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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
News Wrap: Iran vows crackdown on ‘rioters’ amid protests over economy
Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela after capturing Maduro in surprise military strike
Why San Francisco is suing top U.S. food manufacturers over ultra-processed foods
Venezuelans react to Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces with mix of celebration and worry
Former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela analyzes goal of Maduro regime change
Census officials work to count every person in Alaska’s most remote places
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