News Wrap: Thousands of acres still burning due to Western wildfires
In our news wrap Sunday, wildfires have gripped parts of western and central Nebraska this weekend as wind conditions have eased today, helping firefighters battle numerous dangerous blazes in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado, former President Trump held a rally…
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PBS News Weekend live episode, April 24, 2022
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Russian shelling continues as U.S. officials expected in Ukraine
Russian shelling continued in Ukraine Sunday despite calls for a truce for Orthodox Easter. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also pressed the West for more powerful weapons as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to become…
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Macron wins French presidential runoff election
French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. This is the second time Macron and Le Pen have faced off in the French presidential elections, but the margin is projected to be much…
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PBS News Weekend full episode, April 23, 2022
Saturday on PBS NewsHour Weekend, Russians continue their attack on Ukraine, focusing in on Mariupol. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Secretary of State Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would meet with him Sunday in Kyiv. Then, we take…
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How dropping mask mandates could impact the COVID pandemic
The federal court ruling this past week striking down the federal mask mandates on planes and public transit has left very few indoor masking requirements in the U.S. This comes as public health experts brace for the next COVID surge…
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How one artist put a new spin on mashing up new and old music tracks
For the last 20 some years, Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, has been creating mashups, or musical reimaginations of contemporary and classic songs. Streaming services have made hearing those mashups easier, but now for the first time, Gillis…
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Rising tides could threaten farming along Virginia’s coastline
Water levels around Southeast Virginia have risen nearly 20 inches over the past century and they are estimated to keep rising. These rising tides could pose a threat to farming, which has always been a part of coastal Virginia’s economy.…
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