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Heart' Author Sandeep Jauhar Answers Your Questions
Sandeep Jauhar, author of our January pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on "Heart." Plus, Jeff announces the February book selection.
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Rebuilding a Chicago neighborhood thru connections to Muslim community
The South Side of Chicago has long been plagued with some of the highest crime rates in the nation, but a man of faith is trying to transform the area by focusing on the everyday needs of those who live there. Jeffrey Brown visits the...
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Until research unlocks medical understanding of marijuana, patients experiment
Lenny and Amy's 5-year-old son has epilepsy. When conventional medications caused terrible side effects, they started giving him a daily drop of cannabis oil, with dramatic results. But it's a calculated risk: While there is anecdotal...
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Mysteries of Food Cravings
Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser talks to author Dr. David Kessler about overeating and what is behind people's cravings, the subject of his new book, "The End of Overeating."
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#MeToo: Gretchen Carlson
Former FOX News host Gretchen Carlson, who filed a sexual harassment
lawsuit against her then-boss Roger Ailes, was recently appointed chair of
the Miss America Organization’s board of directors. She describes her
efforts to change...
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The Reporters Behind Harvey Weinstein Story On How It Was ‘Just The Beginning’ For Metoo
Harvey Weinstein was a film industry titan, but behind the scenes, he amassed a long list of alleged abuses toward employees and others -- as well as an intimidation campaign to keep them quiet. New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor and...
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What Life Is Like For Afghans Under Taliban Control
For months, American diplomats have been negotiating with Taliban leaders to end the war in Afghanistan. U.S. officials hoped the Taliban would announce a suspension of fighting this week, but details have yet to be determined....
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Two Students' Brief But Spectacular Takes On Race And Being Underestimated
Shortly before the pandemic, NewsHour traveled to Georgia and spoke with
two high school seniors, Audrey McNeal and Shaylon Walker. Now in their
first year of college, here's their Brief But Spectacular takes on race and
being...
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How Response To George Floyd’S Death Reflects ‘Accumulated Grievance’ Of Black America
In the days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, there have been peaceful protests, violent clashes and persistent calls for justice. But there is a long history behind this particular shocking event. Professor...
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The "Speechless: Different By Design" Exhibit Uses Brain Science To Inform Art
At the exhibition "Speechless: Different by Design," touching pieces of art is actually encouraged. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the Dallas Museum of Art show -- created as a collaboration between designers and brain researchers -- explores...
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Cracking down on poaching with 3D-printed fake turtle eggs
One of the world's most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them. By placing 3D-printed eggs with GPS...
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The Cancun that tourists don't see - murders and drug war
It's not part of Cancun that tourists travel to see: heavily armed police
working to stop a soaring homicide rate. The fallout of Mexico's campaign
targeting drug cartel leaders is spilling onto the periphery of the famous
beach...
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Author Joel Stein On Sticking Up For The ‘Intellectual Elite’
The word “elite” has a negative connotation today, often unleashed as a political attack. But author Joel Stein has a different perspective on the word’s meaning, and he spoke with Americans across the country in order to define it....
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Navigating Seattle's ever-evolving streets through poetry
How do you capture Seattle’s complications, quirks and ever-changing population? A new digital project is mapping out the evolving city by collecting poems that tell unique stories, from growing up in an affluent neighborhood to memories...
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Cuban attitudes toward Castro range from devout to cynical
Fidel Castro's ashes began a lengthy procession through Cuba on Wednesday, mirroring the legendary leader's post-revolution journey in 1959. At the time, Castro depicted himself as a national savior -- a view some Cubans still hold...
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Legendary Dancer Baryshnikov
At the age of 59, ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov is still dancing. He recently opened the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, which provides space and support for creating art.
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Coverage of Mikhail Gorbachev's Resignation (Dec. 25,1991)
Reaction from Moscow, and a conversation with former United States National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski.
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The Connection Between Cold Weather And Catching A Cold
New research suggests that cold weather may actually affect the human body's immune response, making us more susceptible to colds, flus and other upper respiratory infections. Dr. Benjamin Bleier, a sinus specialist at Mass Eye and Ear...
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Pakistanis build climate-resilient homes in aftermath of devastating floods
Pakistan is struggling to recover from last year’s cataclysmic flooding that killed more than 1,700. It was the latest in a string of weather-related disasters the country has faced over the past two decades, prompting calls to make...
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In remote Kenyan villages, solar start-ups bring light
Some 1.3 billion people around the globe don’t have access to an electric
grid. But solar startup companies say harnessing an abundant resource --
the sun -- can light up some of the world’s most remote areas. In this
Kenyan village,...
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As survivors say #MeToo, what will it take to stop widespread sexual harassment?
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein story, the hashtag #MeToo has inspired
millions of women to share stories of harassment in the workplace and
culture. Judy Woodruff explores whatÕs driving the movement with Fatima
Goss Graves of...
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Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem
Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It's near what's known as a "trash vortex" in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing...
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Two Views On The Future Of American Policing
As we have seen in Minneapolis, whose city council says it will defund the police, the move to reform law enforcement is gaining steam. Some activists want to abolish police departments entirely, while others aim to reallocate some of...
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Author Jia Tolentino On American Culture Through The Prism Of The Internet
The January pick for our “Now Read This” book club was a book of essays
exploring many aspects of American culture through the prism of the
internet and social media. At age 32, author Jia Tolentino has gained
acclaim as one of its most...