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Post March 04 2016

World News Quiz: Was a mystery solved in Mozambique?
Give students this fun, 5-minute quiz rounding up the week’s world news to see how much they paid attention.
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Daily Video March 03 2016

Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after year in space
American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Tuesday after a 340 day mission on the International Space Station.
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Daily Video March 02 2016

Super Tuesday votes see big gains for Trump, Clinton
Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton widened leads in their respective races on Super Tuesday, as voters in 11 states and American Samoa took to the polls.
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Daily Video March 01 2016

South Dakota bill would restrict bathroom access for transgender students
A bill in South Dakota would make the state the first in the nation to legally restrict transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that do not correspond to their biological sex.
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Daily Video February 29 2016

Solar energy debate in Nevada heats up
A debate has emerged between solar companies and Nevada’s Public Utility Commission which recently increased the rates customers pay for solar energy.
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Daily Video February 26 2016

Two-week Syrian ceasefire begins Friday
A two-week ceasefire has been accepted by fighting parties in Syria and will take effect Friday night in the nation where a four-and-a-half-year civil war has cost more than 250,000 lives and displaced millions.
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Post February 26 2016

World News Quiz: Troubles in Britain and letters from a pope
Give students this fun, 5-minute news quiz to see how much they paid attention to world news this week.
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Daily Video February 25 2016

Obama makes last push to close Guantanamo prison
President Barack Obama took steps Tuesday to make a final effort to finally close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
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Daily Video February 24 2016

Trump wins Republican Nevada caucuses
Donald Trump easily won Nevada’s Republican caucuses on Tuesday, taking home about 45 percent of the vote. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio placed second with 24 percent and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took third with 21 percent.
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Daily Video February 23 2016

Elephants offer clues to cancer’s secrets
Former circus elephants will retire from the big top tent this spring, but their work improving human lives has only just begun.
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