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America’s epidemic of gun violence gets plenty of coverage, but we don’t focus nearly enough on the victims living with the life-long impacts of that violence. We have the story of what happens when one of those survivors meets the person who pulled the trigger. In this NewsHour program, William Brangham tells how an unlikely reunion recently came about in Florida.
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Paul Niehaus, President and Co-founder of GiveDirectly, talks with Reason TV's Anthony Fisher about how his organization's new ideas in giving are changing the way people think about charity. The non-profit was founded in 2008 and is designed to help people living in extreme povery through cash transfers via mobile phones. The recipients use their mobile phones to receive the money, which they are allowed to spend as they wish. This philosophy varies...
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This program explores the stories of six interracial people and their quest to forge their own identities. Interracial people are often asked, "Which race do you consider yourself?" The program explores the kinds of issues that are triggered by this question: issues of identity, cultural isolation, and the search for community. Through intensely personal stories, each person profiled in the program recounts how their identity is affected by the experience...
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By the year 2050, 75% of us will live in cities. How will we live, work, and breathe? The city-state of Singapore has been grappling with that very question for decades. Now celebrating 50 years as an independent nation, and home to more than 5 million people, with literally nowhere to grow, its leaders are looking for new ways to tackle the challenges of rapid urbanization and an aging population. CNN's Future Cities goes inside major infrastructure...
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The demands involved in trying to balance work with family responsibilities, as well as other causes of stress related to modern living, are taking their toll on women. Many are turning to alcohol to make it through their days ... and nights. In this program, women speak candidly about their addiction and what caused them to become alcoholics. The program discusses patterns of addiction, enumerates its symptoms, and examines its effects on children...
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Many children face challenges far beyond the usual stresses and strains of growing up. In this episode of Scientific American Frontiers, Alda meets several kids who are growing up different, along with the doctors and researchers who are trying to mitigate the difficulties they face. The program looks at the controversial use of cochlear implants to give some hearing to profoundly deaf kids, the latest in augmentative communication technology to provide...
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Every year, thousands of teenagers commit suicide. Almost a statistic himself, Patrick Bird survived his attempt and succeeded in turning his life around. Helped along by caring friends and a loving adoptive mother, Patrick moved beyond a childhood blighted by abuse, abandonment, drugs, and crime—as well as a brush with death—to begin a search for identity by reconnecting with his Cree roots and discovering his hidden talents for music and acting....
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U.S. politicians promise to lead the country out of the worst drug crisis in its history, but opioid abuse continues to kill Americans in record numbers. Are our leaders ignoring a lifesaving solution? Over115 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses, more than those killed in car accidents, from breast cancer or even guns. Nearly 2.5 million Americans struggle with opioid addiction, and though controversial, some people believe a potentially...
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"It's not your fault." "We can get help." "You're good kids." "We love you." These are just some of the positive, reassuring messages found in this classic program, an animated story of two children coping with molestation. Divided into six parts, the video sensitively acknowledges and validates the characters' emotions as they open up about their experiences and move forward, one day at a time, with a growing sense of hope and empowerment. This powerful...
17) Operation Hope
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In May 2011, the CNN Freedom Project highlighted the story of a 7-year-old boy kidnapped off the streets of Bangladesh by a criminal gang that, according to authorities, for years snatched children, crippled them, and then forced them to beg. When this young boy refused—he was beaten, stabbed and mutilated. His injuries shocked everyone who saw the story. But one CNN viewer was so outraged, he took a stand. He offered to help the boy, and triggered...
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In Tanzania, circumcised girls are worth twice as much in terms of dowry as uncircumcised girls. Many girls bleed to death during the annual circumcision season, and therefore a group of girls escape to Rhobi Samwelly’s Safe House, where they are safe from their families. The main goal of Rhobi and her colleagues is to bring enlightenment, understanding and love back to the families, and together they defend the girls both at home and in the courts....
19) Land Of The Free
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Brian is desperate to fit into society, but left to himself, he has to adapt to a world that looks very different from 24 years ago. He tries to tackle the internet, get a driver’s license and find his first love. Brian’s story is interwoven with Juan and Gianni’s. Juan is a teenager on parole, and we are placed inside his claustrophobic life, allowing us to understand his decision to abandon his baby girl for a gang lifestyle, and his eventual...
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They have made a difference and revolutionized the world. They come from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe. These remarkable individuals have pioneered, developed, and forever improved their industry and the world in which we live. Engaging and relevant, these individuals will change the way you view the world and remind you that it only takes one person to make a difference. This episode features John Logie Baird, James Dyson, Alexander...