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News Wrap: Israel closes airspace as Iran launches drones
S2024 E105 - 3m 34s
In our news wrap Saturday, Iran’s much-anticipated attack on Israel is unfolding slowly, violent unrest continued in the West Bank as the body of a missing Israeli teen was found, an attacker stabbed six people to death at a mall in Australia, Russian troops escalated their assaults across southeastern Ukraine, and 174 people stranded mid-air in cable cars were rescued in Turkey.
How Arizona’s abortion ban revival affects close 2024 races
S2024 E105 - 5m 22s
The near-total abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court revived this week dates back to 1864, a time when Arizona wasn’t a state, slavery was legal and only white men could vote. Many GOP officeholders and candidates scrambled to distance themselves from the law. John Yang speaks with Republican strategist Barrett Marson for more about how party members are navigating the political fallout.
How golfer Charlie Sifford broke the PGA’s color barrier
S2024 E105 - 10m 28s
Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional football, baseball and basketball. John Yang speaks with Sifford’s elder son, Charles Sifford Jr., and sportswriter Peter May about Sifford’s legacy on and off the golf course.
A Brief But Spectacular take on the miracle of flight
S2024 E105 - 2m 31s
Entrepreneur and author Derrick Fennell has been a flight attendant for more than 14 years. Many of his passengers know him for his in-flight poems reflecting on his time in the skies. Fennell shares one of his poems and his Brief But Spectacular take on the miracle of flight.
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