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goldminers
Daily Video February 20 2015

Child gold miners suffer health effects of dangerous work
Workers are often exposed to mercury throughout the refinement process, sometimes breathing it in directly.
Massachusetts Buried By Yet Another Blizzard
Daily Video February 19 2015

Record snowfalls and cold raise questions of climate change
An influx of winter storms has left Boston’s transportation systems crippled and its residents struggling to cope.
President Obama Meets Defense Secretary Ashton Carter In The Oval Office
Daily Video February 18 2015

Deportation relief in limbo for millions after Texas judge's ruling
An executive action by President Obama that was set to stop deportation procedures for five million people came to a halt this week after a federal judge in Texas blocked the president’s order.
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Daily Video February 17 2015

Egypt launches airstrikes at Islamic State in Libya
Egypt launched airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an Islamic militant group, after the group killed 21 Christian Egyptians in Libya.
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Daily Video February 13 2015

Ukraine and Russia announce cease-fire
Ukraine and Russia announced that they had reached a cease-fire after weeks of clashes between Ukrainian and pro-Russian rebel forces.
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Daily Video February 12 2015

Brian Williams suspended; Jon Stewart to exit The Daily Show
Two major media shake-ups this week: Jon Stewart announced that he will leave The Daily Show, while NBC News said it is suspending Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for spreading a false story.
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Student Voices February 12 2015

South Sudanese youth tell their stories at National Geographic camp
A National Geographic program challenges students to express themselves in a new way by photographing the world around them.
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Daily Video February 11 2015

Why #BringBackOurGirls has lost momentum
The cause to rescue hundreds of female students, abducted by militant Islamist group Boko Haram last spring, has faded for nearly all but a small group.
alabama
Daily Video February 10 2015

Supreme Court action allows same-sex marriage in Alabama
The Supreme Court denied an appeal this week that would have stopped same-sex marriages in Alabama, allowing them to begin immediately.
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Daily Video February 09 2015

Is music streaming hurting songwriters?
Artists say they are underpaid for the use of their songs, but streaming companies like Spotify claim to amplify the reach of new music.
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