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Daily News Lesson February 06 2026

Shorts: 7 things to know about the 2026 Winter Olympics

Among them, skier Lindsey Vonn, who will return to the Olympics after coming out of retirement and a torn ACL
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Daily News Lesson February 05 2026

Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica’s fastest-melting glacier

Explore the challenges scientists ran up against trying to study Antarctica's fastest melting glacier
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio fear violence or even death if deported by Trump
Daily News Lesson February 04 2026

Haitians in U.S. live in fear amid court battle over legal status

Learn about the Trump administration's efforts to end legal protections for some immigrants
"ICE Out" protest in Minneapolis
Daily News Lesson February 02 2026

Arrests of journalists fuel backlash as anti-ICE protests spread from Minneapolis

Learn about the Justice Dept.'s civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti
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Daily News Lesson January 26 2026

Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say

Examine how different groups including lawmakers and the public have reacted to the shooting
A 5-year-old boy is detained by federal agents in Columbia Heights
Daily News Lesson January 26 2026

How immigration raids are impacting schools in Minneapolis

Learn how immigration enforcement is impacting students in the Twin Cities
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies to House Judiciary Committee
Daily News Lesson January 23 2026

Jack Smith defends criminal investigations into Donald Trump during House hearing

GOP lawmakers accused Smith of partisanship, but Smith said the law required him to act.
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Daily News Lesson January 22 2026

The surprising way to fight political exhaustion

Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses uncomfortable truths about the way power works in America and what people can do about it
Scientists investigate impact of climate change on penguin colonies in Antarctica
Daily News Lesson January 21 2026

Antarctic voyage explores why a massive glacier is melting

Join a live discussion from Antarctica with PBS' Miles O'Brien Feb. 10 at 12pm ET
Ongoing federal immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
Daily News Lesson January 20 2026

Minnesota protests enter 3rd week as immigration raids continue

Discuss the latest from the Trump administration ICE and Border Patrol surge in the Twin Cities
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