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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

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Israel attacks, Iran retaliates

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This Week's lesson:

Deportation protests: Soldiers on the streets of L.A. pose a test of presidential power

A week-old drama in Los Angeles pits the president against that city's mayor, the state's governor and a federal judge. President Trump sent 4,000 California National Guard members and 700 U.S. Marines in response to protests against deportation...

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U.S. senator forcefully removed from press conference

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference and handcuffed in Los Angeles last week. The incident occurred as he tried to ask about the immigration raids that have sparked...

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The news media shape how we see and understand the world around us. With its new video series, NBCU Academy takes a deep dive into what it means to be a journalist today, how the industry is evolving, and how the next generation can help.

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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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