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

This Week's lesson:
UN adopts Ghana's slavery resolution

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This Week's lesson:

Social media giants lose two lawsuits blaming them for serious risks to young users

Visiting social media can be a daily compulsion that may feel addictive, in a sense. Now California jurors say that two tech giants, Meta (owner of Facebook and Instagram) and Google (YouTube's parent), must pay $6 million total to compensate a ...

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Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated daily with two-minute sound portraits of Planet Earth. Tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, blending interviews with extraordinary natural sounds.

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Rare moment sperm whales help newborn to swim

Scientists have captured one of the most detailed observations of a sperm whale birth ever recorded in the wild. Two matrilines — independent, female-led groups — of sperm whales appeared to cooperate to assist in the calf’s birth. The group worked t...

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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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