your own
Hear why for some students back to school this year is still not back to normal
David McCullough
Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Remembering historian David McCullough: Why history is more than military and politics
Hear about the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough, who believed history was more than military and politics
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