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A poster displays at a bus shelter the current U.S. National debt at 36 Trillion dollars in Washington
Daily News Lesson May 20 2025

Credit rating downgrade triggers warning signs for U.S. economy

Learn how the U.S. government's credit rating affects prices for everyday consumers
FILE PHOTO: Cargo ship at the port of Oakland, California
Daily News Lesson April 09 2025

How businesses are dealing with the impacts of tariffs

Learn how small businesses are making sense of the Trump administration's shifting tariff policies
Traders work on the floor of the NYSE in New York
Daily News Lesson April 04 2025

How Trump’s sweeping new tariffs could shake up U.S. and global economies

Discuss how President Trump's trade barriers will affect markets in the U.S. and abroad
Rishi Sunak in London
Daily News Lesson October 24 2022

Rishi Sunak selected as United Kingdom’s third prime minister this year
Lesson includes ADDITIONAL NEWS STORIES for students to choose from this October 25, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II visits Goodenough College in London
Daily News Lesson September 08 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
Learn about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, who was queen for 70 years until her death in 2022
UK leadership contenders take part in Conservative Party hustings event in Birmingham
Daily News Lesson September 06 2022

Liz Truss becomes prime minister for the United Kingdom
Learn about Lz Truss, the new conservative prime minister of the United Kingdom
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Student Voices July 12 2022

Student Recommends: 'My First and Only Love,' a novel about 20th century Palestine through one girl's eyes
Student Eshaan Mani recommends Sahar Khalifeh's novel that spans Palestinian history in the 20th century
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Daily Video June 27 2016

Brexit vote leaves Britain, European Union reeling
The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union on Thursday, shocking the rest of the world and leading to the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Daily Video June 20 2016

Murder of British politician changes tone of U.K. Brexit debate
The man accused of murdering a British member of parliament last Thursday made his first court appearance in London on Saturday. Authorities believe Thomas Mair shot and stabbed Jo Cox to death on a street in broad daylight, because of her position to keep the U.K. in the European Union.

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