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Men walk along a flooded road with their belongings, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sohbatpur
Daily News Lesson August 29 2022

Death toll in Pakistan rises due to historic flooding — and other news for August 30, 2022
Choose which story is right for your class and discuss using fact-based and open-ended questions
Voters submit ballots for New York's primary election at a polling station in Brooklyn, New York
Daily News Lesson August 24 2022

Florida and New York primaries: Case studies in how American politics works today
Learn about the results in some key primary races
A teacher wears a mask inside Santa Fe South High School
Daily News Lesson August 23 2022

Experiencing back-to-school nerves? Watch these stories and share your own
Hear why for some students back to school this year is still not back to normal
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Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Remembering historian David McCullough: Why history is more than military and politics
Hear about the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough, who believed history was more than military and politics
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Daily News Lesson August 22 2022

Why U.S. teachers are leaving the profession
Hear from educators why many teachers are leaving schools, leading to teacher shortages
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Daily News Lesson August 17 2022

Four election terms your students should know from the Alaska and Wyoming's primaries
Hear about the results of this week's primary elections and learn critical election terminology
FILE PHOTO: British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London
Daily News Lesson August 16 2022

Salman Rushdie, literary champion of free speech, recovering after attack
Learn about Salman Rushdie, a novelist and free expression advocate who was recently attacked
Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower for a deposition two days after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago Palm Beach home
Daily News Lesson August 15 2022

FBI retrieved top secret documents from Trump’s Florida home
Learn about top secret and other documents taken from Trump's home and office by the FBI
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Daily News Lesson August 10 2022

FBI searches Donald Trump’s Florida home
Learn what is known about an FBI search of Donald Trump's hotel and residence in Florida
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Daily News Lesson August 09 2022

How the Senate's latest bill would boost clean energy and combat global warming
Learn more about the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lead to by far the biggest investment the federal government has made on tackling climate change
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