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September 20, 2025PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Trump’s drastic visa fee hike leaves companies scrambling. Parents and patients search for answers after government funding cuts to pediatric brain cancer research. The ...
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News Wrap: Trump’s $100,000 H1-B visa fee hike leaves companies scrambling

In our news wrap Saturday, Trump announced a drastic hike in H1-B visa fees, the U.S. conducted its third strike this month on an alleged drug-smuggling boat, the prosecutor involved in the fraud ...
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A look at the future of DEI on college campuses as hundreds of programs disappear

Change is in the air as college students return from summer break this year. At more than 400 campuses across the country, ...
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Cyberattack disrupts systems at several major European airports, delaying travel

A cyberattack targeting check-in and boarding systems disrupted air traffic and caused delays at several of Europe’s major ...
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How RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel voted on COVID vaccines and more

The unpredictable meeting followed a full shakeup by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to rid the expert advisory panel ...
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What’s in the U.S.-China deal for an American TikTok spinoff

President Trump announced a deal with China's Xi Jinping to spin off a U.S. version of TikTok, the wildly popular social media app. A Chinese company developed and owns the app, which raised concerns ...
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Kimmel suspension and self-censorship set dangerous precedent, FCC commissioner says

The debate continues over Disney’s decision to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr suggested that ABC affiliates should pull Kimmel’s show or face action from his ...
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Historian Jill Lepore explores the Constitution and its interpretations in ‘We the People’

Originalism is often countered by the idea that the Constitution is a living, breathing document meant to be interpreted and changed along with the times. Jill Lepore is a historian at Harvard ...
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Brooks and Capehart on censorship and authoritarianism

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, ...
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Music festival helps artists confront and manage the industry’s mental health impact

The music industry, for all the glamour and excitement, can be grueling with tragic consequences. A 2024 MusiCares survey revealed that over 8% of respondents within the industry had serious thoughts ...
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Israel ambassador on what it would take to end operation in Gaza

This week, Israel intensified its military campaign in Gaza City and an independent United Nations human rights commission concluded that Israel’s action in Gaza constituted genocide. Nick Schifrin ...
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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown

Democrats accused Republicans of not negotiating with them to address some of their priorities on health care. Republicans said Democrats were making demands that would dramatically increase spending ...