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1. O N T H I N I C E: SCIENTIST TURNED PHOTOGRAPHER JENNIFER HAYES HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING HARP SEAL BIRTHS IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. IN THIS ESSAY, SHE REELECTS ON THE PUPS' BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL AS WINTERS GET WARMER

Author

Hayes, Jennifer

Subjects
Harp seal -- Environmental aspects -- Behavior, Hot weather -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Habitat (Ecology) -- Environmental aspects, Winter -- Forecasts and trends -- Social aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
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D I V I N G beneath a white cathedral of ice, I could hear the shrill whistles, honks, and squeaks of harp seals. They could easily have been mistaken [...]

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2024

2. BORNEO'S WILD GREEN HEART: GUNUNG PALUNG BEGAN AS A REMOTE INDONESIAN FOREST RESERVE. TODAY IT'S GROWN INTO A SPRAWLING NATIONAL PARK THAT PROTECTS SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST BIODIVERSE RAINFORESTS AND THE CREATURES THAT CALL THEM HOME

Author

Holland, Jennifer S.

Subjects
Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesia -- Protection and preservation, Rain forests -- Protection and preservation -- Social aspects -- Indonesia, National parks and reserves -- Protection and preservation -- Social aspects, Forest reserves -- Protection and preservation -- Social aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

DANGLING ON A ROPE SOME 40 FEET UP, AMID A LABYRINTH of leafy tree limbs, I looked down and questioned my sanity for asking the two men far below to [...]

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2024

3. Where the Forest Springs Eternal: Seasonal rains fill small, watery oases called vernal pools that deliver a crucial burst of life. Then they vanish--until it's time for the anuual cycle to begin again

Author

Shetterly, Susan Hand

Subjects
Forests and forestry -- Environmental aspects -- United States, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

I FOLLOWED A PATH made soft by years of fallen needles through a hemlock forest. Up ahead a glow looked as if a fire had been struck in a patch [...]

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2024

4. Bringing Them Home: WHEN CHILDREN FACE LIFE-THREATENING DIAGNOSES, THE GOAL IS CLEAR: PUT FAMILY FIRST

Author

Sisk, Taylor

Subjects
Children -- Diseases -- Health aspects, Palliative treatment -- Social aspects -- Demographic aspects, Domestic relations -- Health aspects, Quality of life -- Social aspects, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

ON A MILD SATURDAY MORNING IN EARLY JUNE, Jamie Tezbir braced herself for a grievous decision. She was making her second trip to the emergency room in a week. Hospital [...]

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2024

5. THE GLASS AGE WHERE GLASS BENDS AND GLASS BOUNCES: THE MODERN WORLD RUNS ON GLASS, A MATERIAL THAT HAS BECOME ESSENTIAL TO HUMANITY

Author

Bennett, Jay

Subjects
Glass industry -- Industry forecasts -- Officials and employees, Executives -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Glass -- Supply and demand -- History -- Design and construction, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

ON A BRISK MARCH AFTERNOON, Kazuhiko Akiba and a colleague stood in the courtyard of the Chiba Kogaku glass factory in Japan, ready to unveil their latest creation. A forklift [...]

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2024

6. REVEALING HISTORY

Subjects
Glass -- History -- Discovery and exploration -- Chronologies, Archaeology -- Chronologies, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Archaeological evidence suggests that organized glass production began in the Middle East and Mediterranean region over 35 centuries ago as an alternative to ceramics. From the earliest iterations of glass [...]

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2024

7. For the Next Pandemic: COVID-19 HAS TAKEN AND UPENDED LIVES. IT'S ALSO DELIVERED CRUCIAL LESSONS THAT CAN HELP US NAVIGATE A FUTURE OUTBREAK

Author

Offit, Paul A.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Control -- Political aspects -- United States, Vaccination -- Forecasts and trends, Grassroots organizing -- Forecasts and trends, Emergency management -- Forecasts and trends -- Methods, Market trend/market analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

IN A TALE OF TWO CITIES. Charles Dickens's 1859 novel set during the French Revolution, he wrote: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it [...]

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2024

8. A REAL BUG'S LIFE: LOOKING AT THE EARTH FROM EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE

Author

Daly, Natasha

Subjects
Photography of animals -- Methods, Photographers -- Works, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

A photographer with a passion for small creatures gets up close with the diminutive and enchanting worlds of insects. IT'S SPRINGTIME in the Balkan Mountains, and in a lush expanse, [...]

