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(Warning: graphic images) In this clip from "Post Mortem," experts with the National Academy of Sciences call for federal standards in death investigation and to replace all coroners with trained medical examiners. But nationwide there is a severe shortage of competent forensic pathologists to do autopsies. On Feb. 1, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR examine death investigation in America.
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The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it.

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As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, the story of their path to power.

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How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.

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How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.

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How America's 20-year investment in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory.

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The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in economic uncertainty.

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Vladimir Putin’s clashes with U.S. presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire.

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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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Defiant Russians push back against Putin’s crackdown on critics of the war in Ukraine.

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Investigating evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine and the pursuit of justice.