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Daily Video August 08 2017

Invasive parakeets threaten Hawaii's ecosystem
Rose-ringed parakeets have multiplied by the thousands on the Hawaiian island of Kauai since the 1960s, when a few parakeets kept as pets escaped. The birds have since caused problems by damaging native plants and farm crops.
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Daily Video August 07 2017

Republican leaders look ahead to a tax reform battle this fall
Health care reform has occupied the spotlight on Capitol Hill in recent months, but an equally contentious issue is on the Republican agenda next: tax reform. A team of six Republican leaders has already developed some broad policy goals.
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Daily Video August 04 2017

Under President Trump, a new strategy for the Afghanistan war sparks debate
The U.S. war in Afghanistan has progressed for 16 years, and a new strategy for how to proceed has caused debate among Trump and his national security team. Progress has been slow and the president has reportedly been frustrated with his advisers.
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Daily Video August 04 2017

What Flint schools are doing to protect children from lead
When the city of Flint, Michigan began using the Flint River as a water source to save money three years ago, the water flowing through the aging pipes caused lead, a neurotoxin that affects brain development, to leach into the water supply.
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Daily Video August 03 2017

Can Republicans and Democrats learn to work together?
Partisan politics in the U.S. Congress has been on the rise since the 1990s.
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Daily Video August 03 2017

North Korea continues to conduct major missile tests
President Trump and Japanese President Shinzo Abe spoke by phone on Monday to discuss the growing global threat caused by North Korea. North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that experts said could reach the western half of the United States, if not the whole country, with a flatter trajectory.
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Lesson Plan August 02 2017

Lesson plan: How new inventions help people with disabilities and injuries
For a Google version of this lesson plan, click here. (Note: you will need to make a copy of the do…
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Daily Video August 01 2017

Ambitious girls ride the waves in Bangladesh's beach town
In the South Asian country of Bangladesh, poverty is widespread and girls are often married in their early teens. However, at the world's longest beach and Bangladesh's only beach town, which has one of the highest rates of poverty in the country, a group of girl surfers feel empowered when they might otherwise be expected to fulfill traditional roles in the house.
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Daily Video July 28 2017

Trump announces major policy change for transgender service members over Twitter
When President Trump tweeted that transgender Americans would no longer be allowed to serve in the military, his Joint Chiefs of Staff in the four branches of the military were unaware that he planned to make the announcement.
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Daily Video July 27 2017

All-girls robotics team from Afghanistan competes after initial visa denial
An all-girls team from Afghanistan reached the United States for a robotics competition after having their visas denied twice by American officials. Finally, they were allowed into the country.
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