Report details brutal treatment of Indigenous children attending U.S. boarding schools
The federal government on Wednesday detailed for the first time the brutality and treatment Native American children suffered when they were forcibly moved into U.S. boarding schools during the course of 150 years. Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native…
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Al Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank raid
Israeli troops on Wednesday shot dead Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh during a West Bank raid. The 51-year-old Palestinian-American journalist was a household name across the Middle East for her coverage of the conflict. Her producer was also shot…
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Ukrainian forces claim new gains as Sweden, Finland seek NATO membership
President Biden on Wednesday highlighted how the war in Ukraine is raising food prices globally as previously neutral countries increasingly seek to join the defensive umbrella of NATO. This as Ukraine’s counter-offensive around Kharkiv has pushed close to the Russian…
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U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion
Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all…
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News Wrap: Sharp rise in inflation may have hit a peak, but remains near 40-year highs
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department’s April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China’s national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its…
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PBS NewsHour live episode, May 11, 2022
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WATCH LIVE: VP Harris, Sen. Schumer hold news briefing following vote to codify abortion rights
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WATCH LIVE: Judy Woodruff speaks on ethics in journalism in UVA’s inaugural Jim Lehrer Lecture
On Thursday, May 12, PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff joins the University of Virginia’s Miller Center Director and CEO William Antholis in the University’s inaugural James C. Lehrer Lecture—named in honor of the late Jim Lehrer, PBS…
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