
Azhar Merchant
Associate Producer for National Affairs at PBS
Associate Producer, National Affairs @newshour • @NewsHourUnion • alum @UF • [email protected]
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1 week ago |
pbs.org | Azhar Merchant
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC would drop the COVID vaccines from its list of recommended shots for pregnant women and children. That decision and other recent changes under Kennedy are leading to major worries and unease among medical and public health groups. Ali Rogin discussed more with Dr. Richard Besser.
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pbs.org | Azhar Merchant
May 27, 2025 6:40 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit against the Trump administration in federal court over his executive order targeting funding for NPR, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The lawsuit contends Trump's order is a violation of the First Amendment. Geoff Bennett discussed more with NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher.
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3 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Azhar Merchant
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Doctors announced this week that they have treated a newborn baby with a rare genetic disease using the world’s first personalized gene editing therapy. Geoff Bennett discussed the treatment and its potential with Dr. Peter Marks. He oversaw gene therapy treatment and vaccine safety and approval for the FDA before he left in March.
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3 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Azhar Merchant
May 13, 2025 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio After previously being on the ineligible list, Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson are now eligible to be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. The two immensely talented players were both tainted by scandal. Rose admitted to betting on games while Jackson and seven other teammates were banned for allegedly fixing the World Series in 1919. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Howard Bryant of ESPN.
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3 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Azhar Merchant
May 12, 2025 6:53 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio As the U.S. and China announced a surprising pause on tariffs, we're taking a look at what's behind it and where things go in the weeks ahead. To discuss the trade negotiations, Geoff Bennett spoke with Derek Scissors of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, who closely follows the Chinese economy and U.S.-China relations.
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