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October 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the role a small but vocal number of social media users play in distorting reality and the consequences this election year. Then, the effect Ohio’s state Supreme Court elections could have on issues like civil rights and abortion. Plus, how scientists are working to beat a deadly fungus that’s devastating North America’s bat population.

October 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the role a small but vocal number of social media users play in distorting reality and the consequences this election year. Then, the effect Ohio’s state Supreme Court elections could have on issues like civil rights and abortion. Plus, how scientists are working to beat a deadly fungus that’s devastating North America’s bat population.

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    Scientists search for ways to battle a bat-killing fungus

    E302 - 5m 56s

    The association between bats and Halloween dates back thousands of years, based on the superstition that the flying mammals are omens of death. But for nearly two decades, North American bats have been facing a deadly threat themselves: a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome. Ali Rogin speaks with New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer for more.

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