May 18, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
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.
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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Airstrikes flatten parts of Rafah amid cease-fire progress
S2024 E54 - 4m
As the deadly bombing of Gaza continues, there is some progress towards a resumption of talks to release hostages held by Hamas and a cease-fire. Israel's Army Radio said the country's war cabinet approved sending emissaries to truce talks in Paris. But that slow progress toward a deal did nothing to stop the bombing and killing in Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports.
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Study reveals depths of racial, ethnic bias in health care
S2024 E54 - 6m 24s
We’ve long known about racial and ethnic bias in health care, but now we’re getting some first-hand knowledge of how pervasive it is through interviews with health care workers in the largest study of its kind. William Brangham breaks down the study’s findings with one of its co-authors Dr. Laurie Zepheryn. It's part of our ongoing coverage of Race Matters.
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How an Alabama ruling that embryos are children impacts IVF
S2024 E53 - 7m 20s
A decision from the Alabama Supreme Court has alarmed doctors, patients and reproductive rights advocates. The court ruled that frozen embryos, created through in vitro fertilization, are legally children and thus protected. The designation of personhood could have significant repercussions for reproductive rights. Stephanie Sy discussed the questions raised by this ruling with Mary Ziegler.
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Ex-informant accused of lying and having ties to Russia
S2024 E53 - 8m 22s
An ex-informant charged with lying to the FBI about President Biden recently told law enforcement he’s been in contact with Russian operatives. Prosecutors say the informant's story of a Ukrainian energy firm bribing President Biden and his son is a complete fabrication and is being used to interfere in U.S. elections. Laura Barrón-López discussed the developments with Ryan Goodman.
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App connects drivers to lawyers during traffic stops
S2024 E53 - 8m 9s
The murder of George Floyd thrust Minnesota into the center of the debate over police misconduct. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, one effort coming out of that painful period hopes to make traffic stops safer. It’s part of the series, Agents for Change.
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Experts discuss future of UNRWA and allegations against it
S2024 E53 - 9m 16s
The U.N. acknowledged aid deliveries into Gaza have dropped dramatically, threatening a population where hunger is spreading. That aid is delivered by UNRWA, an agency that Israel recently accused of acting “under the authorization” of Hamas. Nick Schifrin discussed the allegations with reserve Israeli Col. Grisha Yakubovich and Matthias Schmale, a former UNRWA director of operations in Gaza.
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The potential dangers of AI tool creating realistic video
S2024 E53 - 6m 3s
The realism of AI-generated video is one of the more remarkable, and potentially scary, developments we’ve seen so far with the technology. Oren Etzioni studies artificial intelligence and is the founder of truemedia.org, an organization that fights against AI-based disinformation. Etzioni joined William Brangham to discuss the future of AI.
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States challenge rule aimed at reducing drifting pollution
S2024 E53 - 7m 10s
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major environmental case over a rule that requires states to stop their air pollution from drifting over to neighboring states. Three states, led by Ohio, are claiming the rule is too costly and they’re asking the court to block the so-called “good neighbor” policy. William Brangham discussed the case with Coral Davenport of The New York Times.
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Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. on tensions with China
S2024 E52 - 8m 19s
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait increased this week following incidents near an island involving the Chinese and Taiwanese coast guards. It's happening at a sensitive moment, in between Taiwan's recent election and the upcoming inauguration of its new president. Nick Schifrin speaks to Taiwan’s new representative to the U.S., Alexander Tah-ray Yui, for his first broadcast interview.
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A Minnesota shooting and the U.S. domestic violence problem
S2024 E52 - 6m 25s
A shooting outside of Minneapolis over the weekend is putting the spotlight once again on domestic violence. Two police officers and a paramedic responding to a domestic-abuse call were killed. Rachel Louise Snyder, who covers domestic violence and is author of the memoir, “Women We Buried, Women We Burned,” joins William Brangham to discuss how the incident fits into a broader national picture.
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News Wrap: Biden to impose new sanctions after Navalny death
S2024 E52 - 4m 59s
In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden says the U.S. will impose major new sanctions on Russia after Alexei Navalny's death, the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, two men are charged with murder for Super Bowl parade shootings in Kansas City, and a Moscow court refused to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
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Haley vows to stay in 2024 race as Biden prepares for Trump
S2024 E52 - 5m 35s
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday vowed to stay in the Republican primary, even if she loses Saturday’s vote in her home state of South Carolina. Haley’s decision comes despite not winning a single primary race so far and as President Biden’s campaign prepares for an expected rematch with former President Trump. Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to discuss the 2024 race.
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