british parties ready to issue rare unified rebuke to murdoch
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the british government joined calls for media baron rupert murdoch to drop his effort to buy the rest of british sky broadcasting amid allegations of his journalists hacking phones and bribing police independent television news039 gary gibbon reports

watch: what 2020 democrats would do first as president 2019 democratic debates
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speaking during the first 2020 democratic presidential debate sen kirsten gillibrand of new york said democrats need to stop playing defense and start playing offense when it comes to fighting for abortion rights gillibrand who has made a name for herself as a leader on womens issues said it was mind-boggling that democrats were debating whether women should have access to reproductive rights in 2019 she promised as president she would guarantee womens reproductive rights no matter whatfootage courtesy: nbc newsstream your pbs favorites with the pbs app: https:topbsorg2jb8twgfind more from pbs newshour at https:wwwpbsorgnewshoursubscribe to our youtube channel: https:bitly2hfscd6follow us:facebook: http:wwwpbsorgnewshourtwitter: http:wwwtwittercomnewshourinstagram: http:wwwinstagramcomnewshoursnapchat: pbsnewssubscribe:pbs newshour podcasts: https:wwwpbsorgnewshourpodcastsnewsletters: https:wwwpbsorgnewshoursubscribe

watch: rep schiffs full closing statement in gordon sondland hearing trump impeachment hearings
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rep adam schiff the house intelligence committee chair said that gordon sondland039s testimony was a quotseminal moment in our investigationquot adding that the evidence brought forward by the us ambassador to the european union was quotdeeply significant and troublingquot schiff spoke after the testimony from sondland on nov 20 in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump other government officials have testified that sondland helped push ukraine to investigate the 2016 elections the ukrainian company burisma and the biden family in a july 25 call that has become the focus of the impeachment inquiry trump asked zelensky to investigate former vice president and 2020 presidential candidate joe biden and his son hunterfor more on whos who in the trump impeachment inquiry read: https:wwwpbsorgnewshourpoliticswhos-who-in-the-trump-impeachment-inquirystream your pbs favorites with the pbs app: https:topbsorg2jb8twgfind more from pbs newshour at https:ww

the electric company - tion
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uploaded by request one of the catchiest electric company songs ever made and that039s really saying something

land of the free home of the poor
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more: http:wwwpbsorgnewshourbbbusinessjuly-dec11makingsense_08-16htmlfinancial gains over the last decade in the united states have been mostly made at the quottippy-topquot of the economic food chain as more people fall out of the middle class the top 20 percent of americans now holds 84 percent of us wealth as paul solman found out as part of a making sene series on economic inequality

obama039s indonesia visit stirs memories for boyhood acquaintances
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read the transcript: http:topbsorga3r4axpresident obama made good on an earlier promise to return to indonesia revisiting the country where he spent several years as a child globalpost visited his old neighborhood and spoke with some of his grade-school classmates and acquaintances about the boy they remember as quotbarryquot

surgeon general outlines risks of just one cigarette
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surgeon general regina benjamin speaks with judy woodruff about a new study on how even just one puff of one cigarette causes immediate harm to a person039s lungs and lead to bigger health problems down the road

2012 national memorial day concert on pbs
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on the eve of memorial day a star-studded line-up will grace the stage for one of pbs039s highest-rated programs the national memorial day concert the multi award-winning television event honors the service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform their families at home and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country the concert will feature riveting performances from some of the world039s biggest stars in addition acclaimed actors will present personal stories of love and sacrifice submitted by viewers through the concert039s virtual wall of remembranceto view multimedia news release go to http:multivuprnewswirecommnrcapitalconcerts47462

cures today not someday
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significant advances toward cures for blood cancer patients many of which were funded by the leukemia amp lymphoma society lls over the past 65 years are among the dramatic highlights featured in ken burns presents cancer: the emperor of all maladies a film by barak goodman to air on pbs stations nationwide from march 30-april 1 the documentary series is based on the pulitzer prize-winning book by siddhartha mukherjee md the emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer lls has been a driving force behind treatment breakthroughs for patients with blood cancers including leukemia lymphoma and myeloma as the worlds largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for blood cancer patients lls has invested more than 1billion in research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7409151-lls-cancer-research-pbs-serieslls has been a driving force behind treatment breakthroughs for patients with blood cancers including leukemia lymphoma and myeloma as the worlds largest voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures for blood cancer patients lls has invested more than 1billion in research to advance lifesaving treatments and curesto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7409151-lls-cancer-research-pbs-series

