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Gang violence in Haiti's capital forces residents to flee their homes
Daily News Lesson May 24 2022

Hundreds of years after Haiti paid to be free from slavery the costs are still being felt
Learn why a colonial legacy in Haiti has impacted life there today
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Daily News Lesson May 23 2022

Georgia Republicans vote in a heated primary — and other news for May 24, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson May 23 2022

Students confront gun violence through one way they know how — theater
Learn how some students are using the arts to confront the trauma of gun violence
Wildfires near Las Vegas, New Mexico
Daily News Lesson May 22 2022

New Mexico wildfires amid historic drought — and other news for May 23, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson May 20 2022

Buffalo shooting: How we can respond to white nationalist violence
Discuss the issue of white nationalism in the U.S. and what can be done about it
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Daily News Lesson May 19 2022

Baby formula shortage prompts Biden to invoke Defense Production Act — and other news for May 20, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
FILE PHOTO: NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels
Daily News Lesson May 19 2022

Finland and Sweden announce plans to join NATO
Lesson features NewsHour video and discussion questions
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Daily News Lesson May 19 2022

How abortion debate in Latin America compares to the U.S.
Lesson features NewsHour video and discussion questions
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Daily News Lesson May 18 2022

Breaking down the primary results — and other news for May 19, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York
Daily News Lesson May 17 2022

Remembering the victims of the mass shooting in Buffalo — and other news for May 18, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Scientists unveil an image of a huge black hole at Milky Way's center
Daily News Lesson May 17 2022

'Selfie' of our galaxy’s black hole marks new era in space science
Journalists hold placards depicting Al Jazeera reporter Sireen Abu Akleh during a protest in Mogadishu
Daily News Lesson May 17 2022

Media literacy lesson on coverage of renowned Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces
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