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Daily News Lesson July 23 2021

17-year-old invents color changing sutures that detect infection
Read and discuss the impact of Dasia Taylor's new color changing sutures
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Daily News Lesson July 21 2021

'On Our Minds' student podcast on depression and mental health
On this episode of “On Our Minds,” a podcast made by teenagers for teenagers on mental health, Noah and Zion discuss the body’s reaction to depression and the relationship between physical and mental illness
A sign marks the Pfizer facility in Cambridge
Daily News Lesson July 13 2021

Is the Pfizer booster shot necessary to beat the Delta variant?
PBS NewsHour discusses the next steps for countries as the Delta variant spreads
FILE PHOTO: Gunmen assassinate Haitian president at his home, in Port-au-Prince
Daily News Lesson July 12 2021

Why Haiti is seeking international community's help after President’s assassination
Discuss the events following the recent assassination of Haiti's President
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
General view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
Daily News Lesson July 02 2021

Supreme Court's latest ruling further guts Voting Rights Act of 1965

PBS NewsHour gets experts to weigh in and explain the recent upholding of new Arizona voting laws
A Virginia School board meeting reflects a battle playing out across the country over a once-obscure academic doctrine known as Critical Race Theory, in Ashburn
Daily News Lesson July 02 2021

Why so-called 'critical race theory' has become a flashpoint in some public schools
Discuss the recent push to frame 'critical race theory' as dangerous in schools
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Daily News Lesson June 29 2021

New Netflix series fights erasure and honors the influence of Black cuisine in America
Explore Netflix's new series "High on the Hog" honoring the influence of Black cuisine in America
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