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March 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2024 Episode 77 | 26m 44s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we examine the safety and reliability of helicopters after a string of fatal crashes. Then, the myth of plastic recycling and how the plastics industry knew for decades that it wasn’t a viable solution. Plus, the human implications of a shark conservation success story off the coast of Cape Cod.

Aired: 03/15/24 | Expires: 04/15/24
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.
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Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince and dismisses intel linking him to Khashoggi killing
Community colleges face new challenges as Trumps battles with higher education
Catholic bishops push U.S. to end 'dehumanizing' immigration enforcement
A Brief But Spectacular take on finding a place where you belong
What comes next after Congress votes to release the Epstein files
'The world will see who's involved' and complicit, says attorney for Epstein survivors
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