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Cell Tower Deaths
To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for cell phone service, tower climbers install and service cell antennas, a job that requires them to ascend hundreds of feet. Across the country, some of these workers have fallen to their deaths from cell phone towers. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate this hidden and deadly cost of the smartphone revolution.
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Investigating the powerful spyware called Pegasus sold to governments around the world.
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Investigating the powerful spyware called Pegasus sold to governments around the world.
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A 2-part hour: Mapping atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, and a family's struggle to reunite.
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Investigating evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and the pursuit of justice.
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Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn: from elite soldier overseas to waging “spiritual war” in America.
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An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan.
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An investigation of the Minneapolis police in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.