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A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Daily News Lesson February 13 2023

Top stories: Toxic leak prompts safety concerns + News wrap 2/14/23 + Student video

A train derailment in eastern Ohio has released toxins into the atmosphere and raised broader concerns about safe infrastructure

Earthquake in Diyarbakir

Daily News Lesson February 07 2023

Top stories: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria + News wrap 2/7/23 + Student video

Stretches of Southern Turkey and Northern Syria are in ruins after a powerful earthquake ripped through the region

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach

Daily News Lesson February 06 2023

Top stories: Navy searches for debris from downed Chinese balloon + News wrap 2/6/23 + Student video

The balloon had made its way across the U.S. from Montana to the Carolinas before it plunged 60,000 feet into U.S. waters

The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021

Daily News Lesson January 05 2023

PBS NewsHour stories + Student Video of the Day — Jan. 6, 2023

Current events for social studies, science, English, STEM and more with discussion questions for grades 6-12

Daily News Lesson January 03 2023

PBS NewsHour stories + Student Video of the Day — Jan. 4, 2023

Current events across disciplines with discussion questions for grades 6-12 and the Student Video of the Day

Amanda Gorman

Post December 30 2022

Classroom activity: Write a New Year poem inspired by Amanda Gorman's 'New Day's Lyric'

Read Amanda Gorman's poem marking the end of a difficult year and then write your own

Daily News Lesson December 19 2022

PBS NewsHour stories for Dec. 20, 2022

Current events for social studies, science, English, STEM and more with discussion questions for grades 6-12

Daily News Lesson December 18 2022

PBS NewsHour stories for Dec. 19, 2022

Current events for social studies, science, English, STEM and more with discussion questions for grades 6-12

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Daily News Lesson December 16 2022

Indo-Pacific Commander discusses rising tensions with China

Learn why there has been a military build-up in the Pacific

APTOPIX WCup Morocco Spain Soccer

Daily News Lesson December 15 2022

Messi, Morocco, human rights and other World Cup updates

Learn the latest in World Cup news!

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