Program Highlights
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Becoming Frederick Douglass is a Story of Transformation
Frederick Douglass went on to become many things – abolitionist, autobiographer, essayist, diplomat, orator, political theorist, editor, publisher and social reformer.
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Company Pictures, NL Films & A3MI
Van der Valk’s Season Two Draws to a Close
A promising cellist dies following an acid attack and Van der Valk must search for her killer.
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NOVA’s “Ending HIV in America” Shows the Remarkable Progress Science Has Made Against HIV
NOVA’s “Ending HIV in America” is a story of struggle and triumph, showing how the fight against HIV reshaped the world of science and medicine.
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WITF Passport Throwback: The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
You’ll be introduced to Dr. John Thorndyke, Horace Dorrington, Carnacki and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.
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News
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Steven Senne
OPEC+ is expected to cut oil production as it seeks to boost the price
The world consumes up to 100 million barrels of oil a day, so taking 1 million off the market would have a noticeable effect.
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Sarah Schneider
Nearly 3,000 Allegheny County students are known to lack homes. A nonprofit says there are far more.
A small percentage of students are living on the streets, while nearly 30% are in shelters.
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Bill Barrow
GOP optimistic about Senate chances despite Herschel Walker turmoil in Georgia
In Pennsylvania, Republican candidate Mehmet Oz faced difficult new questions this week raised by a report about the medical products he endorsed as a daytime television star.
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Fred Adams
Unresolved areas in Pennsylvania mail voting law likely to spur fresh confusion, legal challenges
The Pa legislature and governor have failed to clarify the 2019 law that crated widespread mail voting, meaning ballot rules could once again vary by county.
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Anthony Orozco
Reading invests nearly $3 million in community groups to fight violence
This midstate city is entrusting nonprofit organizations with millions of federal dollars to power programs aiming to keep young people from harm.
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Teen sought in ambush outside Philadelphia school that killed 1, hurt 4
Police are seeking a 16-year-old youth in last week’s ambush shooting outside a Philadelphia high school that killed a 14-year-old and wounded four other teenagers.
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Don Wright
Kenny Pickett will start for the Steelers against the Bills
The Kenny Pickett era is officially underway in Pittsburgh.
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Matt Rourke
Chief Justice Max Baer was at the center of some of Pennsylvania’s biggest election cases
Baer was instrumental in deciding a number of key voting rights and election cases that came before the high court.By Sam Dunklau -
Courtesy of Koop
Meet the Pittsburgh startup that’s gearing up to insure driverless cars
Pittsburgh-based Koop says it’s cracked the code for how to underwrite the autonomous vehicle sector.
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