Episodes
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April 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E119 - 26m 44s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we examine the future of noncompete agreements after the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban the practice. Then, why Ecuador, once known as a major tourist destination, is now a hotbed for violence and turf wars. Plus, a new book explores the history of climate change, uncertainty about the planet’s future and a dose of hope for saving it.
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April 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E118 - 57m 46s
April 26, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 25, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E117 - 57m 46s
April 25, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 24, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E116 - 57m 46s
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court weighs whether federal protections for emergency abortions override a near-total ban at the state level. After months of wrangling in the House, President Biden signs a major foreign aid package that includes tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine. Plus, we meet evangelical Christians in Ukraine caught in the crosshairs of Russia's invasion.
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April 23, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E115 - 57m 46s
April 23, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E114 - 57m 46s
April 22, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 21, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E113 - 26m 44s
Sunday on PBS News Weekend, we ask NATO’s Secretary General if the delayed U.S. aid to Ukraine is too late to make a difference. Then, how a Supreme Court case on laws limiting homeless encampments could reshape policy across the country. Plus, a look at the tensions in one Montana city over people experiencing homelessness camping in vehicles.
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April 20, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode
S2024 E112 - 26m 44s
Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Volkswagen workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize in a big win for the labor movement. Then, as polls open in the world’s largest election, we look at what’s at stake for India and its allies. Plus, what can be done to protect the lives of journalists reporting from the front lines of the Israel-Hamas war.
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April 19, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E111 - 57m 46s
Friday on the NewsHour, Israel allegedly strikes back at Iran, retaliating for last weekend's drone and missile attack. The House advances spending bills on foreign aid by bipartisan votes, but Speaker Johnson's cooperation with Democrats could cost him his job. Plus, how people in addiction recovery are helping a small town in Kentucky bounce back from economic decline and the opioid epidemic.
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April 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E110 - 57m 46s
Thursday on the NewsHour, after some setbacks, the jury in the Donald Trump hush money trial is filled. The U.S. and Britain target Iran with new sanctions as the world waits for Israel's response to the weekend drone attack. Plus, scientists sound the alarm as warming waters trigger massive bleaching of the world's coral reefs.
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April 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E109 - 56m 45s
April 17, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
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April 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2024 E108 - 56m 44s
April 16, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Extras and Features
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A Brief But Spectacular take on what it means to be human
S2024 E107 - 3m 37s
Yuval Noah Harari is a professor renowned for his broad and thought-provoking perspectives on human history. Harari, who is the bestselling author of "Sapiens," recently released a new volume of this work for younger readers. He gives his Brief But Spectacular take on what it means to be human.
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Zelenskyy says 'no chance of winning’ without U.S. aid
S2024 E107 - 17m 42s
Ukraine is facing challenges on multiple fronts, from critical shortages of munitions and manpower to Russia ramping up its attacks. It comes amid uncertainty around future aid from the U.S. Amna Nawaz sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss that and more.
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Jury selection begins in Trump’s hush money trial
S2024 E107 - 5m 54s
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial started Monday in New York City. In the first criminal trial of any former president, he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged extramarital affair that surfaced during his 2016 campaign. William Brangham has been covering the former president’s legal cases and reports from New York.
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's first criminal trial
S2024 E107 - 6m 58s
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the escalating conflict in the Middle East and Donald Trump's first day in court as a criminal defendant.
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Allies urge restraint as Israel vows response to Iran attack
S2024 E107 - 4m 25s
Tensions remain high in the Middle East as we wait to see if Israel responds to Iran's barrage of drones over the weekend. President Biden said while the U.S. commitment to Israel is unwavering, the administration would not support a retaliatory strike. Nick Schifrin reports.
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Here's how tax policies proposed by Biden and Trump differ
S2024 E107 - 7m 18s
It’s tax day and millions of people are filing at the last minute. What many may not know is that the clock is ticking on some potentially big changes that will be decided by the outcome of the 2024 election. Lisa Desjardins has a closer look at what's at stake with Richard Rubin of The Wall Street Journal.
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Extreme drought plunges southern Africa into hunger crisis
S2024 E106 - 5m 45s
A devastating drought induced by El Nino has scorched crops and left millions hungry in southern Africa. As aid groups face budget cuts and broaden their operations to other conflicts, the region’s crisis is expected to worsen. Ali Rogin speaks with Zimbabwe-based journalist Tendai Marima to learn more.
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Israel weighs its response to Iran’s attack
S2024 E106 - 11m 4s
World leaders are scrambling to keep conflict in the Middle East from spiraling out of control a day after Iran carried out its first-ever direct assault on Israel with drones and missiles. Nick Schifrin reports on the attack and John Yang speaks with Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about its ramifications.
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Ukraine faces dire shortages as Russia ramps up offensive
S2024 E106 - 4m 16s
Ukraine has been at war with Russia for more than two years, and there are signs that this year could be pivotal. Ukrainian officials say they need more munitions and support as Russia appears to be gaining ground. Amna Nawaz reports from the ground in Kyiv.
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News Wrap: Displaced Palestinians move toward northern Gaza
S2024 E106 - 1m 55s
In our news wrap Sunday, hostage release and cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, hundreds of displaced Palestinian families moved north along Gaza’s coast, House Republicans renewed an effort to pass military aid for Israel, Sydney police gave an update on Saturday’s deadly stabbing attack at a mall, and artist and author Faith Ringgold died at age 93.
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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.
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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.
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