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November 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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November 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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  • ‘Write it out’: healing addiction through poetry: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ‘Write it out’: healing addiction through poetry

    S2021 E332 - 7m 39s

    Donald Prince is a counselor and the former Executive Director of the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation. In this first-person story, he shares past experiences with violence, justice, and addiction. Being a father and writing poetry were crucial steps towards healing. Part of a series told by Indigenous people from Yellowknife, Canada, in partnership with the Global Reporting Centre.

  • What's pushing up food prices across the globe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's pushing up food prices across the globe

    S2021 E332 - 7m 41s

    In the US, inflation is now above six percent, and globally, food prices are at their highest since 2011. Climate change, energy demands and inflation are causing shortages and driving up costs in some of the poorest nations. Wall Street Journal reporter Samantha Pearson joins Hari Sreenivasan from Sao Paulo, Brazil, to discuss the crisis.

  • November 28, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 28, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    S2021 E332 - 23m 59s

    On this edition for Sunday, November 28, new cases of Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, are reported in several countries. Also, how inflation, climate change and rising energy costs are driving up food prices – and global food insecurity. And, how fatherhood and poetry combined to create a turning point for an Indigenous man in Canada. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

  • COVID-19 vaccines and children: What you need to know: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    COVID-19 vaccines and children: What you need to know

    S2021 E331 - 7m 52s

    Millions of children over five across America have been vaccinated against the coronavirus – advancing the fight against the pandemic. Still, parents have concerns about potential side effects and possible booster shots. Dr. Sallie Permar, pediatrician-in-chief at New York Presbyterian hospital and chair of the pediatric department at Weill-Cornell Medical Center joins.

  • November 27, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    November 27, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    S2021 E331 - 23m 59s

    On this edition for Saturday, November 27, new restrictions as scientists race to learn more about Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, what to know about vaccinating children for COVID-19, and how a woman used a DNA test to find a member of her biological family halfway across the world. Michael Hill anchors from New Jersey.

  • Finding family: a story of adoption and reunion: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Finding family: a story of adoption and reunion

    S2021 E331 - 5m 13s

    Kaomi Lee is one of the many Koreans who was adopted as a child, brought to a new country and raised by parents of a different race. She still doesn’t know her biological parents, but her decision to share her DNA result brought a surprising discovery. Lee, a reporter at Twin Cities PBS station TPT in Minnesota, shares her personal story.

  • Why dozens spent decades in prison after promises of parole: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why dozens spent decades in prison after promises of parole

    S2021 E330 - 6m 40s

    The cases of some of Louisiana’s longest-serving inmates are receiving renewed attention. A group of now-elderly men called the "10/6 lifers," who were promised parole after serving 10 years and six months. But the state reneged on these deals and many were never released. NewsHour’s Roby Chavez has been reporting on this from Louisiana as part of our series, "Searching for Justice."

  • Alarm grows after emergence of new omicron COVID-19 variant: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Alarm grows after emergence of new omicron COVID-19 variant

    S2021 E330 - 9m 42s

    A newly emerged variant of the coronavirus known as “omicron” is causing widespread concern. First discovered in South Africa, it's now been detected in multiple nations, including Europe and Israel. Many nations including the U.S. are considering travel bans to try and contain the variant. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, joins William Brangham to discuss.

  • News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in coup plot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Ukraine president implicates Russia in coup plot

    S2021 E330 - 5m 9s

    In our news wrap Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said intelligence services found Russia is involved in a plot to overthrow the government, the FDA reported Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective, Russian rescuers found one survivor inside a Siberian coal mine ​after a deadly methane explosion and China condemns a U.S. congressional delegation for Taiwan visit.

  • Drought leaves uncertainty for millions on Colorado River: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Drought leaves uncertainty for millions on Colorado River

    S2021 E330 - 7m 21s

    The Colorado River is a critical resource for the western U.S. But a megadrought, one significantly exacerbated by climate change, is jeopardizing the river's future and threatening to upend how its water is used and longstanding agreements between states. Miles O'Brien reports as part of our coverage on how climate change is creating a "Tipping Point" for the U.S. and around the world.

  • Stephen Sondheim, a giant in musical theater, dies at 91: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Stephen Sondheim, a giant in musical theater, dies at 91

    S2021 E330 - 10m 43s

    One of the greats of Broadway musicals, Stephen Sondheim, died Friday at his home at the age of 91. He was a six-time Tony Award winner renowned for his words and music, starting in the 1950s. Ben Brantley, former co-chief theater critic of The New York Times and Eric Schaffer, the co-founder and former artistic director of Signature Theater in Virginia, join William Brangham to discuss.

  • Brooks and Capehart on new COVID- 19 variant and inflation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on new COVID- 19 variant and inflation

    S2021 E330 - 12m 14s

    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the new COVID- 19 variant, inflation, President Biden's leadership decisions at the Federal Reserve and the verdict in the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

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