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Fuel truck explosion kills people in Cap Haitien
Daily News Lesson December 15 2021

Dec. 15, 2021: News summary with video & discussion questions
At least 60 people were killed in Haiti late Monday after a fuel truck exploded, U.S. surpasses 800,000 Covid deaths
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House
Daily News Lesson December 14 2021

What the Jan. 6 panel hopes to learn from Meadows, and how executive privilege affects it
Learn why executive privilege can be a shield against investigation, and why it has limits
The U.S. Supreme Court, Roe vs. Wade
Daily News Lesson December 14 2021

Latest: News summary with video & discussion questions
Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate, media tycoon jailed for Tiananmen Square vigil
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Daily News Lesson December 13 2021

Dec. 13, 2021: News summary with video & discussion questions
Kentucky tornado aftermath, climate change's effects on historic Michigan fishing village
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Daily News Lesson December 13 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on the importance of a free press
Hear from a Nobel-winning journalist on how vulnerable press freedoms can be protected
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Lesson Plan December 11 2021

Lesson plan: Decoding media bias

Examine current news stories and how they’re covered by the news media
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Daily News Lesson December 09 2021

What are PFAS, and what makes these 'forever chemicals' dangerous?
Learn how the federal government is trying to clean up one persistent form of pollution
United States Supreme Court issues rulings on Capitol Hill in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 09 2021

Supreme Court visits separation of church and state once again
Understand the sides in a lawsuit that may change the way states approach funding religious vs. secular schools
Aftermath of shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan
Educator Voices December 08 2021

Thoughts from a Michigan teacher on the Oxford shooting

Hear from one Michigan educator on what can be done now to address school shootings in the wake of tragedy at Oxford High School
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi
Daily News Lesson December 08 2021

Biden made consequences of Ukraine invasion ‘crystal clear’ in call with Russia’s Putin
Discuss diplomacy between world leaders as tensions between Russia and Ukraine mount
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