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May 17, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode
Season 2021
Episode 137
Monday on the NewsHour, "PBS NewsHour" looks at the violence in the Middle East as rockets continue to fly into Israel, and Israelis hammer Gaza with heavy airstrikes. Then, "PBS NewsHour" talks to the president of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, as U.S. troops leave his country and violence escalates. And, explore why Americans are divided on whether or not to follow new CDC guidance relaxing mask and distancing rules.
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Why more Americans are dipping into their retirement accounts early to make ends meet.
56:44
Two Israeli officers are disciplined after the military admits to making a "grave mistake" in killing seven aid workers in Gaza.
57:46
The Biden Administration warns Israel to change the way it is handling the war with Hamas or risk losing U.S. support.
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Israeli officials say their deadly strike on an aid convoy in Gaza was a result of misidentification.
57:46
Israel accepts responsibility for a strike that killed World Central Kitchen workers delivering aid in Gaza.
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Iran accuses Israel of striking its consulate in Damascus, Syria, a potential major escalation of the regional conflict.
26:45
Why more Americans are saying that religion is losing influence in public life.
26:45
A look at the burden women across the United States are bearing as the primary caretakers of loved ones.
56:45
Efforts to curb carbon emissions turn to heavy industries, like cement and steel, that greatly contribute to climate change.
57:46
Disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors.
57:46
investigators try to understand what went wrong leading up to the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse.
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A Baltimore bridge collapses after being struck by a container ship.