Gary Paulsen, celebrated children’s author, dies at 82
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Journalist Terence Smith reflects on decades of reporting on American presidents, wars
On our bookshelf tonight, NewsHour's old friend and former longtime media correspondent Terence Smith's memoir: "Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House." Smith spoke with Judy Woodruff about the book.
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How the pandemic exposes rifts in America that exist among regions, races and classes
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Marcia Chatelain examines McDonald’s’ mixed impact on Black America
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Bernd Heinrich on his ‘unusual’ life as a runner and biologist in Maine
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Peter Osnos on 5 decades of reporting and witnessing history
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