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April 18, 2024 - PBS NewsHour full episode

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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  • News Wrap: Cranes on way to clear collapsed Baltimore bridge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Cranes on way to clear collapsed Baltimore bridge

    S2024 E89 - 5m 34s

    In our news wrap Thursday, cranes are on the way to Baltimore to clear away the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the UN's top court ordered Israel to open more land crossings into Gaza, Russian investigators arrested a 12th suspect in the Moscow attack and the Biden administration reinstated rules to protect threatened species of plants and animals that were rescinded by Trump in 2019.

  • Truth Social stock price soars despite $49M loss: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Truth Social stock price soars despite $49M loss

    S2024 E88 - 6m 5s

    Donald Trump’s Truth Social made its debut on the Nasdaq Tuesday. The stock price soared, powered by supporters looking to invest in the former president's business. But the platform’s stock success doesn’t seem to match its financials. Truth Social lost $49 million last year and has fewer users than any other social network that has gone public. William Brangham discussed more with Dan Alexander.

  • How real estate commission changes could impact the market: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How real estate commission changes could impact the market

    S2024 E88 - 5m 39s

    Buying and selling a home could get cheaper after the National Association of Realtors agreed to resolve a lawsuit and rewrite several rules that regulate how commissions are set, advertised and paid. Currently, a person selling their house pays a commission of 5 or 6 percent of the purchase price to agents. John Yang discussed more with New York Times real estate reporter Debra Kamin.

  • Bodies of 2 killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Bodies of 2 killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered

    S2024 E88 - 2m 45s

    Officials in Baltimore are continuing the search for the missing after a major bridge collapsed Tuesday. Divers are navigating treacherous waters hoping to recover what remains of those lost. Meanwhile, investigators have recovered the cargo ship’s black box as they begin to piece together what went wrong. William Brangham reports.

  • How a second Trump term could impact the LGBTQ+ community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a second Trump term could impact the LGBTQ+ community

    S2024 E88 - 6m 41s

    On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has been outlining what he plans to do if elected in November. That includes rolling back the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ people. It’s part of a wider playbook to undo many modern civil rights advances for minority groups. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports.

  • Tennesseans across political spectrum unite to curb violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tennesseans across political spectrum unite to curb violence

    S2024 E88 - 10m 34s

    One year ago, three nine-year-old children and three adults were gunned down at the Covenant School in Nashville in the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history. In the wake of that tragedy, a group of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum came together to find ways to reduce the harm of gun violence in their state. Judy Woodruff reports for her series, America at a Crossroads.

  • News Wrap: Hunter Biden asks judge to drop tax evasion case: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Hunter Biden asks judge to drop tax evasion case

    S2024 E88 - 5m 26s

    In our news wrap Wednesday, Hunter Biden asked a federal judge to dismiss tax evasion charges against him, three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery asked a federal appeals court to reject their hate crime convictions, the White House says Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed to reschedule talks he canceled this week and the UN says nearly 20 percent of all food in the world goes to waste.

  • Israeli holiday subdued by loss of loved ones and Gaza war: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israeli holiday subdued by loss of loved ones and Gaza war

    S2024 E88 - 6m 14s

    This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even caused controversy over that parade. Nick Schifrin and producer Karl Bostic talked with Israelis about a subdued celebration in a time of war.

  • Scientists harness power of AI to battle wildfires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Scientists harness power of AI to battle wildfires

    S2024 E88 - 8m 23s

    Machines that think like humans, the dream of artificial intelligence, is becoming a reality. It brings concerns that AI will displace jobs, fuel online bias, supercharge deep fake videos and slip from human control. But it is not as grim as it seems. AI may create new tools to address complex problems and the climate emergency is at the top of the list. Miles O’Brien reports.

  • U.S. presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    U.S. presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah

    S2024 E87 - 3m 52s

    At the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than one million Gazans have fled. The discussion between Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant came as negotiations over a cease-fire and hostage release hit an apparent impasse. Nick Schifrin reports.

  • Podcast industry faces challenges after explosive growth: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Podcast industry faces challenges after explosive growth

    S2024 E87 - 7m 42s

    An estimated 505 million people will listen to podcasts in 2024, the most in the medium’s short history. Since the term podcast was coined in 2004, the format has grown into a $25 billion industry. But the industry's expansion has also come with major growing pains. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

  • News Wrap: Russia claims Ukraine connected to Moscow attack: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Russia claims Ukraine connected to Moscow attack

    S2024 E87 - 4m 50s

    In our news wrap Tuesday, Russian officials insisted Ukraine played a role in Friday's terror attack near Moscow, a Russian court extended the detention of American Evan Gershkovich through June, a British court blocked Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited to the U.S. for now and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.

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