JEFFREY BROWN: Next new revelations about the government's ability to crack through important Internet privacy safeguards. Hari Sreenivasan has the story from our New York studio. HARI SREENIVASAN: Like other surveillance stories in recent weeks, the

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JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Philippines, speed may have saved lives. The massive typhoon that ripped across that country moved at about 25 miles per hour, so fast, it decreased the impact of rain and landslides, which can be a major cause of deaths. We beg

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GWEN IFILL: This week marks a year since superstorm Sandy struck. More than 70 people were killed along the Eastern Seaboard. Damage totaled more than $65 billion, and it pounded New Jersey and New York City hard. It also prompted a reexamination --

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now we turn to an issue that had been expected to move through Congress this year, immigration reform, but which has instead become stalled.Ray Suarez has our report. RAY SUAREZ: Thousands of fans cheered on Los Tigres del Norte, in En

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美国西南部野马数量过多导致资源紧张,威胁家畜养殖难等问题,新墨西哥州政府同意重新开启已关闭6年的野马屠宰场。 GWEN IFILL: There is renewed controversy in New Mexico over a plan to reopen horse slaugh

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JUDY WOODRUFF: So, can the U.S. and Russia, who have been at loggerheads for years over Syria, come to an agreement? For some answers, I'm joined by Angela Stent. She's director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georget

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GWEN IFILL: Our lead story tonight: The furious pace of developments surrounding Syria gave way today to the more deliberate tempo of diplomacy. President Obama's call for military action was on hold, as the wait began to see if Syria's patron, Russi

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GWEN IFILL: Now NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien begins a two-part look at America's drinking water, and the regulatory system that is supposed to guarantee its safety. His report is the result of a partnership with the Center for Public

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Now a story about trash. As the nation produces more and more, one city is trying to eliminate all of it. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports. SPENCER MICHELS: Each year, Americans throw away about 250 million tons of gar

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HARI SREENIVASAN:The death toll soared today in the monsoon flooding that's ravaged Northern India. The chief minister of Uttarakhand state reportedlyreported nearly 600 people have been killed in the mountainous region. More than 30,000 others have

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JUDY WOODRUFF:Now: why some of the Great Lakes are dropping to record low levels, and the economic bite that's accompanying this environmental change. Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago has the story. ELIZABETH BRACKETT, WTTW: Leland Harbor is the he

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Officials in Arizona say a wildfire that killed 19 firefighters yesterday has now destroyed more than 8,300 acres and engulfed 13 square miles. It was the biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire since 1933. They ranged in age from 2

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KWAME HOLMAN: A Colorado wildfire forced evacuations of more than 7,000 people today, as it burned out of control in record heat and high wind. Officials said the big blaze may have destroyed 100 homes so far, with hundreds more in jeopardy near Colo

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JEFFREY BROWN: And we check in again with two people who've helped us keep up with the continuing crisis. Arjun Makhijani is an engineer special -- engineer specializing in nuclear fusion. He's the president of the Institute for Energy and Environmen

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GWEN IFILL:Our next story takes us to the Jersey Shore. That's where the president headed today to take a look at its recovery in the aftermath of last fall's superstorm. Today's visit was a less somber occasion than his last New Jersey tour. Judy Wo

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JUDY WOODRUFF:So, you're saying it would go to other countries and then come to the U.S. by ship or ... SCOTT SEGAL:Well, I would say there are two options. It's either going to go to China or come to the United States. And in either event, the carbo

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JEFFREY BROWN:And, for more, I'm joined by two congressmen who were briefed by Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen today. Republican Congressman Ed Royce of California, he's soon to take over as chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. An

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JEFFREY BROWN:And now a resignation brings an assessment of President Obama's environmental policies in his first term and a look ahead to his second. LISA JACKSON,Environmental Protection Agency: I'm very proud to be a part of his administration. JE

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JUDY WOODRUFF:And that was, after the vote on the fiscal cliff, there was another, a different spending spat that divided the Republican Party. House Republican leaders refused to take up an aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which the presi

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GWEN IFILL:The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new rules today to curb mercury emissions from the nation's power plants. The standards apply to roughly 600 coal- or oil-fueled power facilities. They will have to either reduce their emissions

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