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2024

9. Reproductive Revolution: For years, science has made it possible to start families later in life. Now, more advanced methods to extend fertility may be on the way

Author

Tuhus-Dubrow, Rebecca

Subjects
Medical research, Medicine, Experimental, Fertilization in vitro -- History, Reproductive technology -- Innovations -- History, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

As she nervously waited for the doctors to begin a cesarean section, she put on a playlist she had made for the occasion. It consisted of songs she found calming [...]

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2024

10. FLIGHT OF THE MO NARCHS: Each year these iconic butterflies undertake one of the most extraordinary--and increasingly dangerous--journeys on the planet. Now scientists and citizens are joining forces to help them thrive

Author

Nijhuis, Michelle

Subjects
Citizen scientists -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Monarch butterfly -- Protection and preservation -- Observations -- Emigration and immigration, Market trend/market analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Butterflies stream through the trees in El Rosario, a sanctuary within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Michoacan, Mexico. Migrating monarchs winter in the same oyamel fir groves that sheltered [...]

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2024

11. A FRAGILE FABRIC OF LIVING THINGS: ENDANGERED SPECIES AMERICAN WOOD STORK AMERICAN ALLIGATOR: For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has shielded wildlife in peril and. in turn, boosted all biodiversity. Here, see the role that five protected animals play in a web of other creatures

Author

Daly, Natasha

Subjects
Endangered species -- Protection and preservation -- Portrayals, Wildlife conservation -- Forecasts and trends, Nature photography -- Methods, Market trend/market analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation, Endangered Species Act of 1973
Abstract

Freshwater fanshell mussels rely on darter fish, including the tangerine and Roanoke, for their survival. Mussel larvae attach for weeks to darters, where they absorb vital nutrients to develop. A [...]

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2024

12. BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: TO PROTECT ITS TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE, AN AMAZON TRIBE TAKES UP MODERN TOOLS

Author

Addario, Lynsey

Subjects
Amazon River region -- Protection and preservation, Poaching -- Forecasts and trends -- Prevention, Indigenous peoples -- Forecasts and trends -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Market trend/market analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

THE JAVARI RIVER SPLITS BRAZIL AND PERU as it flows deep into the Amazon forest. The only signs of human life along the waterway are the occasional boat or dock [...]

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2024

13. TREASURE ISLAND: ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND, A PHOTOGRAPHER DISCOVERS THE BEAUTY OF ISOLATION

Author

Zuckerman, Catherine and Doest, Jasper

Subjects
Netherlands -- Description and travel, Islands -- Portrayals -- Personal narratives, Nature photography -- Personal narratives, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

The Netherlands' Rottumeroog is located in the Waddenzee. a tidal wetland that connects to the North Sea The island is a vital rest stop for hundreds of thousands of migrating [...]

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2024

14. IN SEARCH OF STILL LIFES A photographer roams Canada creating portraits of ecosystems to foster greater appreciation for nature's smaller elements: LOOKING AT THE EARTH FROM EVERY POSSIBLE ANGLE

Subjects
Photographers -- Works -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Nature photography -- Methods, Anthropology/archeology/folklore, Environmental issues, General interest, Geography, History, Zoology and wildlife conservation
Abstract

Hajnoczky researches each ecosystem and collects representative items. Arranged here for imaging on her scanner: eelgrass and the empty shells of a snail and a California mussel from a beach [...]

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2024

15. The Open Skies of History

Subjects
History, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Makarand R Paranjape What Walter Benjamin helps us understand about India's ravaged past SEVENTY-SEVEN years after Freedom at Midnight, the 'open skies of history' beckon to us. What do [...]

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2024

16. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for September 19, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the bombshell report on a Republican candidate for governor and the disturbing comments he allegedly made on an adult web site. [...]

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2024

17. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 18, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the second wave of deadly explosions involving wireless devices targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voice-over): The new blasts across [...]

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2024

18. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 17, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, Sean `Diddy` Combs behind bars facing federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voice-over): The music mogul today [...]

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2024

19. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for September 16, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the chilly new details on the apparent second assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the suspect now federally charged. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) [...]

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2024

20. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 15, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LESTER HOLT, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the Secret Service opens fire on a suspected gunman while Former President Trump was golfing. The FBI calling it a [...]

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2024

21. DATELINE for September 13, 2024, NBC NEWS

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[22:00:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, on DATELINE. SANOBIA WILSON, AUNT OF AKIA EGGLESTON: We walked through her house. I get this eerie feeling. I was so [...]

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2024

22. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 14, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) JOSE DIAZ-BALART, NBC NEWS HOST: Tonight, the city living in fear after Donald Trump`s accusations about Haitian immigrants. New bomb threats today at hospitals in Springfield, Ohio. A [...]

