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FRONTLINE Wins 2019 Writers Guild Award
pbs.org - Anne Husted
Michael Kirk and Mike Wiser, the writing team behind FRONTLINE’s documentary Trump’s Takeover, won the Writers Guild Award in the Documentary Scripts …
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“An Unusual Situation”: Legal Experts Weigh in on Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
pbs.org - Catherine Trautwein
After weeks of sparring with Congress, President Donald Trump invoked a national emergency Friday in an attempt to secure funding for a barrier along …
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South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds Calls for Evaluation of Indian Health Service
pbs.org - Christopher Weaver
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced legislation Thursday calling for a broad assessment of the U.S. Indian Health Service, …
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Press Advocates Call Arrest of Filipina Journalist Maria Ressa “Politically Motivated”
pbs.org - Priyanka Boghani
Maria Ressa, co-founder of the prominent Philippine news site Rappler, was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a digital libel case. Press freedom …
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HHS to Review Indian Health Service After Revelations on Pedophile Doctor
pbs.org - Christopher Weaver
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar called for a review of the Indian Health Service following an investigation that revealed the agency’s …
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How The Wall Street Journal and FRONTLINE Uncovered a Pedophile Doctor’s Past
pbs.org - Rahima Nasa
Wall Street Journal reporters Christopher Weaver, Dan Frosch and Gabe Johnson spent more than two years investigating the Indian Health Service, the …
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A Sexual Abuse Victim, and Two Colleagues Who Suspected A Predator Doctor
pbs.org - Rahima Nasa
Joe Four Horns was just a boy when he first met Dr. Stanley Patrick Weber. Four Horns lived on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. He’d …
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A Pedophile Doctor Drew Suspicions for 21 Years. No One Stopped Him.
pbs.org - Christopher Weaver
This story was published as part of a collaboration with The Wall Street Journal, which includes the upcoming film “Predator on the Reservation,” …
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Before Indictment, Roger Stone Had Longtime Ties to Trump
pbs.org - Catherine Trautwein
Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative and close associate to President Donald Trump, has been indicted for giving “false and …
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“I Had to Make Peace With Death”: A Q&A With “Targeting Yemen” Filmmaker Safa Al Ahmad
pbs.org - Priyanka Boghani
Safa Al Ahmad has been reporting on Yemen for a decade. In that time, she has traveled to Al Qaeda-controlled territory, to the front lines of a …
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What the DOD Says About Its Operations in Yemen
pbs.org - FRONTLINE
The Department of Defense provided a statement in response to written questions from FRONTLINE about U.S. military operations in Yemen, and its …
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An Eight-Year-Old Survivor Describes the Largest Known U.S. Ground Raid in Yemen
pbs.org - Priyanka Boghani
Eight-year-old Mujahid has a dazzling smile. He starts recounting his experience of a U.S. ground raid on his tiny village in Yemen almost like it’s …
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Discovering A Hidden Epidemic of Severe Black Lung Disease
pbs.org - Priyanka Boghani
By the 1990s, cases of black lung — an incurable respiratory disease that afflicts coal miners — had hit historic lows, and its most severe form was …
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Calls for Change Follow FRONTLINE/NPR Black Lung Investigation
pbs.org - Howard Berkes
Thousands of coal miners are dying from an advanced form of black lung disease, and federal regulators could have prevented it if they’d paid closer …
Nation’s Largest Mental Health Organization Urges Supported Housing Reforms
pbs.org - Joaquin Sapien
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has asked U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis to make “adjustments and modifications” to an ambitious plan …
Meet Muzamil, and See Scenes from Dadaab
pbs.org - Patrice Taddonio
On a hot, dusty day this past fall, producer Bianca Giaever and reporter Roopa Gogineni arrived at Dadaab Refugee Campin Kenya, home to some 220,000 …
Landmark Criminal Justice Bill Clears Congress, Heads to Trump’s Desk
pbs.org - Marcia Robiou
Just moments before Congress grinds to a halt, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the most significant reforms to federal prison …
Fatal Disease Outbreak Among Miners Spurs House Hearings On Coal Mine Dust
pbs.org - Howard Berkes
The incoming chairman of the congressional committee that oversees workplace regulations said Tuesday he will hold hearings next year in response to …
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It.
pbs.org - Howard Berkes
Greg Kelly’s grandson, Caden, scampers to the tree-shaded creek behind his grandfather’s house to catch crawdads, as Kelly shuffles along, trying to …
Counting Down 2018’s 10 Most-Streamed FRONTLINE Documentaries
pbs.org - Patrice Taddonio
President Donald Trump’s ongoing battle with special counsel Robert Mueller. The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The resurgence of violent …
After Years in Institutions, a Road Home Paved With Hunger, Violence and Death
pbs.org - Joaquin Sapien
In September 2016, Nestor Bunch lay in a hospital bed in the intensive care unit at Long Island Jewish Hospital. One machine kept him breathing; …
Kentucky’s Supreme Court Voids Controversial Pension Bill
pbs.org - Patrice Taddonio
In a 7-0 decision, the Kentucky Supreme Court on Dec. 13 voided a controversial pension reform bill, finding that its rushed passage earlier this …
A Daughter, Her Father, 9/11 and “The Weight of Dust”
pbs.org - Patrice Taddonio
On the morning of September 11, 2001, eight-year-old Amy Gaines’ father, Scott, dropped her off at the school bus stop. It was supposed to be the …
Aspirational Climate Goal Embraced at U.N. Talks, But Not by U.S.
pbs.org - Katie Worth
KATOWICE, Poland — For decades, diplomatic discussions have focused on how to keep Earth’s average temperatures from warming more than 2 degrees …
FRONTLINE Wins 2019 duPont-Columbia Gold Baton: A Note From FRONTLINE’s Executive Producer
pbs.org - Raney Aronson-Rath
Today, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards announced that FRONTLINE has received its highest honor, the Gold Baton — an award that hasn’t …
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FRONTLINE Wins First duPont-Columbia Gold Baton Given in a Decade
pbs.org - Anne Husted
FRONTLINE, the acclaimed PBS investigative series, has been honored with a Gold Baton, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards’ highest honor …
Judge Calls for Examination of Quality Controls in New York Supported Housing System
pbs.org - Joaquin Sapien
At a court hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis questioned New York state officials and disability advocates about people with …
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‘I Want to Live Like a Human Being’: Where New York Fails Its Mentally Ill
pbs.org - Joaquin Sapien
The stench from Abraham Clemente’s apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn, this summer was overwhelming. Maggot-infested scrambled eggs were strewn across …
Flashback: Inside Michael Flynn’s Fast Fall
pbs.org
Michael Flynn was one of President-Elect Donald Trump’s first appointments. Just a month into Trump’s presidency, though, the national security …
Introducing the Interactive Version of “The Facebook Dilemma”
pbs.org - Raney Aronson-Rath
The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company’s failure to protect millions of users’ data, to the …