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Daily Video September 18 2020

News Roundup: TikTok banned, Trump weighs in on 1619 Project
Find out what happened this week, from the banning of TikTok to Trump's comments on education and race.
Kamala Harris meets with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the site of the Creek Fire in Auberry
Daily Video September 16 2020

How are the presidential campaigns responding to crisis?
Emerging crises in 2020 are challenging the two leading presidential candidates to respond. How are they doing so?
Children return to school for the first time since March, in Rome
Daily Video September 14 2020

How do teenagers feel about heading back to school?
Listen to some students' reactions to this very odd back-to-school season.
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Daily Video September 01 2020

How are students returning to learning across the country?
Examine the range of reopening plans across the country, and discuss how to address academic inequality.
FILE PHOTO: NBA: Playoffs-Orlando Magic at Milwaukee Bucks
Daily Video August 27 2020

NBA playoff and other pro sports called off in protest of racial injustice
In this NewsHour lesson, learn why all three NBA playoff games on Wednesday were postponed based on players' decisions to boycott racial injustice.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an appearance at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte
Daily Video August 25 2020

Republican National Convention begins with Trump speech
Explore the focus of the first night of the Republican National Convention.
Demonstrators wave Lebanese flags during protests near the site of a blast at Beirut's port area
Daily Video August 14 2020

How Beirut blasts have pushed Lebanon to breaking point
Use this NewsHour lesson to learn more about the blast that shook Beirut, Lebanon, in early August.
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Daily Video August 10 2020

Explainer: Trump's executive orders and the limits of presidential power
In this lesson, explore the long-standing constitutional controversies around the power of executive orders.
1/ST Preakness At Home Drive-InFieldFest Benefitting First Responders Children's Foundation
Daily Video July 28 2020

How the music industry is trying to save itself (and save your city)
Explore how the pandemic is affecting the music industry—and how that affects the larger economy.
Protest against racial inequality in Portland
Daily Video July 26 2020

What are federal agents doing in Portland?
Understand what is unusual about what's happening right now amid protests in Portland.
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