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Daily News Lesson May 23 2022

Georgia Republicans vote in a heated primary — and other news for May 24, 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 April 22 2022

Sen. Mallory McMorrow's "We will not let hate win" speech — and other news for April 22, 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 March 14 2022

‘We are all at war:’ Desperation grows among Ukrainian diaspora
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
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Daily News Lesson March 13 2022

How Russia views the situation in Ukraine and the price exacted by Western sanctions
Understand how Russian citizens are reacting to the widespread sanctions impacting their economy
Asylum seeking migrants are escorted out of the brush after crossing Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Mexico in Penitas, Texas
Daily News Lesson January 20 2022

Biden vowed to fix America’s immigration system. Here’s what he achieved in his first year
Review President Biden's first year of efforts to address immigration and border policy
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a formal news conference at the White House
Daily News Lesson January 19 2022

Biden acknowledges setbacks to domestic agenda in rare press conference
Hear what President Biden said about the successes and failures of his first year
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Daily News Lesson January 17 2022

MLK Jr. would be ‘greatly disappointed’ by Senate inaction on voting reform, son says
Learn about Congressional plans for protecting voting rights and how they align with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Jim Crow 2021: The Latest Assault on the Right to Vote, in Washington
Daily News Lesson January 13 2022

Sen. Warnock on the prospects for voting rights legislation: ‘This is about our democracy’
Hear from one Democratic senator on why his party sees voting rights as a priority in Congress
FILE PHOTO: The Russian flag is seen through barbed wire as it flies on the roof of the Russian embassy in Kiev
Daily News Lesson January 10 2022

U.S., Russia begin tense talks amid stark disagreements over Ukraine
Learn how Russia and the U.S. are approaching high stakes talks over Eastern Europe
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Daily News Lesson January 05 2022

Jan. 5, 2022: Schumer, McConnell butt heads over the filibuster amid voting rights bill fight
Black lawmakers sue Michigan over district lines, U.S. Labor Department claims record numbers quit jobs in November
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