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Daily News Lesson February 15 2023

Top stories: Senate holds hearing on fentanyl + News wrap 2/16/23 + Student video

The Senate heard from experts on the growing problem of fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

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Lesson Plan October 27 2022

Be MediaWise lesson 4: Effective Keyword Searches

Learn how social media designed to scare can lead some to share misinformation

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Daily News Lesson May 11 2022

Overdose deaths in the U.S. reached record levels in 2021 — and other news for May 12, 2022

Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions

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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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Daily Video January 04 2021

2020 in Review: Stories you might have missed and why they matter

Discuss what stories were under-reported amid a year of consequential change

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Daily Video October 10 2017

What are the effects of opioid addiction on young people?

Join PBS NewsHour for a Facebook Live on Wed., October 11th at 1 p.m. on how to talk to students about opioid addiction. We’ll take your questions LIVE on Facebook (enter in comments section and let us know your school and city/state) or tweet them to @NewsHour using #AskNewsHour. It's important for teachers and students voices to be heard on this issue!

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Daily Video July 17 2017

Senate Republicans release revised version of health care bill

On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the second version of the GOP's proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

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