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

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►'Cockroach' youth protests topple India’s education minister

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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►Are cartoonists taking a film cue?

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►Illness tied to lettuce spreads over half the country, a reminder of need to rinse all produce

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

This week's word in the news: DEPLETE

DEFINITION:
To use up or consume a limited resource.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Councilor Brian Worrell is sounding off after a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled that if the footage became public before trial, it would deplete the jury pool in the manslaughter case against Boston police officer Nick O’Malley.
►The Boston Herald -- 07/27/2026