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The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated NASA image
Daily News Lesson December 15 2021

Melting of massive Antarctica ice shelf could rewrite global coastline
Learn why melting ice at the poles could affect coastlines everywhere
People receive COVID-19 booster vaccination in Michigan
Daily News Lesson December 10 2021

Dec. 10, 2021: News summary lesson with video & discussion questions
CDC, FDA expand booster availability to 16- and 17-year-olds and Starbucks store votes to unionize
The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at dawn along the National Mall in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 06 2021

News summary for Monday Dec. 6, 2021 with video & discussion questions
Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown
Aftermath of shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan
Daily News Lesson December 05 2021

How teachers are talking about the Oxford school shooting
Discuss ways to process tragedies such as the school shooting in Oxford, Michigan
FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dutywa
Daily News Lesson December 02 2021

Does South Africa’s COVID uptick signal greater threat from omicron? Here’s what we know
Learn why the omicron variant of COVID is getting attention and how public health officials are learning about it
Anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights protesters gather outside Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 01 2021

Why the Supreme Court may reverse Roe v. Wade in Mississippi abortion ban case
Hear why arguments at the Supreme Court signal a change in decades-old precedent on abortion
A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed South Africa flag and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken
Daily News Lesson November 29 2021

How the world is responding to the omicron variant
Hear how countries around the world are preparing for a new COVID variant
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press marathon in Kyiv
Daily News Lesson November 28 2021

News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in plot to overthrow the government
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FILE PHOTO: A poster of Daunte Wright is seen after the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial was announced at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Daily News Lesson November 18 2021

News Wrap: Defense rests in trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s death
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FILE PHOTO: Gorsuch smiles as he joins his fellow justices for a new U.S. Supreme Court family photo including him, their most recent addition, at the Supreme Court building in Washington
Daily News Lesson November 18 2021

News Wrap: Overdose deaths hit record high, Republican Congressman censured, convictions for killing of Malcolm X overturned
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