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on Wed May 22 4:01 PM
In Tornado Aftermath, What Residents of Moore Can Learn From Joplin
Watch Video On May, 22, 2012, PBS NewsHour revisited Joplin, Mo., on the one-year anniversary of the tornado that killed 161 people. As homeowners, business leaders and city officials in Moore, Okla., begin to grapple with the damage from the...
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on Tue May 21 6:43 PM
Honoring Sally Ride's Legacy as Scientist, Trailblazer, Educational Role Model | PBS NewsHour | May 21, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: And, finally tonight, the legacy of Sally Ride.
Yesterday, President Obama announced he would confer the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, on a woman remembered as a...
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on Tue May 21 6:06 PM
Okla. Town Confronts Reality of Rebuilding After Stunningly Powerful Tornado | PBS NewsHour | May 21, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: Jay Newton-Small is in Moore for TIME magazine. I spoke with her a short time ago.
Jay Newton-Small, thanks so much for joining us.
Can you tell us, do you have a sense of where they are in terms of...
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on Mon May 20 6:32 PM
Coding Skills Combine With Civic Consciousness to Improve Government | PBS NewsHour | May 20, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: Making cities work better through high-tech innovation,that's the ambitious goal of one San Francisco startup.
NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels has our report.
SPENCER MICHELS: The scrambled...
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on Mon May 20 6:15 PM
Yahoo Makes Bid for Reboot With $1.1 Billion Deal for Popular Blog Site Tumblr | PBS NewsHour | May 20, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: And we turn to the blockbuster deal announced today in the tech world: giant, but troubled Yahoo buying the popular blogging site Tumblr. The purchasing price: $1.1 billion dollars. The prize: a...
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on Mon May 20 6:02 PM
Massive, Mile-Wide Tornado Leaves Wake of Destruction Outside Oklahoma City | PBS NewsHour | May 20, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: Disaster struck the Oklahoma City area this afternoon for the second time in two days. An enormous tornado blasted whole neighborhoods in the suburb of Moore and left little but shredded wreckage in...
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on Thu May 16 6:46 PM
Major Embryonic Stem Cell Advance Raises Ethical Quandaries | PBS NewsHour | May 16, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, a major advance in stem cell work, but one that again raises ethical questions.
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University were able to create embryonic stem cells...
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on Wed May 15 6:38 PM
Global Cities Get Help Preparing for Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather | PBS NewsHour | May 15, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now: helping cities better prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather.
Judy Woodruff has the story
JUDY WOODRUFF: The damage caused by major weather events in recent years has often been...
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on Fri Mar 22 6:15 PM
Chicago Board of Education Plans to Shut Down 54 Schools, Move 30,000 Students | PBS NewsHour | March 22, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: The debate over the city of Chicago's plan to close dozens of public schools intensified today. Public school officials cited a billion-dollar deficit and under enrollment as the driving factors...
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on Fri Mar 8 5:48 PM
A Writer Reflects on the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami, Two Years Later | PBS NewsHour | March 8, 2013
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: Finally tonight: Monday marks two years since a devastating tsunami hit Japan. We take a look back through the words of a writer.
Gretel Ehrlich is best known for her nature and travel writing. She's...
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