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Daily News Lesson January 27 2024

You have to speak up: Lessons from the Holocaust

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, hear from Reva Kibort, and her warning: "it can happen again"
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Missouri judge cites ‘actual innocence’ in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years
Understand how Lamar Johnson's conviction was overturned due to "actual innocence."
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Understanding the high cost of staying in touch for the incarcerated
Families of incarcerated people in the U.S. spend as much as $500 a month to keep in touch with loved ones
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Lesson Plan August 01 2023

Lesson plan: Dolores Huerta — a lifetime of activism

Learn about activist Dolores Huerta, who has spent her life defying the oppressive labor systems created to bring down farmworkers.
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Post August 01 2023

5 things for students to know about cancer
Learn about cancer's causes and treatments
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Lobster industry says regulations to save right whales will push them out of business
Learn about a conflict between the needs of lobster fishermen and the whales their activities are harming
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Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Human-caused climate change playing key factor in brutal heat waves, study says
Discuss the links between increasingly hot summer temperatures and climate change
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Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Ways to stay safe despite the extreme heat
Learn how extreme heat impacts health and how to avoid the worst effects
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Daily News Lesson July 28 2023

Prescription drug shortages make treatment decisions difficult for doctors and patients
The U.S. is in the midst of an ongoing prescription drug shortage with more and more medication in short supply for longer stretches of time
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Daily News Lesson July 25 2023

Why Americans are paying each other’s medical bills
Many Americans have enrolled in an alternative to traditional health insurance called health care sharing plans
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