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Daily News Lesson August 04 2021

Severe drought reignites conflicts over land and water use
Discover how drought is causing rifts between two communities in the Klamath Basin
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Daily News Lesson August 02 2021

Millions of tenants at risk as federal eviction ban ends
Discuss the impact of the eviction moratorium, and what may follow now that it is ending
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Daily News Lesson July 27 2021

Retirees invent way to help breast cancer survivors

Learn about a group of women making an impact even in retirement
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Daily News Lesson July 26 2021

Hong Kong police arrest children’s book authors in free speech crackdown
Following more arrests related to the Hong Kong protests, PBS NewsHour discusses a children's book labeled as "seditious"
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Daily News Lesson July 21 2021

'On Our Minds' student podcast on depression and mental health
On this episode of “On Our Minds,” a podcast made by teenagers for teenagers on mental health, Noah and Zion discuss the body’s reaction to depression and the relationship between physical and mental illness
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Daily News Lesson July 06 2021

The U.S. military withdraws from Afghanistan
Discuss the future of Afghanistan and its relationship with the U.S. after U.S. troops begin pullout
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Daily News Lesson July 02 2021

Supreme Court's latest ruling further guts Voting Rights Act of 1965

PBS NewsHour gets experts to weigh in and explain the recent upholding of new Arizona voting laws
A Virginia School board meeting reflects a battle playing out across the country over a once-obscure academic doctrine known as Critical Race Theory, in Ashburn
Daily News Lesson July 02 2021

Why so-called 'critical race theory' has become a flashpoint in some public schools
Discuss the recent push to frame 'critical race theory' as dangerous in schools
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Educator Voices July 02 2021

Teaching bans on 'divisive concepts' including systemic racism and Critical Race Theory
Hear from best-selling author Fredrick Joseph on what the push to ban "divisive concepts" in the classroom means
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Daily News Lesson June 29 2021

New Netflix series fights erasure and honors the influence of Black cuisine in America
Explore Netflix's new series "High on the Hog" honoring the influence of Black cuisine in America
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