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September 14, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what a success story for veterans says about how to tackle homelessness and the major issues that remain. Then, how a new FDA requirement could identify more breast cancer cases and save lives. Plus, the story of Palestinian babies born just outside of Gaza, who remain separated from their parents.

September 14, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 44s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, what a success story for veterans says about how to tackle homelessness and the major issues that remain. Then, how a new FDA requirement could identify more breast cancer cases and save lives. Plus, the story of Palestinian babies born just outside of Gaza, who remain separated from their parents.

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  • A housing program reduced veteran homelessness. What’s next?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A housing program reduced veteran homelessness. What’s next?

    S2024 E259 - 7m 9s

    According to government data, homelessness in the U.S. increased 12 percent in 2023 compared to 2022. But one group has seen significant improvement over the last 15 years: veterans. Much of that can be credited to a government housing program known as HUD-VASH. Lisa Desjardins speaks with Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, to learn more.

  • How a new FDA rule could help identify more breast cancer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a new FDA rule could help identify more breast cancer

    S2024 E259 - 5m 53s

    About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. That’s one reason doctors recommend women get yearly mammograms beginning at age 45, but for some women, mammograms won’t detect their cancer. A new FDA requirement could lead to more breast cancer cases being identified, saving lives. JoAnn Pushkin, executive director of DenseBreast-info.org, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

  • Gazan parents remain separated from their babies by war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gazan parents remain separated from their babies by war

    S2024 E259 - 3m 32s

    A group of parents in Gaza have described heartbreak as they remain separated from their babies who were born prematurely in Jerusalem just over a year ago. They needed specialized care in Israel, and were supposed to be reunited with their parents, but the war has kept them separated. Rachel Younger of Independent Television News reports.

  • Star player Trevor Rainbolt’s tips for GeoGuessr success: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Star player Trevor Rainbolt’s tips for GeoGuessr success

    S2024 E259 - 3m 43s

    A popular online geography game is taking players around the globe, one Google Street View image at a time. John Yang speaks with Trevor Rainbolt, perhaps the game’s most famous player, for a look inside the world of GeoGuessr.

  • News Wrap: Hometown funeral held for slain Turkish-American: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Hometown funeral held for slain Turkish-American

    S2024 E259 - 3m 35s

    In our news wrap Saturday, a funeral was held in Turkey for the Turkish-American woman killed by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Israeli airstrikes hammered central and southern Gaza, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 206 prisoners of war, a Civil War-era abortion ban came off the books in Arizona, and a new report found “no evidence” Hawaii officials prepared for the deadly 2023 Maui wildfire.

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