About Maea Lenei
Maea Lenei Buhre is a production associate for the PBS NewsHour.
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Nation Feb 25
Despite being first in line, many health care workers are delaying vaccinationsCOVID-19 vaccines were developed with record-breaking speed, and by late last year they were rolled out to frontline health care workers across the country. But despite being first in line many of those workers have decided to delay getting the…
Arts Feb 19
How this artist visualized the scale of human loss to COVID-19When visualizing the scope of the mass loss to the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg said to "not lose sight of the value of the individual."…
Arts Feb 04
As the pandemic rages on, finding ways to mourn and rememberEven as the pandemic rages on and deaths mount, communities, individuals and the federal government are finding ways to honor and keep loved ones close to their hearts. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."…
Nation Dec 21
What’s behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.?Murders across the U.S. have skyrocketed in 2020, while nonviolent offenses have largely dropped, according to publicly available crime data. But efforts to curb homicides come at a time when police departments are facing both staffing shortages because of the…
Nation Nov 25
How Americans are approaching Thanksgiving differently this yearPublic health officials remain concerned too many people are traveling this holiday week to be with loved ones, even though air travel is 60 percent below where it was at this time last year and with millions of Americans deciding…
Politics Oct 13
How Trump and Biden are talking to critical Florida votersFlorida is among the country's biggest prizes on Election Day, as well as one of the key swing states that has voted for the winning presidential candidate for more than 20 years. Its electoral importance explains why both President Trump…
World Oct 12
Indigenous peoples echo Black Lives Matter’s call for justiceThis year, U.S. protests over police brutality and violence against Black Americans have led to a prominent national conversation on racism. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia and New Zealand have leveraged the momentum both to show solidarity and to bring…
Arts Oct 08
At this Virginia theater, the show — and the masks — must go onSeven months into the pandemic, theater companies are still struggling to raise the curtain on live performances. But one regional company in rural Virginia hopes it has found a way for the show to go on -- in a way…
Arts Oct 02
Playing Othello as a Black woman in today’s AmericaAmid nationwide protests against systemic racism, Jessika D. Williams sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.
Economy Aug 07
How these Americans are coping with the pandemic’s financial falloutThe economy has recovered some of the jobs lost during the early weeks of the pandemic -- but that growth now seems to be slowing. Millions of Americans still don’t have work, with many now receiving less money in unemployment.