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FILE PHOTO: Aerial view of the Pentagon is seen in Washington
Daily News Lesson April 10 2023

Top lesson: U.S. scrambles after military secrets leaked + News wrap 4/11/23 + Student Video
Learn about a leak of intelligence documents that expose critical government secrets
Syria Reconstruction
Daily News Lesson March 15 2023

Top Lesson: Syria marks 12 years of civil war + News wrap 3/16/23 + Student video
Understand why war in Syria has been raging for over a decade with no end in sight
Italian Deputy PM Salvini and Hungarian PM Orban hold a joint news conference in Budapest
Lesson Plan March 08 2023

Lesson plan: Hungary's Viktor Orbán and the global wave of democratic backsliding

Explore the factors causing democratic backsliding across the world
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Daily News Lesson February 24 2023

Top stories: Ukrainians using drones for defense + News wrap 2/24/23 + Student video
Learn how drone technology is affecting how Ukrainians are defending themselves against Russia
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
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
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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
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