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January 27, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2024 Episode 28 | 26m 44s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, how a nationwide shortage of special education teachers is affecting students with disabilities and the educators trained to work with them. Then, the changing face of motherhood and professional sports, and the push for paid maternity leave in the United States. Plus, a 14-year-old science phenom talks about his quest to develop a soap that fights skin cancer.

Aired: 01/26/24 | Expires: 02/26/24
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
Trump sanctions Russian oil companies as his efforts to end Ukraine war falter
Why millions of Americans are facing a spike in health care costs
AI content supercharges confusion and spreads misleading information, critics warn
News Wrap: White House says entirety of East Wing undergoing renovation for ballroom
The rise of viral debate videos and their impact on our ability to disagree
Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan to co-author supernatural love story
'This is going to hurt us': U.S. ranchers push back on Trump’s Argentina beef deal
Mother speaks out after teen with disabilities mistakenly arrested in immigration raid
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