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Keeping Frontline on the Firing Line

PBS Ombudsman



The ombudsman this week is suggesting that an extensive interview in Current, the pubmedia journal, with the founding father of Frontline is well-worth your time. David Fanning, the founder and driving force behind PBS’s flagship Frontline investigative series is getting ready to step aside. Read all about it in Current and in the ombudsman’s column. Continue


Big Step Towards Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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PBS NewsHour



The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Three Republicans joined 10 Democrats to approve the measure, which will hit the Senate floor by early June. For more on the plan, Gwen Ifill talks with USA Today's Alan Gomez. Continue


Social Welfare, Politics Plays Into Confusion Tax Law

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PBS NewsHour



Controversy over the additional scrutiny the IRS paid to conservative organizations has raised attention about the regulations governing tax-exemption criteria. Jeffrey Brown explores who qualifies and how that status is determined with Richard Schmalbeck of Duke University Law School and Kim Barker of Pro Publica. Continue


Immigration Bill En Route to Senate Floor

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PBS NewsHour



The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the advance of the immigration reform bill. One provision that didn't make the cut would have extended protection to same-sex immigrant couples. For more on the plan and the debate, Gwen Ifill talks with USA Today's Alan Gomez. Continue


Coming to Global Voices: The List

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Global Voices



Watch a modern-day Oskar Schindler story about Kirk Johnson, a 26-year-old American aid worker, fighting to save thousands of Iraqis whose lives are in danger because they worked for the United States to help rebuild Iraq. Continue


Suicide and the Unemployed

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PBS NewsHour



The relationship between unemployment and suicide is well established. But is the persistence of long-term unemployment an added factor in the rising suicide rate these days, especially for older workers? Continue


Building a Monster Tornado

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PBS NewsHour



A special kind of thunderstorm called a "supercell thunderstorm" produces tornadoes. The wind shear creates a horizontal spinning effect that veers from a southeast to a southwesterly direction, increasing in speed as it rises. Continue


The Best Ways to Donate to Help Disaster Victims

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Next Avenue



Here’s how to ensure your charity dollars are used effectively to aid people suffering after Oklahoma’s tornados and other natural disasters. Continue


Singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé

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Tavis Smiley



The former med student reflects on her stunning international success in the music business. Continue


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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PBS NewsHour



Tonight on the program, we continue to look at the aftermath of the deadly Oklahoma tornado which has left dozens dead and massive destruction in its wake. We talk to survivors and officials who lay out the road to recovery. Also: Congressional hearings hear testimony from IRS heads, more on the Department of Justice using AP phone records, and examining Apple and legal tax loopholes. Continue


Houston Grand Opera Embraces Multicultural Chorus

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PBS NewsHour



Where can you take in the first Mariachi opera in addition to the "classics"? Jeffrey Brown reports on the Houston Grand Opera's unique mission: to engage audiences from the city's diverse, multicultural community by staging productions originating from the experiences of its neighbors. Continue


Examining Economics Behind Bangladeshi Factory Conditions

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PBS NewsHour



The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh claimed more than a thousand lives and put industry working conditions into sharp focus. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News examines the low wages of workers, whether retailers have begun deliver any support and the larger economic questions. Continue


News Wrap: Four Americans Killed By Drones Since 2009

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PBS NewsHour



In other news Wednesday, the Obama administration announced for the first time that four American citizens have been killed by drone strikes since 2009. Also, a man being questioned in the Boston bombing investigation was shot and killed during a confrontation at his home. Continue


Inside the Garment Factories of Bangladesh

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PBS NewsHour



The collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh claimed more than a thousand lives and put industry working conditions into sharp focus. Laura Kuenssberg of Independent Television News examines the low wages of workers, whether retailers have begun deliver any support and the larger economic questions. Continue


'Oh Oklahoma,' Asking the Hard Questions After...

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PBS NewsHour



I don't remember worrying about tornadoes as a little girl growing up in Oklahoma, but they were a real threat: In May 1950, the National Weather Service recorded an F-4 about an hour and a half south of Tulsa that killed five people and injured more than 30. Continue


More Than Meets the Eye in Virtual Immigration...

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PBS NewsHour



Wednesday kicks off a two-day virtual "March for Innovation" on immigration reform, when supporters are asked to rally lawmakers via social media instead of on the streets of the nation's capital. Continue


Choose the Winners of the 'Power of Age' Challenge

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Next Avenue



Vote for three favorites among the 14 remarkable people over 60 who are doing inspiring work, locally and globally. Continue


Republicans in Congress, President Look to Send Aid to...

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PBS NewsHour



As Oklahoma residents sift through shreds of their community, mourn shocking losses and press ahead with rescue efforts, politicians back in Washington are getting to the increasingly difficult business of funding the post-tornado recovery. Continue


Novelist Khaled Hosseini

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Tavis Smiley



The physician-turned-writer talks about his highly anticipated third novel, "And the Mountains Echoed." Continue


Honoring Sally Ride's Legacy as Trailblazer, Role Model

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PBS NewsHour



President Barack Obama announced he would posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Sally Ride, the first woman in space. NewsHour's science correspondent Miles O'Brien reflects on Ride's legacy and her impact as an educator who encouraged young women to study science, technology, engineering and math. Continue


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