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Preparation for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Daily News Lesson February 06 2022

What do China's zero-COVID policies mean for Olympic athletes?
Discuss how China can maintain its goal of no COVID spread in the country while hosting the Olympics
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Daily News Lesson February 04 2022

News lessons for Feb. 4, 2022: Choose from 8 stories covering different subjects
Videos with discussion questions using the Five Ws and See, Think, Wonder that work for all students!
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Daily News Lesson February 04 2022

Afghan women demand the right to go to school and work
Understand what some women in Afghanistan are doing to push for basic rights
Launch of the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar in the northern Italian city of Verona
Daily News Lesson February 03 2022

News lessons for Feb. 3, 2022: Choose from 7 stories covering all subjects
Videos with discussion questions using the Five Ws and See, Think, Wonder that work for all students!
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Daily News Lesson February 02 2022

Author seeks to change how people view the South
Hear why one author wants to change perceptions of the American South
FILE PHOTO: Preparation for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Daily News Lesson February 01 2022

Feb. 2, 2022: Olympics organizers try to allay COVID fears as opening ceremonies approach
ADDITIONAL STORIES: American Indian tribes awarded $590 million by drug distributor over opioid abuses. Millions of people all over the world celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Pfizer BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine trial for children at Duke University in Durham
Daily News Lesson February 01 2022

What parents need to know about a possible COVID vaccine for children under age 5
Discuss what it will mean for schools and public life when young children become eligible for vaccines
First black hockey player Willie O'Ree speaks during a luncheon honoring O'Ree's 50th anniversary debut in the NHL in Atlanta.
Daily News Lesson February 01 2022

First Black NHL player will receive the Congressional Gold Medal

FDA gives full approval to Moderna's vaccine, federal judge rejects a plea deal on hate crimes charges for the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
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Daily News Lesson January 31 2022

How society should deal with misinformation on Spotify
Discuss what obligations media platforms have to curb disinformation but allow speech and debate
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Daily News Lesson January 31 2022

Activity: Discuss why school districts are banning books about the Holocaust and racism
Maus and Dear Martin (referring to Martin Luther King Jr.) are recent books to be banned by school districts
U.S. President Joe Biden visits the site of bridge collapse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Daily News Lesson January 31 2022

Jan. 31, 2022: Investigation underway into Pittsburgh bridge collapse that injured 10 last week
ADDITIONAL STORIES: New Texas voter laws may make voting more difficult, Omicron COVID wanes, Tori Amos on creativity and grief
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Daily News Lesson January 30 2022

These Syrian children make their way through air strikes to go to school 
Learn what a school day is like for school children in the midst o a decade-long war
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