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Daily News Lesson October 24 2023

How ‘thinly veiled’ social media ads are influencing what we eat and drink

Learn how ‘thinly veiled’ social media ads are influencing what we eat and drink
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Daily News Lesson May 26 2022

Monkeypox spreads amid struggle to contain COVID-19
Understand why the spread of an uncommon virus is complicating efforts to control COVID-19
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Daily Video February 27 2020

Coronavirus student guide: Virus explainer and news updates
In this NewsHour Extra lesson, learn about the novel coronavirus and get the latest updates to share with your students.
Reaction In Hong Kong As WHO Considers Emergency Decree
Daily Video January 31 2020

What students should know about the coronavirus
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson to teach your students about the novel coronavirus.
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Daily Video June 17 2016

Zika virus shadow looms over summer Olympics in Rio
Concern surrounding Zika virus has taken center stage in Brazil, as local organizers of the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games assure the world that the country is safe for athletes and tourists.
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Daily Video January 29 2016

Health officials warn of spreading virus' potential link to birth defects
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Daily Video December 30 2015

Finally Ebola-free, officials say Guinea not safe yet
Two years after the Ebola outbreak began in Guinea, authorities there announced that the virus that sickened more than 28,000 people and killed an estimated 11,000 in the affected region of West Africa appears to be gone.
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Daily Video September 26 2014

Obama calls for international response to Ebola
President Obama told world leaders at the United National General Assembly that the international community is “not moving fast enough” to contain the Ebola epidemic.

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