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October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

57m 46s

October 15, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Episodes

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  • How book restrictions are playing out in Indiana schools: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How book restrictions are playing out in Indiana schools

    S2024 E224 - 9m 2s

    Over the last few years, parents and a network of organized conservative groups have put pressure on public schools and community libraries across the country to remove certain books from their collections. In Indiana, teachers may even be charged with a crime for providing books deemed “harmful.” WFYI’s Lee Gaines reports.

  • Sexual images posted online worsened by AI and deepfakes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sexual images posted online worsened by AI and deepfakes

    S2024 E224 - 5m 59s

    Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution. WIRED senior writer Paresh Dave joins Stephanie Sy to discuss this complex problem.

  • Lebanon border devastated as Israel, Hezbollah trade fire: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Lebanon border devastated as Israel, Hezbollah trade fire

    S2024 E223 - 7m 39s

    The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began the day after the Oct. 7 attacks with the militants striking Israel's north with rockets and artillery. We've shown you over the last months the toll on Israelis, in lives and lives interrupted by evacuations and displacement. Now, special correspondent Simona Foltyn reports from the Lebanese side of the border.

  • How Ferguson has changed 10 years after Brown's death: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Ferguson has changed 10 years after Brown's death

    S2024 E223 - 4m 20s

    It's been ten years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death at the hands of police sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. News Hour communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays returned to Ferguson to see what’s changed a decade later.

  • Arizona's heat kills hundreds, threatens thousands more: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Arizona's heat kills hundreds, threatens thousands more

    S2024 E223 - 7m 9s

    It’s been a deadly summer as extreme heat from across the country has killed dozens of people. The Biden administration recently announced new rules to protect workers and communities from extreme weather, but it may not come soon enough. Stephanie Sy reports from Maricopa County, Arizona, where there have been nearly 450 suspected heat-related deaths this summer.

  • A look at Team USA's golden run at the Olympics in Paris: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A look at Team USA's golden run at the Olympics in Paris

    S2024 E223 - 6m 30s

    The Paris Olympics will come to a close on Sunday and Team USA is eyeing a strong finish to an already golden games. For more on the ups and downs of the Olympics, Amna Nawaz spoke with Christine Brennan of USA Today.

  • Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon with region on edge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon with region on edge

    S2024 E223 - 6m 1s

    Israel continued its assault in southern Gaza by striking Khan Younis and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to medics at Nasser hospital. Diplomatic efforts also intensified to head off Iranian retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader and negotiator Ismail Hanihey. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.

  • Capehart and Johnson on if Harris can sustain momentum: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Capehart and Johnson on if Harris can sustain momentum

    S2024 E223 - 11m 43s

    Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Vice President Kamala Harris selecting Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Sen. JD Vance's attacks on Waltz's military service, polls showing Harris leading Trump and the next presidential debate.

  • The images that have defined the Paris Olympics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The images that have defined the Paris Olympics

    S2024 E223 - 4m 27s

    The two weeks of Olympic competition have brought us record-breaking athleticism on a global stage like no other. We take a look back at the iconic images that defined this year’s Olympic games and talk to the photographers at Getty Images about what it was like to capture them.

  • Harris continues swing state blitz as Trump agrees to debate: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Harris continues swing state blitz as Trump agrees to debate

    S2024 E222 - 4m 29s

    From a Michigan union hall to the gilded halls of Mar-a-Lago, the 2024 presidential candidates made their cases to voters today. Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz spoke to United Auto Workers members in Detroit, while former President Trump took questions from reporters at his private club. Geoff Bennett reports.

  • Pelosi on 'The Art of Power' and confidence in Harris: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Pelosi on 'The Art of Power' and confidence in Harris

    S2024 E222 - 11m 59s

    After nearly 40 years of working in the Capitol, Nancy Pelosi has played a central role in some of the most consequential American events of the last two decades. That is the focus of her new book, "The Art of Power: My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House." Pelosi sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss the book and Democrats' chances of victory in the upcoming election.

  • Activists accuse Paris authorities of 'social cleansing': asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Activists accuse Paris authorities of 'social cleansing'

    S2024 E222 - 6m 15s

    The 2024 Olympics are coming to an end, but in the lead-up to and during the games, French authorities cleared thousands of homeless people out of Paris. Police cited security reasons, but homeless advocates see it differently. Ross Cullen of Feature Story News reports from Paris.

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    Oct 16

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    Oct 16

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    Oct 17

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    PBS News Hour

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    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

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    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

    Thursday
    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

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    Oct 17

    1 Hour

    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Oct 18

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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
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    PBS News Hour

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