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Daily Video June 19 2017

After statewide efforts, Hawaii sees homelessness rate decrease
Despite its relatively small population and land area, Hawaii has one of the highest rates of per-capita homelessness in the United States. Homelessness affects about 505 out of every 100,000 people there.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

After 70 years, voices of Holocaust survivors sing again
When the concentration camps of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, David Boder, a psychologist from Chicago, recorded interviews with dozens of former prisoners.
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Daily Video June 16 2017

At the 50th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, an author looks back on race in America
June 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Loving vs. Virginia, which struck down Virginia’s laws banning interracial marriage.
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Daily Video June 15 2017

Congressman injured in shooting at Virginia baseball field
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) was critically injured during a shooting at an early morning baseball practice with other Congressional Republicans at a baseball field in the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia on June 14.
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Daily Video June 14 2017

Jeff Sessions continues dramatic Senate testimonies
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 12, 2017. He stated that he had never had any conversations with Russian officials about any type of interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Post June 13 2017

Game on: Key facts about the Republican health care bill
  This week might determine the fate of a Republican-backed bill to repeal and replace…
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Post June 12 2017

Game on: The presidential election is over. When's the next chance to vote?
  The presidential election is over, but important races are still taking place. Her…
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Daily Video June 12 2017

What else happened in Congress last week?
The first public testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee of former FBI director James Comey captured the most political attention last week, but there were other significant developments in Congress as well.
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Daily Video June 09 2017

Daily News Story: Comey hearing outcome
Former FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8, and his testimony revealed new information about the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Lesson Plan June 08 2017

Lesson plan: Build empathy with stories about disabilities
Are you an empathetic person? Use these stories about individuals with disabilities, all conceived …
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