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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
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►'The digital Wild West:' Teen social media limits spread in Europe
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
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How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.
►Climate change a danger or hoax?
This week's word in the news: SIMULCAST
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
He was a commentator for the Lakers alongside the venerable Chick Hearn, doing what was then a simulcast of radio and television.
The Los Angeles Times -- 02/23/2026
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