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2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
Daily News Lesson July 12 2021

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, makes history at National Spelling Bee
Jul 6, 2021; Surfside, FL, USA; A crew of search and rescue workers on top of what was once Champlain Towers South condominium
Daily News Lesson July 09 2021

Condo boards can be notoriously secretive. Will the Surfside collapse change that?
Discuss lessons learned from the tragic collapse of a condo building in Surfside, Florida
Confederate statues vandalized in New Orleans
Daily News Lesson July 07 2021

New PBS doc explores the history of Confederate statues
Hear from a comedian and journalist about what Confederate monuments mean in one community
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Daily News Lesson July 06 2021

The U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan
Discuss the future of Afghanistan and its relationship with the U.S. after U.S. troops begin pullout
NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Las Vegas Raiders
Daily News Lesson June 24 2021

How Carl Nassib’s coming out may be a starting point to alter ‘macho’ NFL attitudes
Discusses the potential impact of the NFL's first active player to come out, and the reasons why it took so long
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Daily News Lesson June 21 2021

Highlighting queer couples of color through photography
A photographer highlights the community of queer people of color through photos
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Daily News Lesson June 10 2021

U.S. Capitol Police officer shares firsthand account of Jan. 6 attack
Learn more about a first-hand experience of the Jan. 6 riot on the capital.
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Daily News Lesson April 19 2021

Brooks & Capehart on police shootings and Afghanistan
Discuss the roles of US police and the military at home and abroad.
Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel
Daily News Lesson December 12 2020

Activity: Are press freedoms under threat?
Hear from a journalist convicted of "cyber libel" in the Philippines and research threats to press freedoms in the U.S.
Los Angeles Food Bank volunteers hand out boxes of produce in Montebello
Daily Video October 07 2020

More families struggle to find enough food during COVID-19
Relief negotiations between Congress and the White House have stalled even as more families struggle.
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