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Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
This Week's lesson:
North Korea faces a coronavirus crisis
CNN's headline says it well, with a bit of attitude: "Congress is finally waking up to UFOs." The news is that federal lawmakers now pay attention to unidentified flying objects with no known or proven origin. A House subcommittee last week held...
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Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Sunday began enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. In an act of solidarity with female colleagues, the TOLOnews channel's male personnel covered their...
NASA's Night Sky Network
A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)
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.
This week's word in the news: STYMIED
DEFINITION:
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
“The continued growth in vehicle miles traveled combined with increases in the size and weight of vehicles have stymied progress.”
The Boston Herald -- 05/23/2022
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Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.