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Daily News Lesson October 30 2023

Brooks and Capehart on gun policy debate after Maine mass shooting

Brooks and Capehart on gun policy debate after Maine mass shooting

Deadly mass shootings in Lewiston

Daily News Lesson October 27 2023

Search for suspect continues after mass shooting in Maine

Hear the latest on the mass shooting in one small community in Maine

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Daily News Lesson September 21 2023

Fishing gear pile-up on Maine's coast contributes to plastic onslaught of oceans

Explore how lost or abandoned fishing gear harms marine life — and beyond

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany

Daily News Lesson November 17 2021

How Maine is welcoming Afghan refugees

Explore how state and local communities welcome refugees

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Daily News Lesson January 08 2019

How these students in Maine plan to help the nursing shortage

Read this NewsHour story to learn more about the Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" imm…

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Daily Video October 11 2018

Maine experiments with paying residents' student loans

Maine is attempting to attract more recent college graduates by helping to repay their student loans. Talk to your students about college and student loans and whether or not they agree with Maine's plan.

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