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News Wrap: Trump moves closer to GOP nomination with win in South Carolina

2024/02/25

In our news wrap Sunday, Trump scored a decisive victory in South Carolina's Republican primary while Haley told supporters she is not giving up despite losing in her home state, there are signs of slow progress toward a new cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, and a man set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

What a federal lawsuit filed by Florida means for low-income children's health care

2024/02/25

The end of pandemic-era protections has meant the end of Medicaid coverage for more than 17 million low-income Americans so far. Now, Florida is considering other changes to how it provides health insurance to children from low- to moderate-income families, expanding access for some and limiting it for others. KFF Health News correspondent Daniel Chang joins Ali Rogin to discuss what's happening. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to rising rates of measles and COVID

2024/02/25

Vaccines have been proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. Measles, for instance, was declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, and more recently, vaccines helped curb the spread of COVID. But both of those diseases are on the rise in 2024. PBS NewsHour digital health reporter Laura Santhanam joins John Yang to discuss why cases are climbing. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife who was born into slavery

2024/02/25

Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into slavery on a plantation in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She remained there after being freed in 1865, going on to become a midwife. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, Hayden's granddaughter Mary Othella Burnette tells her great-granddaughter, Debora Hamilton Palmer, about their family matriarch. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A mind-boggling look at what might be the brightest object in the universe

2024/02/25

According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious black hole. It's estimated to be emitting light that's 500 trillion times more intense than Earth's sun. John Yang has more. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Navalny's body returned to his mother, Western leaders meet with Zelenskyy

2024/02/24

In our news wrap Saturday, South Carolina is holding its GOP presidential primary, Western leaders visited Kyiv as Ukraine's war with Russia entered its third year, a Navalny aide said the late Russian opposition leader's body has been handed over to his mother, a South Carolina man was convicted in the first federal gender identity-based hate crime trial, and farmers continued protests in France. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

How South Carolina's GOP primary results may affect Haley's fight for the nomination

2024/02/24

Saturday's South Carolina primary is a crucial test for former two-term Gov. Nikki Haley's effort to puncture former President Donald Trump's air of inevitability. Trump has big leads over Haley in both polling averages and the number of delegates already allocated. South Carolina Public Radio's Thelisha Eaddy joins John Yang from Haley's election night headquarters in Charleston to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

What lies ahead as Ukraine marks somber 2-year anniversary of Russia's invasion

2024/02/24

Two years ago today, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Every day since then, an average of 42 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and wounded. More than 14 million people are in need of humanitarian aid and about 4 million have been displaced within Ukraine, with more than 6 million living as refugees around the world. Nick Schifrin joins John Yang to discuss his reporting. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

How a growing crisis of loneliness is affecting Americans' health

2024/02/24

According to the American Psychiatric Association's latest monthly poll, 1 in 3 Americans said they felt lonely at least once a week over the past year, with younger people more likely to report these feelings than other age groups. Edward Garcia, head of the nonprofit Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness, joins Ali Rogin to discuss the cause and how communities can work to combat it. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

State Dept. official: If Putin wins Ukraine, tyrants 'will get hungry' with aspirations

2024/02/23

The Biden administration unveiled a new set of sanctions against Russia to punish it further for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that it started two years ago. The sanctions are also meant to target Russia for the death of anti-corruption activist and politician Alexei Navalny. Geoff Bennett spoke with U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland about the state of the war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Sen. Schumer makes surprise visit to Ukraine to reaffirm support

2024/02/23

In our news wrap Friday, Sen. Chuck Schumer made a surprise visit to Ukraine to reaffirm support for its war effort, Palestinian leaders are rejecting Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposed post-war plan for Gaza, Secretary of State Blinken condemned the expansion of Israeli settlements within Palestinian territories and a jury found the NRA mismanaged finances and engaged in lavish spending. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Snowboard instructor to soldier: Ukrainian describes joining fight against Russia

2024/02/23

Ukraine finds itself in a bloody stalemate on the frozen plains of the country's east and south, now two years into Russia's full scale invasion. With forces taking immense losses throughout the war, many are answering calls to protect their nation, and joining up. Nick Schifrin and filmmaker Amanda Bailly in Kyiv introduce us to one of them. A warning, the images in this story are graphic. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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Karriemlr 2021/07/22

Delivery needs to match reporting

The volume is off along side other podcasts. Release them from first to last so we don’t have to adjust this one podcast to get segments in order.

another RJF 2023/12/08

Contested election results/recounts will be a new normal

2000, Gore v. Bush in FL chad ballot recount; 2016, Ms. Clinton claimed she did not lose and to join “the resistance” to oust Mr. Trump; 2020, Mr. Tru...

Janejane0 2023/11/22

Always a day late uploads -

NEED TO UPLOAD ASAP EACH DAY.

RCJII 2023/02/24

Fox News Host “Liar!”

So we freely say that a Fox News Host is a “Liar!” but when Rachel Maddow at MSNBC gets something wrong or inaccurate, why is she merely “mistaken”? Y...

sickkidchemist 2022/07/13

Where have the episodes gone?

This podcast is supposed to be updated daily but the last upload was 7/10/22 (today is 7/13/22). Has PBS NewsHour left the Apple podcast platform? Is ...

EJS2511 2022/07/05

What Happened

For the last week I need to go to the itunes store to retrieve the newest News Hour Segments in order to add them to my playlist!

gsbdiver 2021/07/30

Biases have gotten so bad, accuracy is compromised

This has been my go to for daily news for a decade but time to give up and switch to The Morning Wire for simply the facts on daily news. You have lo...

Libby.Brown 2021/03/13

Love the stories

Please release the segments so they are in order.

Marty Gibbins 2021/07/15

The News Hour

Still the consistently most thorough an balanced news coverage. Recent iPhone changes to their podcast app have made listening more challenging. What ...

sciencepyar 2020/12/16

Great podcast, long live PBS

Great content and hosts

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