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How U.S. is countering Islamic extremist propaganda machine

President Obama reiterated his promise to destroy the virulent Islamic State Tuesday while talking about the Orlando mass shooting — and how gunman Omar Mateen, a U.S. citizen, may have been radicalized by online extremist propaganda. NewsHour producer P.J. Tobia reports on U.S. efforts to win the hearts and minds that the terrorists are trying to co-opt on the Internet.

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May 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
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On this edition for Saturday, May 29, millions of Americans travel for Memorial Day as more states lift mask mandates.
April 24, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
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On this edition for Saturday, April 24, COVID-19 cases in India skyrocket as a devastating second wave overwhelms hospitals.
April 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
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On this edition for Sunday, April 18, recent shootings and the ongoing Derek Chauvin trial reignite debate over police reform, and a conversation with singer-songwriter and musician Sam Amidon.
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On this edition for Saturday, April 17, global COVID-19 death toll crosses 3 million, the latest on the mass shooting in Indianapolis, Prince Philip is laid to rest, and more.
A U.S. flag flaps in the wind outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
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On this edition for Sunday, March 7, COVID-19 economic relief for millions of Americans inches closer to the finish line, President Biden’s executive orders and next legislative priorities, and more.
February 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
23:59
On this edition for Sunday, February 28, Johnson & Johnson says it expects to start shipping the first doses of its newly FDA-approved vaccine on Monday.
February 15, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Monday on the NewsHour, an unusually large winter storm causes freezing temperatures, power outages and extreme weather across the U.S., and more.
February 13, 2021 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
27:59
On this edition for Saturday, February 13, the Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump, with seven Republicans crossing party lines to convict him on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection.
February 11, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:45
Thursday on the NewsHour, Democrats wrap up their argument in the impeachment trial of former President Trump, violence persists and democracy remains elusive in the Middle East a decade after the Arab Spring uprisings, and more.
February 10, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
57:46
Wednesday on the NewsHour, the second Senate judgement of former President Trump intensifies as Democrats make their case over his incitement of the Capitol riot.
President Joe Biden walking through the snow.
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On this edition for Sunday, February 7, with Trump’s impeachment trial looming, Biden focuses on the pandemic and his first 100-days agenda, a look at America’s longest war, 20 years since the start of the war in Afghanistan, and more.
February 4, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
56:44
Thursday on the NewsHour, despite calls for unity the two parties are staking out different positions on COVID relief as Republicans battle openly over one of their own.
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