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FILE PHOTO: Former Soviet Union President Gorbachev speaks at a meeting with former US President Bush in Moscow
Daily News Lesson August 31 2022

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union
Learn about the legacy of the Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of the Soviet Union who helped bring an end to the Cold War
Lake Powell reaches historic low levels as Colorado River is named the most endangered river in the United States
Daily News Lesson August 18 2022

What is happening to the Colorado River? New water restrictions underscore severity of climate crisis
Learn how droughts have pushed federal officials to impose new regulations on water use in the western U.S.
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Daily News Lesson August 09 2022

How the Senate's latest bill would boost clean energy and combat global warming
Learn more about the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lead to by far the biggest investment the federal government has made on tackling climate change
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks about climate change outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson August 08 2022

The senate passes long-awaited climate bill
Learn what is in the climate and health care bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act
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Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

Scientists measure how quickly Antarctica glacier is melting
Learn about a scientist's quest to chronicle what's happening with one of the most important glaciers
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Daily News Lesson July 19 2022

Student Reporting Labs: Welcoming refugees through the gift of musical instruments
Learn about a program that provides needed supplies and support to refugees
Demonstrators protest inside the President's House and Presidential secretariat, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo
Daily News Lesson July 12 2022

World history class discussion: What made Sri Lankans take over palace and oust leadership
The lack of gasoline is affecting Sri Lanka. What other issues could scarcity of gasoline lead to?
British PM Johnson speaks at Downing Street
Daily News Lesson July 08 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step down after a string of scandals
Johnson told his nation Thursday he would resign his post later in the summer and stand down now as head of his party
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Daily News Lesson June 28 2022

What Americans think about Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
Recent polls by PBS NewsHour show how Americans are responding to the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Daily News Lesson June 24 2022

Supreme Court overturns century-old gun law, allows firearms in most public places
Overturns New York State law just weeks following Buffalo mass shooting
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