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Daily Video June 23 2017

Senate Republicans reveal health care bill, drawing unanimous Democratic opposition
After weeks of drafting in secret, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made the Senate version of the health care bill public on Thursday morning. It shares broad strokes with the House of Representatives bill, whose approval rating is underwater.
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Daily Video June 22 2017

Grounded airplanes and the unexpected consequences of climate change
An extreme heat wave is currently affecting the western and southwestern United States.
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Daily Video June 19 2017

Outrage follows the acquittal of officer who killed Philando Castile
Officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot Philando Castile in front of his girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter during a traffic stop in Minnesota in July 2016.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

Trump administration slashes education budget to fund school choice
The Trump administration’s budget, which has yet to pass Congress, proposed deep cuts to a large number of federal agencies and initiatives which sought to compensate for trillions of dollars in tax cuts, a sizable military buildup and a renewed investment in infrastructure.
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Post June 12 2017

Game on: The presidential election is over. When's the next chance to vote?
  The presidential election is over, but important races are still taking place. Her…
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Post June 07 2017

10 facts about the U.S. exit from the Paris climate agreement
  President Trump announced at a speech in the Rose Garden on Jun…
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Daily Video June 06 2017

White House withdraws from Paris climate agreement amid controversy
President Trump announced on June 1 that the United States will begin the four-year process of withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accords, a greenhouse gas mitigation agreement among 196 countries.
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Daily Video May 17 2017

Should seat belts be mandatory on school buses?
School districts around the country are debating whether or not to require seat belts on school buses. Requiring seat belts comes at a high cost for school districts already struggling with tight budgets.
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Lesson Plan May 15 2017

Student Reporting Labs STEM Lesson Plan: Storm chasing reveals clues to our weather future
Storm chasing: We do not recommend you try this at home! Thetop 208 weather and climate disastersin…
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Daily Video May 12 2017

White House wavers on reasons behind Comey firing
Since the firing of FBI Director James Comey earlier this week, the White House has contradicted itself several times as to the reasoning behind President Donald Trump's decision.
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