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Daily News Lesson April 08 2025

How doctors are treating a rise in diabetes in rural areas

Diabetes affects 38 millions Americans — learn more about this disease and how it is treated
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Educator Voices April 04 2025

Educator Voice: How ed tech helped this social studies teacher communicate with his students better

Watch Dr. Micah Shippee discuss Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition and how new inventions can have far-reaching impacts
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Daily News Lesson March 28 2025

DNA data of millions faces exposure as 23andMe files bankruptcy

Discuss the privacy concerns related to the bankruptcy of a company that stores the genetic data of millions
A man takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at pop-up testing site in New York
Daily News Lesson March 13 2025

A look at COVID-19's impact, five years later

Learn about the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Educator Voices March 10 2025

Educator Voice: How entrepreneurship education fosters young inventors

Learn about how entrepreneurship can help create young inventors
FILE PHOTO: NASA astronauts on ISS unbox Thanksgiving meals in space
Daily News Lesson February 27 2025

How astronauts are surviving their extended stay at the International Space Station

Hear from Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on what it's like to spend over 250 days in space.
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Daily News Lesson February 05 2025

What to know about an AI tool that "hallucinates" or makes up medical transcriptions

AI-powered transcription tool makes things up that can include racial commentary and sometimes even violent rhetoric
American Eagle flight 5342 crashes in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Daily News Lesson January 31 2025

What investigators revealed about the jet and helicopter collision in D.C. that killed 67

It is the deadliest air crash in the United States in more than two decades
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Daily News Lesson January 31 2025

How sail-powered cargo ships use sustainability on the high seas

80% percent of all global trade travels by sea and those ships account for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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Lesson Plan January 31 2025

Lesson plan: Identifying the problem you want to solve using invention

Learn how to identify problems you care about using the invention process
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