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Daily Video April 28 2016

Cruz picks a running mate, Trump accuses Clinton of playing ‘woman card’
Donald Trump made a speech on foreign policy Wednesday and also accused Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton of playing the “woman’s card.”
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Daily Video April 27 2016

World’s worst nuclear disaster 30 years later
Thirty years ago, the world experienced its worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant located in the former Soviet Union, now modern day Ukraine.
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Daily Video April 26 2016

Kasich and Cruz team up to block Trump nomination
Republicans Ted Cruz and John Kasich teamed up to block Donald Trump this week, drawing an angry response from the front-runner and his supporters.
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Daily Video April 25 2016

Voting rights restored for felons in Virginia
More than 200,000 convicted felons in Virginia will now be able to vote once they have served their prison sentences.
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Post April 22 2016

World News Quiz: Lighting the Olympic torch and more
Use this fun, 5-minute quiz to see how much your students paid attention to what’s happened in the world this week.
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Daily Video April 21 2016

Harriet Tubman replaces Andrew Jackson on $20 bill
The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that famous Civil War-era abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
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Daily Video April 20 2016

Lead in school water is nationwide issue
Safe drinking water is often taken for granted in the United States, but some schools around the country find themselves struggling to protect students from toxic lead.
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Daily Video April 19 2016

Thousands await relief in Ecuador following destructive earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake has been blamed for at least 350 deaths after striking the northern coast of Ecuador Saturday.
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Daily Video April 18 2016

How do party delegates and the Electoral College work?
As the primary season starts to draw to a close, the likelihood that the Republican’s presidential candidate will be contested at July’s National Convention in Cleveland increases.
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Daily Video April 15 2016

​​Water ATMs offer relief to India's poorest
Many people around the world take easy access to safe drinking water for granted, but in India, one of the world's most populous nations, people are not so fortunate.
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