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As New Orleans recovers from terror attack, locals ask how warning signs were missed

Jan 4, 2025 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

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Pivotal Ohio Supreme Court election highlights importance of down-ballot races

Oct 27, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio This past week, a county judge in Ohio struck down the state’s near-total abortion ban, saying it violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. The ruling is likely to end up before the state Supreme Court, underscoring the importance of races on many state ballots that are flying under the radar this fall. John Yang reports.
Trump doubles down on debunked conspiracy about Haitian immigrants in Ohio

Sep 11, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Donald Trump doubled down on unsupported claims that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating people's pets in the city of Springfield, Ohio. William Brangham recently visited Springfield and spoke with city officials and members of the Haitian community. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.
Ohio city with Haitian migrant influx thrust into political spotlight

Sep 9, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Springfield, Ohio, is at the center of one of the most fraught issues in this election. GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance wrote that “Haitian illegal immigrants” are “draining social services and generally causing chaos.” Springfield has seen its population grow by over 20 percent in four years, driven mostly by immigration. William Brangham visited the city to understand how it is coping.
The images that have defined the Paris Olympics

Aug 9, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The two weeks of Olympic competition have brought us record-breaking athleticism on a global stage like no other. We take a look back at the iconic images that defined this year’s Olympic games and talk to the photographers at Getty Images about what it was like to capture them.
The images that have defined the Paris Olympics

Aug 9, 2024 | artscanvas.org | Mike Fritz |Mary Fecteau

The images that have defined the Paris Olympics The two weeks of Olympic competition have brought us record-breaking athleticism on a global stage like no other.
Former Hong Kong bookstore begins new chapter in upstate New York

Jul 30, 2024 | artscanvas.org | Christopher Booker |Maea Lenei Buhre |Mary Fecteau

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Former Hong Kong bookstore begins new chapter in upstate New York

Jul 30, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Jul 30, 2024 6:20 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio From 2021 to 2022, Hong Kong experienced its biggest population drop since record-keeping began more than 60 years ago. Tens of thousands left because of strict COVID-19 policies and a crackdown on civil liberties by Beijing. Special correspondent Christopher Booker spent time with an American couple part of this exodus and reports on their journey for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Recovery community helping Kentucky town rebound from economic decline and addiction

Apr 19, 2024 | pbs.org | Mary Fecteau

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio For years, the stories coming out of Appalachian coal country have been grim: addiction, black lung disease and economic decline. But a new story is now emerging, one where people in recovery are helping their communities rebound. Jeffrey Brown reports from Hazard, Kentucky.
New film ‘Civil War’ explores a divided America at war with itself

Apr 17, 2024 | artscanvas.org | Jeffrey Brown |Mary Fecteau

Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: The new film "Civil War" is stirring debate and provoking conversation about where a divided nation could lead. It topped the domestic box office this weekend with a nearly $26 million opening, the biggest ever for its independent production company, A24 Studios. Jeffrey Brown talks to the film's director as part of our arts and culture series, Canvas.