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00:09:19

Rebuilding after the Yazoo flood in Mississippi

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2025/11/14

Six years ago, Anderson Jones had to flee the historic flood as it inundated his home in the Mississippi Yazoo Backwater.

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00:06:23

How Mexican American artist Louie the Singer paved...

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2025/11/14

Luis Alfonso Palacios II, known as Louie the Singer, took the long road to music success in an effort to avoid the limiting expectations of the industry as a Mexican American country artist.

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00:03:40

When will air travel return to normal?

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2025/11/14

The government shutdown is over, but airports are still getting back up to speed, after reductions in air traffic controllers led to thousands of flight delays and cancellations around the country.

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00:06:31

AI stocks fall

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2025/11/14

They've been the darling of the stock market, delivering gigantic gains over the last 18 months, but some of the superstars like Palantir, Nvidia, Meta, Tesla and Microsoft have all been falling.

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00:05:01

The Dalai Lama created a Tibetan capital in exile in...

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2025/11/14

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala in India, and they sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai Lama. That's now changing.

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00:05:27

What to know about SNAP benefits moving forward

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2025/11/14

Money for federal food benefits is starting to flow into American households again.

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00:09:49

New book collects essays of Jacob Geller, prolific...

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2025/11/14

Jacob Geller's video essays dwell on art, literature and video games. He's publishing a new book collecting his essays called "How A Game Lives."

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00:11:48

What's next on health care and affordability, now...

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2025/11/14

The longest government shutdown ended this week.

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00:03:41

Is grocery shopping about to get a little less...

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2025/11/14

The White House is signaling that exemptions to tariffs on certain foods may be on the way.

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00:05:30

The latest on Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago

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2025/11/14

A federal judge is gearing up to release hundreds of people arrested and detained in Chicago as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city.

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Review: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ reincarnates as...

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2025/11/14

Though it’s not exactly a home run, new “Magic” cards based on the world of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” do justice to the original series.

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00:09:13

Dealing with social anxiety? How to know and overcome...

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2025/11/13

Many people get nervous in social situations, but at what point do nerves turn into full blown social anxiety?

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00:05:55

Whose political capital is rising and falling after...

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2025/11/13

Polling says Republicans are being blamed for the government shutdown, which ended last night, and whether Democrats have gained any leverage on health care because of their demands during the standoff.

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00:03:48

Provision allows Senators to sue over phone searches

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2025/11/13

The bill that ends the government shutdown includes a provision that allows lawsuits from Republican Senators who had their phones searched in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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00:05:25

Glacier sets record for fastest retreat

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2025/11/13

In Antarctica, the Hektoria Glacier set a shocking record in 2023. In just two months, it receded five miles.

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00:05:31

This LA public defender's office is dedicated to...

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2025/11/13

The office helps people access treatment.

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00:05:38

The rumors are true: Everything is better when we...

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2025/11/13

A new study finds — no kidding — that nearly every daily activity is more enjoyable when done with someone else.

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00:05:20

What's does the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford in...

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2025/11/13

The Pentagon says this is to stop drugs from coming from Venezuela to this country.

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00:03:45

'Strega Nona' turns 50

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2025/11/13

The story about a grandma witch with her magically full pot of pasta still finds new audiences, even on TikTok.

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00:10:45

George Orwell documentary explores writer's life and...

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2025/11/13

In the new documentary "Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5," filmmaker Raoul Peck dives into how Orwell's experiences informed his ideas and his writing.

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