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Daily News Lesson August 14 2023

How the loss of local newspapers fueled political divisions

Learn about the ways changes in local media might fuel political division
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Daily News Lesson August 10 2023

People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning

Learn about the difficulties prisoners face in hot prison cells
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Post August 10 2023

'Barbie': 5 historical facts to know about the toy and the movie
The film "Barbie" released on July 21 to critical acclaim and box office success. The mov…
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Post August 08 2023

Student Book Recommendation: "Futureproof" and our changing attitudes toward AI
by Benjamin ThernstromArtificial intelligence may be the greatest technological revolution of our g…
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Daily News Lesson August 05 2023

One person's 'Brief But Spectacular' take on flourishing with a disability

Hear from an author on the experiences of his brother who survived a notorious institution for people with disabilities
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Daily News Lesson August 04 2023

National monument dedicated to Emmett Till amid debate over how to teach race and history

Learn about a proposed monument to the victim of a racist murder
COVID-19 care at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Daily News Lesson August 03 2023

Rising COVID hospitalizations point to summer surge in infections

Learn why COVID began spreading more rapidly in the summer of 2023
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Climate change and the risk of spreading diseases

Discuss how a changing climate can affect the spread of disease
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

End of Ukraine grain deal ‘hurting the most needy people in the world’

Learn about the effects of the Ukraine war on famine across the globe
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years
Understand how Lamar Johnson's conviction was overturned due to "actual innocence."
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