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April 28, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Sunday on PBS News Weekend, with cases of gut disorders on the rise, we look at how to sort through the good and the bad information to stay healthy. Then, why the soaring cost of cocoa may have chocolate lovers paying the price. Plus, how a powerful solar phenomenon has the potential to disable satellites and overpower electric grids.

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  • News Wrap: Airstrike at Gaza hospital kills 2 Palestinians: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Airstrike at Gaza hospital kills 2 Palestinians

    S2024 E92 - 2m 25s

    In our news wrap Sunday, an Israeli strike killed two Palestinians at a tent camp in central Gaza, Israelis held the biggest anti-government protest since the war began, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy marked the second anniversary of Russian forces leaving the Kyiv region, the pope appealed for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine at Easter Sunday Mass, and former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt died at age 82.

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on vanishing rural structures: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Brief But Spectacular take on vanishing rural structures

    S2024 E92 - 3m 33s

    For more than two decades, Vermont-based photographer Jim Westphalen has documented old farmhouses, barns, churches and homes that have fallen into disrepair — he calls it “finding beauty in decay.” His works are collected in a book and film, both titled “Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America.” Westphalen shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the vanishing structures of rural America.

  • Why religion is losing influence in American public life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why religion is losing influence in American public life

    S2024 E92 - 6m 26s

    In a new survey released by the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of respondents said religion’s role in public life is shrinking in America. That’s the highest proportion in two decades of asking the question. John Yang speaks with Gregory Smith, Pew’s associate director of research who helps coordinate domestic polling on religion, to learn more about what the results say.

  • A look at Georgia’s controversial Medicaid expansion program: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at Georgia’s controversial Medicaid expansion program

    S2024 E92 - 10m 9s

    Since Medicaid was created 60 years ago, it’s been expanded again and again. Now, it’s the U.S. government’s biggest public health insurance program. For our series “America’s Safety Net,” John Yang reports on efforts to expand it even further with a visit to Georgia, the only state with a work requirement for Medicaid coverage.

  • Women shoulder burden of caregiving as U.S. population ages: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Women shoulder burden of caregiving as U.S. population ages

    S2024 E91 - 8m 43s

    Currently, 1 in 6 Americans is older than 65, a number that’s projected to rise to 1 in 4 by 2050. As older Americans’ needs for medical care and other support grow, women bear the biggest part of the burden of caring for them. Ali Rogin speaks with some women about their experiences and author Emily Kenway about the often unseen costs of caregiving.

  • What’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid

    S2024 E91 - 6m 45s

    Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s a vital government program. John Yang reports from Georgia for our series, “America’s Safety Net.”

  • Centenarian Bennie Fleming reflects on a life of service: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Centenarian Bennie Fleming reflects on a life of service

    S2024 E91 - 5m 15s

    For our “Hidden Histories” series as Women’s History Month draws to a close, Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s Michelle San Miguel introduces us to Bennie Fleming, a 100-year-old woman who embodies what it means to live a life of service — even when that service wasn’t always welcome.

  • News Wrap: Salvage operation begins at bridge collapse site: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Salvage operation begins at bridge collapse site

    S2024 E90 - 6m 5s

    Electricity and transportation each contribute about a quarter of America’s carbon emissions. Thanks to the growth of renewable energy and electric cars, those sectors are starting to get cleaner. Heavy industry is also a major source of pollution. The White House pledged billions for projects to spur a green revolution in those industries. William Brangham discussed more with Rebecca Dell.

  • Georgia lawmakers pass more voting rules ahead of election: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Georgia lawmakers pass more voting rules ahead of election

    S2024 E90 - 5m 28s

    Georgia was ground zero for false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The state is in the spotlight again as President Biden and Donald Trump head for a rematch and election laws just passed there could add new complications for voters. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Sam Gringlas of WABE in Atlanta.

  • The inspirations behind Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The inspirations behind Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter'

    S2024 E90 - 4m 38s

    Beyoncé’s highly-anticipated album that’s deeply rooted in country music, “Cowboy Carter," just dropped. It’s Beyoncé, it’s big and it’s venturing into an unexpected arena of music. "Cowboy Carter" also features some of country music’s biggest stars. Jeffrey Brown discussed the album with Candace McDuffie of The Root.

  • Gang violence in Haiti displaces 360,000 people: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gang violence in Haiti displaces 360,000 people

    S2024 E90 - 5m 10s

    The UN says more than 1,500 Haitians have been killed so far this year in a situation it calls "cataclysmic." For nearly a month, the country has been engulfed in another wave of brutal gang violence. Nick Schifrin reports, and a warning, images in this story are disturbing.

  • Okla. commissioner faces recall over white nationalist ties: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Okla. commissioner faces recall over white nationalist ties

    S2024 E90 - 5m 55s

    In Enid, Oklahoma, a fight is brewing over a city council recall election. At a candidate forum, residents who hope to oust Judd Blevins confronted him for his ties to a white nationalist group. While Blevins has tried to shut down the criticism, it has sharply divided this small town. William Brangham discussed more with the NewsHour's communities correspondent based in Oklahoma, Adam Kemp.

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