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PBS NewsHour

March 11, 2019PBS NewsHour full episode

Mar 11, 2019 8:14 PM EDT

Monday on the NewsHour...

Monday on the NewsHour, investigators look to determine the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines crash in which 157 people were killed. Plus, President Trump releases his proposed 2020 budget, an on-the-ground look at what migrant families encounter at the Arizona border, an update on candidates for the 2020 presidential election, Politics Monday, a fantasy novel and a humble opinion on failure.

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Politics Sep 18

WATCH: Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’

By Kevin Freking, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

World Sep 18

Trudeau apologizes for brownface, calls it a ‘dumb thing to do’

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

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Making Sen$e Sep 18

Column: Studying Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fix Social Security

By Philip Moeller

Politics Sep 18

Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

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Politics Sep 18

What gun proposals are lawmakers considering as they wait for Trump?

By Tess Conciatori

World Sep 18

U.S. says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’

By Jon Gambrell, Aya Batrawy, Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press

Nation Sep 18

California adds wage and benefit protections for gig workers

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

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Making Sen$e Sep 18

How the Federal Reserve rate cut could affect your finances

By Gretchen Frazee

A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in this posed picture. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Health Sep 18

What are symptoms of vaping-related lung disease? Answers to your e-cigarette questions

By Laura Santhanam

A study that claimed millennials are growing “horns” due to smartphone usage has issued a massive correction. But will it be enough to change the public's perception about the idea? Image Shahar D. and Sayers M., Scientific Reports, 2019/CC BY 4.0

Science Sep 18

Science journal walks back claim that smartphones make millennials grow horns

By Nsikan Akpan

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at United Nations headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York, September 18, 2019. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

World Sep 18

UN says deal reached on committee for new Syria constitution

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Economy Sep 18

WATCH: Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate again

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Health Sep 18

Michigan bans flavored e-cigarettes

By Associated Press

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Nation Sep 18

Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards

By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press

Saudi defence ministry spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Malik displays remains of the missiles which Saudi government says were used to attack an Aramco oil facility, during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 18, 2019. Photo by Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

World Sep 18

Saudi officials say oil attack could not have come from Yemen

By Jon Gambrell, Aya Batrawy, Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press

Nation Sep 18

Facebook still auto-generates Islamic State and al-Qaida pages

By Desmond Butler, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter takes questions from the media during a news conference about his recent cancer diagnosis and treatment plans, at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia August 20, 2015. Photo by John Amis/Reuters

Politics Sep 18

Jimmy Carter jokes that he hopes ‘there is an age limit’ for the presidency

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 18, 2019. Official President website/Handout via Reuters

World Sep 18

Iran promises to retaliate if U.S. targets it over Saudi oil attack

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

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Nation Sep 18

Trump names hostage envoy Robert O’Brien as new national security adviser

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Nation Sep 18

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