Episodes
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May 18, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E140 - 26m 45s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, with nearly 115,000 people waiting for a new organ in the U.S., we look at what can be done to improve the transplant system. Then, why students and teachers are pushing for climate change to be taught in schools. Plus, we examine what’s behind the recent popularity of Japanese comics and animations in America.
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May 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E139 - 56m 46s
Friday on the NewsHour, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 40,000 for the first time as the overall stock market reaches historic highs. We take a closer look at the governor of Texas pardoning an ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed Black Lives Matter protester. Plus, we speak with a Methodist pastor about the major shift within the church.
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May 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E138 - 57m 46s
Thursday on the NewsHour, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen returns to the witness stand in the former president's hush money trial. The top humanitarian official for the United Nations looks at current crises and his career helping manage global calamities. Plus, a three-year-old with a rare medical disorder stuck in Gaza and the American families working to evacuate her for treatment.
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May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E137 - 57m 46s
May 15, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E136 - 57m 46s
May 14, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E135 - 57m 46s
May 13, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 12, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E134 - 26m 45s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, why millions of Americans are using apps to get paid between paychecks. Then, a new film documents the toll Russia’s invasion has taken on animals in Ukraine. Plus, what motherhood means to people with children, without children and those somewhere in between.
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May 11, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E133 - 26m 45s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, an epidemiologist shares the latest updates about new COVID variants and a bird flu outbreak among cows. Then, why being around younger people is helping some older Americans stay healthier and happier. Plus, the hidden history of a photographer who captured the daily lives, struggles and contributions of Asian Americans.
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May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E132 - 57m 46s
May 10, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 9, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E131 - 57m 46s
Thursday on the NewsHour, Israel bombards Rafah as its leaders respond with defiance to President Biden freezing some weapons deliveries. Stormy Daniels clashes with Donald Trump's legal team as she takes the stand for a second day in the former president's hush money trial. Plus, a look at a battery-powered aircraft that could lead the transition away from fossil-fueled flight.
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May 8, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E130 - 57m 46s
May 8, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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May 7, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E129 - 57m 46s
May 7, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Extras and Features
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‘Burn Book' explores a life covering the tech industry
S2024 E66 - 6m 58s
Few journalists have been covering Silicon Valley as long as Kara Swisher, and even fewer are as respected, liked and feared by the tech industry and its most iconic leaders. For the first time, Swisher is opening up about her own life in her latest book entitled “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story." She joins Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race
S2024 E66 - 6m 32s
One of the most-watched non-presidential races on Super Tuesday was in California, where voters in the most populated state are deciding who should fill a U.S. Senate seat. The primary will determine whether the race is just beginning or essentially over. Laura Barrón-López reports.
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What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths
S2024 E66 - 5m 51s
Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, and it is also one of the deadliest, with more and more people losing their lives to alcohol-related causes over the last two decades. A new report reveals how the problem has become more acute in recent years. Keith Humphreys, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, joins William Brangham to discuss.
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Family members of hostages give opposing views on Gaza war
S2024 E66 - 9m 55s
Negotiators met in Cairo for a second day on Tuesday to try and secure a deal between Israel and Hamas that would see a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The U.S. had hoped to secure a deal before the start of Ramadan next week, but so far there’s been no breakthrough. Nick Schifrin looks at the status of those talks and speaks with family members of two hostages.
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Austin theater company preserves Latin American culture
S2024 E66 - 2m 55s
The Austin, Texas theater company, Proyecto Teatro, aims to promote and preserve Latin American culture. Its latest project is helping redefine Latin American history. Journey Love Taylor of our Student Reporting Labs Academy shares the story as part of our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."
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How Super Tuesday may impact the 2024 presidential race
S2024 E66 - 8m 42s
Super Tuesday is the biggest night of the primary election season, as voters in 16 states across the U.S. make their picks for the Democratic and Republican nominee for president. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Republican strategist Kevin Madden and Democratic strategist Faiz Shakir join Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss.
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The issues hindering Gaza cease-fire negotiations
S2024 E65 - 4m 6s
Israeli opposition leader and war cabinet member Benny Gantz visited Washington Monday to meet Vice President Harris. The trip came without the authorization of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and as Egypt, Qatar and Hamas held negotiations over a possible deal that would pause the war in Gaza and release Israeli hostages. Nick Schifrin reports.
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America's social safety net and political fights around it
S2024 E65 - 8m 9s
Our new series, "America’s Safety Net," is focused on the complex web of programs meant to help Americans in need. Over the coming weeks, we’ll take an in-depth look at the different forms of welfare in the U.S. Up first, Geoff Bennett and producer Sam Lane spend some time explaining what the American social safety net actually is, who it serves and how it came to look the way it does today.
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Israelis living near Gaza return for 1st time since Oct. 7
S2024 E65 - 6m 53s
In Israeli cities near the Gaza border, schools are reopening for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack. Hamas gunmen overran Sderot that day, killing at least 50 civilians and 20 police officers. Months later, the government is facilitating families to return, but many are still haunted by that day. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, some of the images in this story are disturbing.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Super Tuesday expectations
S2024 E65 - 9m 41s
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including what to expect from voters on Super Tuesday, if Nikki Haley will remain in the race and the political stakes of President Biden's upcoming State of the Union address.
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Supreme Court says only Congress can block Trump from ballot
S2024 E65 - 5m 21s
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that individual states cannot remove former President Donald Trump from their ballots based on the 14th Amendment. In an unsigned opinion, the court said only Congress, not states, can disqualify presidential candidates under the Constitution’s so-called “insurrection clause.” William Brangham reports.
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Trump, Haley make last case to voters before Super Tuesday
S2024 E65 - 3m 22s
It's the final countdown to Super Tuesday with Republicans in 15 states set to head to the polls and a third of all delegates at stake. Donald Trump and Nikki Haley both racked up wins in contests over the weekend and hit the campaign trail with their sights set on Tuesday. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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