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Daily Video August 17 2020

At the centennial of the 19th Amendment, what does gender inequality look like?

A hundred years after women won the right to vote in every state, what is the pandemic doing to erase gains toward equality?
Demonstrators wave Lebanese flags during protests near the site of a blast at Beirut's port area
Daily Video August 14 2020

How Beirut blasts have pushed Lebanon to breaking point
Use this NewsHour lesson to learn more about the blast that shook Beirut, Lebanon, in early August.
Stimulus Bill Negotiations Stall on Postal Service Funding
Daily Video August 14 2020

Explainer: How election officials and the postal service handle ballots
Learn how the USPS and state election officials work together to manage mail-in ballots.
FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Biden and Senator Harris shake hands before the start of the second night of the second U.S. 2020 presidential Democratic candidates debate in Detroit
Daily Video August 12 2020

Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as running mate
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has chosen California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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Daily Video August 10 2020

Explainer: Trump's executive orders and the limits of presidential power
In this lesson, explore the long-standing constitutional controversies around the power of executive orders.
FILE PHOTO: Social distancing dividers for students are seen in a classroom at St. Benedict School, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montebello, near Los Angeles
Daily Video August 07 2020

Who decides whether or not schools should reopen?
In this NewsHour lesson, find out who actually decides how and when schools open, and the role students may play in the decision.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers a wreath to the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan
Daily Video August 06 2020

Teach your students about the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima
Learn about the 75th anniversary of America's dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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Daily Video August 05 2020

Ask Juliette Kayyem: What will it take for communities to feel safe reopening schools?
Listen to this interview with Juliette Kayyem and discuss how safe reopening might be possible.
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Daily Video July 28 2020

How the music industry is trying to save itself (and save your city)
Explore how the pandemic is affecting the music industry—and how that affects the larger economy.
Protest against racial inequality in Portland
Daily Video July 26 2020

What are federal agents doing in Portland?
Understand what is unusual about what's happening right now amid protests in Portland.
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Daily Video July 23 2020

Texas teachers create 9 STEM news lessons that engage with students' communities
Use these teacher-written lesson plans to inspire your students to engage with their communities.
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Daily Video July 22 2020

Brief But Spectacular: Why one doctor has started dispensing financial advice
Meet a doctor who sees financial advice as a key component of health advice to her patients.
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