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PBS NewsHour — Episode 8
Every step below says three things: what to do, how to do it, and where it happens.
Day 1 — Study the Trump-Xi summit on AI, trade, Iran, and Taiwan
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on the state visit held under trade and tech tensions. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about what the U.S. and China actually agreed to, and what a trade truce is, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 2 — Study the experts' analysis of the summit
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on two voices on power, trade, and trust. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about the difference between what happened at the summit and what the experts say about it, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 3 — Study accountability in wartime: the Netanyahu interview and the news wrap
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on a leader dismissing serious allegations. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about what a dismissal names, and what it does not name, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 4 — Study diesel prices and the economy you live in
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on how one fuel price ripples through everything. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about why a diesel price spike reaches almost everything you buy, and the chain it travels, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 5 — Study whether air conditioning should be a right
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on extreme heat in a warming climate, and who gets to stay cool. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about who is most affected by extreme heat, and who cannot afford to stay cool, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 6 — Study Kalshi and prediction market regulation
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on the prediction market company reacting to calls for new rules. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about what a prediction market is, and what is actually being bet on, then write your reflection in the reflection box. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
Day 7 — Make one piece that helps someone else understand a current event
How: Open the step on this sprint page and read the brief on the lock of Jefferson's hair that settled a 200-year-old question, and what humility looks like when evidence names what happened. Answer the step questions in the answer boxes about which theme from this episode called to you most, and why, then use the reflection box to plan or draft your written, audio, or video piece. Your work saves on the page.
Where: Right here on this sprint page.
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