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Death toll rises and new details emerge from Moscow concert hall terror attack

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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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NASA's Night Sky Network

A monthly column on the latest space discoveries and technologies for elementary students (Updated Monthly)

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Water taps run dry in South Africa’s largest city

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

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


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Science Audio webcasts: An exclusive partnership with Pulse of the Planet, updated 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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Voting in Russia holds no surprises

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Tricky balance: Supreme Court tries to keep law and politics separate this election year

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This week's word in the news: EXTRADITE

DEFINITION:
Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.


FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Deputy U.S. Marshals from Colorado flew to Canada this week to extradite a fugitive suspect back to the United States, officials announced Friday.
The Denver Post -- 03/25/2024