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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

►Are Republicans slipping on ICE?
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►Reporters' arrest in Minneapolis church protest raises press freedom issue

This week's word in the news: BILLIONAIRE
DEFINITION:
One whose wealth is estimated at a billion or more dollars, pounds, or other monetary units.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
About a dozen people took part in the “March for billionaires” on Saturday morning in San Francisco to raise awareness about the plight of the ultrarich.
►The Los Angeles Times -- 02/09/2026