Mar 27 Watch 3:35 How migrants are being ‘expelled’ from the U.S. border By PBS NewsHour The Biden administration has been struggling to deal with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current influx is straining resources and sowing confusion for migrants on both sides of the border. Mallory Falk covers the U.S.-Mexico border for Texas KERA… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 11:00 Under Biden, will offshore wind finally drive major energy gains in the U.S.? By Ivette Feliciano, Sam Weber For decades, scientists have seen vast potential for offshore wind energy. Despite this, offshore wind in the U.S. barely exists, as projects have faced local opposition and concern about how they would affect ocean habitats and fisheries. But with a… Continue watching
Mar 27 Myanmar forces kill dozens in deadliest day since coup By Associated Press As Myanmar’s military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country’s capital, soldiers and police elsewhere reportedly killed dozens of people as they suppressed protests in the deadliest bloodletting since last month’s coup. Continue reading
Mar 21 Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19 By Associated Press Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 9:17 This guaranteed income experiment looks to reverse ‘history of judgement’ on people in poverty By Zachary Green Many cities across the country are beginning to experiment with the idea of a guaranteed income: an amount of money meant to address the basic needs of a person living in the U.S., distributed on top of regular income. In… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 6:00 Music had a tough year in 2020. This band managed to thrive By Christopher Booker Despite a year at a standstill for the music industry — a world without tours, concerts or crowds — musical duo the Black Pumas somehow managed to be seemingly everywhere in 2020: on late-night television, the inauguration of President Biden,… Continue watching
Mar 21 Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion By Isabel Debre, Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion. Sunday's announcement of the big drop came as the coronavirus pandemic roiled global energy markets. Continue reading
Mar 21 Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait By Associated Press Pope Francis has denounced racism, likening it to a virus that lurks in waiting and continues to be shameful. Francis in a tweet on Sunday called racism “a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:39 Stockton, California, gave residents a guaranteed income. Here’s what happened By PBS NewsHour What would happen if you gave people $500 a month, no strings attached? Stockton, California set out to answer that question two years ago as one of the first U.S. towns to pilot a Universal Basic Income program. Former Stockton… Continue watching
Mar 20 Germany: police clash with protesters against virus measures By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Police in central Germany have used water cannons, pepper spray and batons against people trying to break through barriers during a protest against coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading