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FILE PHOTO: A nurse prepares a dose of the of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dutywa
Daily News Lesson December 02 2021

Does South Africa’s COVID uptick signal greater threat from omicron? Here’s what we know
Learn why the omicron variant of COVID is getting attention and how public health officials are learning about it
Anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights protesters gather outside Supreme Court in Washington
Daily News Lesson December 01 2021

Why the Supreme Court may reverse Roe v. Wade in Mississippi abortion ban case
Hear why arguments at the Supreme Court signal a change in decades-old precedent on abortion
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Daily News Lesson December 01 2021

How ‘The 1619 Project’ underscores connection between slavery and modern America
Hear from author Nikole Hannah-Jones on how and why she compiled her collection of essays
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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Daily News Lesson November 22 2021

Two perspectives on verdict in Kyle Rittenhouse trial
Hear from NewsHour's Friday evening political analysts on the Rittenhouse trial.
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: White nationalists participate in a torch-lit march on the grounds of the University of Virginia ahead of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
Daily News Lesson November 21 2021

News Wrap: ‘Unite the Right’ trial begins, boosters approved for all adults, Chinese tennis star goes missing
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