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Daily Video October 20 2015

Politics Monday: Biden for president? Why doesn’t anyone want to be House Speaker?
Speculation continued this week over whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the Democratic race for president and whether Republican Paul Ryan will run for the embattled Speaker of the House position.
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Daily Video October 19 2015

How ISIS steals oil to stay in power
The Islamic State (ISIS) finances much of its military operation through the selling and siphoning off of oil in Iraq and Syria.
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Daily Video October 16 2015

Research reveals ancestors likely slept less, not more
A study from the UCLA Center for Sleep Research debunks the myth that modern humans get less sleep than our ancestors and are thus less healthy.
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Daily Video October 15 2015

Ancient sequoia trees suffering in California drought
California’s four-year drought has killed millions of trees in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and has scientists worrying about the region’s giant sequoias.
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Daily Video October 14 2015

In Congo, filmmaking allows young people to dream
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, seeing a movie means sitting in a makeshift street theater with poor sound and picture quality.
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Daily Video October 13 2015

What happens when schools suspend young students?
More than three million students are suspended from public schools in the U.S. each year, including some students as young as kindergarten.
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Daily Video October 09 2015

U.S. House of Representatives scrambles to find a new Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy shocked Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives by unexpectedly dropping out of the race for Speaker of the House.
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Daily Video October 08 2015

Why is California sinking? (Hint: drought)
California’s four-year drought is causing the state to sink. Many of the state’s farmers have turned to drilling deeper and deeper down in order to find groundwater for their crops, resulting in a higher risk of flooding.
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Daily Video October 07 2015

Best music lesson ever: What makes “Over the Rainbow” work?
Seventy-seven years ago, Judy Garland first recorded one of the most iconic songs of the 20th century, “Over the Rainbow.” Learn what makes the song such a classic with this lesson.
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Daily Video October 06 2015

Democratic presidential candidates differ on gun control
DOWNLOAD VIDEO After last week’s school shooting at an Oregon community college, candidates…
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Daily Video October 05 2015

Doctors Without Borders outraged by U.S. attack on hospital
An airstrike on a hospital in Northern Afghanistan over the weekend has an international aid organization demanding answers.
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Daily Video October 02 2015

Prophet Muhammad cartoon debate continues 10 years later
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Vocab Prophet Muhammad — in Islam, the man believed to…
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