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FILE PHOTO: Houthi military helicopter over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea

Daily News Lesson December 20 2023

How the U.S. plans to protect ships from attacks in the Red Sea

Learn about the U.S. response to attacks by Houthis on shipping vessels in the Red Sea

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah

Daily News Lesson October 13 2022

U.S. reevaluates relationship with Saudi Arabia over cut in oil production

Discuss the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia

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Daily News Lesson December 08 2021

News summary lesson: Trial of Daunte Wright's killer, camel pageant crackdown

Also Instagram's impact on kids' mental health, Germany's new chancellor and the omicron variant

Kellogg Strike

Daily News Lesson December 08 2021

Dec. 8, 2021: News summary lesson with video & discussion questions

Kellogg workers' strike, Biden puts Putin on notice, ancient artifact returned

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Daily Video October 02 2019

Frontline's "The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi

In this NewsHour lesson, learn more about Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the latest PBS Frontline special.

Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi speaks at an event hosted by Middle East Monitor in London

Daily Video October 22 2018

Jamal Khashoggi's legacy and freedom of the press

Freedom of the press is legally protected by the First Amendment in the Constitution. What other professions are specifically named or protected in the Constitution? Why do you think this was the case?

Displaced Yemeni girls are seen at a refugee camp located between Marib and Sanaa

Daily News Lesson July 05 2018

Yemen study guide: How to explain images of war to your students

More than 9,000 people have died in Yemen's civil war since 2015, according to the UN, and 22 million people require humanitarian assistance every day.

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Daily Video February 26 2016

Two-week Syrian ceasefire begins Friday

A two-week ceasefire has been accepted by fighting parties in Syria and will take effect Friday night in the nation where a four-and-a-half-year civil war has cost more than 250,000 lives and displaced millions.

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Daily Video September 25 2015

Hundreds die in Hajj pilgrim stampede

More than 700 people died in a stampede that took place near the end of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

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