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Taiwanese flags are installed along a street, in New Taipei city

Daily News Lesson May 23 2025

Is defending Taiwan a vital U.S. interest? Experts offer differing views

Hear from Randall Schriver and Michael Swaine about the complex relationship between the U.S., Beijing, and Taipei

Daily News Lesson May 23 2025

Georgetown scholar says he was 'chained, shackled' in ICE detention

Badar Khan Suri was held for nearly two months in a detention facility in Texas.

Daily News Lesson May 22 2025

America at a Crossroads: Educator works to restore dignity to political disagreements

Learn about one educator's pursuit of a better way of talking across division

Employees of Gstar Electronic Appliance Co., Ltd work to assemble air fryers in the factory

Daily News Lesson May 21 2025

What tariffs mean for the everyday products we rely on

Learn about the products most affected by tariffs and what other factors could be behind recent price increases

A poster displays at a bus shelter the current U.S. National debt at 36 Trillion dollars in Washington

Daily News Lesson May 20 2025

Credit rating downgrade triggers warning signs for U.S. economy

Learn how the U.S. government's credit rating affects prices for everyday consumers

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Lesson Plan May 19 2025

Lesson plan: American democracy and you

Learn about the U.S. government and your role in democracy through a comic called "This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

Daily News Lesson May 19 2025

Breakthrough gene editing treatment helps child born with rare disorder

Doctors used the gene editing technology known as CRISPR to isolate and correct a single mutation.

Daily News Lesson May 16 2025

Lao and Proud: Chef inspires others to embrace their heritage and history through food

Learn how Chef Seng Luangarth helped bring Laotian cuisine to the U.S.

U.S. President Trump departs for Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

Daily News Lesson May 15 2025

Constitution's emoluments clause and Qatar gifting Trump $400M luxury jet

"Our founders put into our Constitution a prohibition on government officials, including the president, accepting payments, gifts from foreign governments," according to Kathleen Clark, law professor

Lesson Plan May 15 2025

Lesson plan: AI Unlocked — finding facts with generative AI search

Learn how to refine prompts to get better answers from generative AI research

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