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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks to reporters as he leaves the U.S. Capitol in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 20 2021

Manchin rejects Build Back Better bill over ‘inexcusable’ differences with White House
Learn why Biden and the Democrats have struggled to pass one of their most ambitious bills
Activists hold up flowers and signs stating "COUNT EVERY VOTE" across the street from where votes are still being counted, two days after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Philadelphia
Daily News Lesson December 19 2021

Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020’s ‘Big Lie’ lives on
Find out why investigations haven't turned up any of the voter fraud alleged by some Republican activists
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi
Daily News Lesson December 08 2021

Biden made consequences of Ukraine invasion ‘crystal clear’ in call with Russia’s Putin
Discuss diplomacy between world leaders as tensions between Russia and Ukraine mount
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Beijing 2022 logo is seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park in Beijing
Daily News Lesson December 07 2021

How the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics may play out for the U.S.
Hear why U.S. officials may boycott the Beijing Olympics — even if U.S. athletes attend
The U.S. Capitol building is pictured at dawn along the National Mall in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 06 2021

News summary for Monday Dec. 6, 2021 with video & discussion questions
Biden signs short-term spending bill, averting government shutdown
A vial and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed South Africa flag and words "Omicron SARS-CoV-2" in this illustration taken
Daily News Lesson November 29 2021

How the world is responding to the omicron variant
Hear how countries around the world are preparing for a new COVID variant
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press marathon in Kyiv
Daily News Lesson November 28 2021

News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in plot to overthrow the government
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Daily News Lesson November 24 2021

'America, I Sing You Back': A poem for the holiday
Read and reflect on a poem from an indigenous perspective written in response to Whitman and Hughes
FILE PHOTO: People gather in front of a mural of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick
Daily News Lesson November 23 2021

News Wrap: Jury begins deliberating in trial of men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, pharmacy chains found liable for opioid spread, two men convicted of killing Malcolm X exonerated
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Michael Cohen leaves court in New York
Daily News Lesson November 22 2021

News Wrap: Former Trump attorney completes prison sentence, Waukesha parade tragedy, update on trial of the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery
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