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FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a meeting with students in Tehran
Daily News Lesson February 13 2026

Iran spokesperson discusses diplomacy with U.S.

Discuss the tensions between the United States and Iran
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Daily News Lesson February 12 2026

Boston's role in America's founding and its struggle to meet its ideals

Discuss some of the struggles for freedom and equality that are still ongoing in one of the cradles of American democracy
Newly-released documents from the U.S. Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein
Daily News Lesson February 11 2026

Epstein files scrubbed to protect 'elite, powerful men,' Rep. Ro Khanna says

Explore how some lawmakers are seeking justice for the survivors included in the Epstein files
A "For Sale" sign stands at a house in Miami
Daily News Lesson February 09 2026

How ‘zombie mortgages’ are coming back to haunt homeowners years later

Explore these debts that homeowners thought were forgiven only to learn they still exist
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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
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