Why ‘Happy Memorial Day’ is painful for some families
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Lesson plan: Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice
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Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan to help students understand the significance of Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice. Students will identify important veterans in their lives, examine an interactive timeline of military history and study issues facing veterans today. Continue reading
Afghanistan: What your students should know about the new strategy in America’s longest war
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On Monday, President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy 4,000 more U.S. troops in the 16-year long Afghanistan War, the longest war in our country’s history. Continue reading
Obama makes last push to close Guantanamo prison
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President Barack Obama took steps Tuesday to make a final effort to finally close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
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America updates its nuclear bombs
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A $100 billion dollar project to upgrade the United States’ largely outdated nuclear arsenal is underway. Continue reading