35 years of a capitol fourth on pbs
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celebrating 35 spectacular years on air a capitol fourth will kick off the countrys 239th birthday with an all-star musical extravaganza hosted by emmy and sag award-winning actor bradley whitford the gala anniversary celebration will be headlined by music legend barry manilow who will open and close the concert broadcast with a special patriotic medley broadcast live on pbs from the west lawn of the us capitol the star spangled party will also feature performances by: the most successful country music group of all time alabama grammy nominated singersongwriter with over 70 million album sales nicole scherzinger five-time grammy nominee cma award winner and multi-instrumentalist hunter hayes vocal powerhouse meghan linsey the voice grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling band fronted by the founder of the dance revolution kc and the sunshine band world renowned piano virtuoso lang lang and inspirational classical cross-over global star and irish tenor ronan tynan with the national symphony orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor jack everly in celebration of american icon frank sinatras 100th birthday the award-winning star of film television and the concert stage robert davi will pay tribute to ol blue eyes to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7124754-capital-concerts-pbs-a-capitol-fourth-2015

for these tiny spiders it039s sing or get served deep look
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male jumping spiders perform courtship dances that would make bob fosse proud but if they bomb they can wind up somebody039s dinner instead of their mate subscribe to deep look http:googl8nwxqtdeep look is a ultra-hd 4k short video series created by kqed san francisco and presented by pbs digital studios see the unseen at the very edge of our visible world get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small new videos every other tuesday during courtship the male jumping spider performs an exuberant dance to get the females attention like a pint-sized magic mike working for twenties he shimmies from side to side waves his legs and flaps his front appendages called pedipalps in her directionif she likes what she sees the female may allow him to mate but things can also go terribly wrong for these eight-legged suitors she might decide to attack him or even eat him for lunch

how germany became europe039s richest country
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as european debt crisis negotiations approach the 11th hour on yet another bailout for greece margaret warner reports on some of the people behind the economic success of germany -- europe039s richest country

why aren039t all cocktails served in the same glass idea channel pbs digital studios
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today039s episode has been sponsored by squarespace for more information visit http:wwwsquarespacecomideachannelivy also runs speedrack: a national cocktail competition featuring female bartenders in key cocktail markets putting them head to head in timed judged competitions it travels from city to city and there may be one near you soonhttp:wwwspeed-rackcom--------------------------------------------------------------------tweet us http:bitlypbsideachanneltwitteridea channel facebook http:bitlypbsideachannelfacebooktalk about this episode on reddit http:bitlypbsideachannelredditidea channel irc http:bitlypbsideachannelircemail us pbsideachannel at gmail dot comon this weeks idea channel we visited ivy mix at leyenda to have a cocktail and discuss a brief history of glassware in drinking culture as it turns out bar glassware has an interesting story cheers--------------------------------------------------------------------follow ivy:https:twittercomivymixhttps:wwwinstagramcomivymixfollow leyenda for updates:https:twittercomleyendabkhttps:wwwinstagramcomleyendabkhttps:wwwfacebookcomleyendabk--------------------------------------------------------------------come see mike and other pbs digital studios people at sxswhttp:schedulesxswcom2016eventsevent_pp53807pbs digital studios meetup: http:wwwpbsorgaboutpresseventspbs-sxsw--------------------------------------------------------------------tweet of the week:https:twittercomthreeoclockteastatus705139082259726336--------------------------------------------------------------------asset links:https:docsgooglecomdocumentd1uju5jmsdw2wimj48mmjum543xmafkpu0d3xhcgle6qkeditusp=sharing--------------------------------------------------------------------written and hosted by mike rugnetta mikerugnettawho also has a podcast reasonably sound: http:bitly1scn0bfmade by kornhaber brown http:wwwkornhaberbrowncom

hulu - nova sciencenow: how smart are animals - watch the full episode now
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video description: episode includes: how smart are dogs how smart are dolphins how smart is an octopus and profile: irene pepperberg and alex

hulu - the colbert report: wed sep 28 2011 - watch the full episode now
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video description: acclaimed filmmaker ken burns returns to the report to discuss his new pbs documentary