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2024

23. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 13, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:18] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, another major blow for aviation giant Boeing. More than 30,000 workers walking off the job. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voice-over): The first [...]

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2024

24. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for September 9, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, extreme weather. The U.S. bracing for a potential hurricane and dangerous heat fueling wildfires in the West. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voiceover): [...]

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2024

25. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 8, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) HALLIE JACKSON, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, we`re tracking two fast moving stories. The manhunt for somebody accused of opening fire on a Kentucky highway, and the [...]

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2024

26. Did Not Air

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
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Did Not Air. END [Copy: Content and programming copyright 2024 NBCUniversal. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Transcription Copyright 2024 VIQ Media Transcription, Inc. All materials herein are protected by United States copyright [...]

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2024

27. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 6, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the major news for Donald Trump in his New York trials. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voiceover): The judge delaying sentencing until after [...]

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2024

28. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 5, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:20] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, Hunter Biden pleads guilty to federal tax charges. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (on camera): The stunning change by President Biden`s son on [...]

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2024

29. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for September 4, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT (voiceover): Four people killed, two students and two teachers, [...]

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2024

30. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for September 2, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): Tonight, the explosion of anger and heartbreak in Israel over the deaths of six hostages in Gaza. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) [...]

Published
2024

31. Did Not Air

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Did Not Air. END [Copy: Content and programming copyright 2024 NBCUniversal. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Transcription Copyright 2024 VIQ Media Transcription, Inc. All materials herein are protected by United States copyright [...]

Published
2024

32. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 30, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, the severe storms colliding with holiday travel just as millions of Americans are getting away for the Labor Day [...]

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2024

33. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for August 29, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, our NBC News exclusive, one-on-one with Donald Trump, his first on-camera comments on the firestorm involving his campaign`s altercation [...]

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2024

34. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 28, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, we`ll show you the new photos from the FBI investigation into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) [...]

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2024

35. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for August 27, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, the new indictment against former President Trump. The Special Counsel taking another swing at prosecuting Donald Trump for election [...]

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2024

36. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for August 26, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] TOM LLAMAS, NBC NEWS SENIOR NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, the state of emergency in Alaska. The deadly landslide leaving a city partially buried and the concerns another one [...]

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2024

37. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 25, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:00] GADI SCHWARTZ, NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Tonight, a major escalation in the Middle East and the growing fears it could lead to a larger war. Israel launching massive strikes against [...]

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2024

38. DATELINE for August 23, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [22:00:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, on DATELINE. KRISTINA TREPANITIS, FIANCE OF NICK MORELOS: He was my Superman. He was always my protector. My fiancee, I think [...]

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2024

39. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 24, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:21] JOSE DIAZ-BALART, NBC NEWS HOST: Tonight, we`re tracking extreme weather across the country, and the threat that still remains. The frantic search to find a woman swept [...]

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2024

40. THE NIGHTLY NEWS for August 23, 2024, NBC

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General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, the major shake-up in the race for the White House. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending his independent campaign and endorsing Donald [...]

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2024

41. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 22, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:18] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, Kamala Harris set to make history on the final night of the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) HOLT [...]

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2024

42. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 21, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS HOST: Tonight in Chicago, Kamala Harris` running mate, Tim Walz facing his biggest test yet on the national stage here at the Democratic [...]

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2024

43. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 20, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, Kamala Harris hitting the campaign trail as Barack and Michelle Obama make the case for her here at the Democratic National [...]

Published
2024

44. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 19, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:18] LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, from Chicago, the Democratic National Convention kicking off as Kamala Harris prepares to make history by accepting her party`s nomination. (BEGIN [...]

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2024

45. DATELINE for August 17, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[21:00:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) KAVIN BREWER, HOMICIDE DETECTIVE, KERN COUNTY: We had found her husband murdered, and his body was in a field. JENEA CHANCE, WIFE OF TODD CHANCE: They said [...]

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2024

46. DATELINE for August 17, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[22:00:00] ANDREA CANNING, NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): Todd Chance had been murdered, and his family was trying to understand life without him. JENEA CHANCE, WIFE OF TODD CHANCE: I mean, [...]

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2024

47. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 18, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[18:30:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) HALLIE JACKSON, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS ANCHOR: Tonight, Vice President Harris closing the gap with Former President Trump ahead of the biggest moment of her political career so [...]

Published
2024

48. DATELINE for August 16, 2024, NBC NEWS

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[22:00:00] KEITH MORRISON, NBC NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voiceover): There`s nothing flashy or glamorous about the North Carolina Department of Revenue Office in Asheville, just a nondescript red brick building. And their [...]

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2024

49. DATELINE for August 16, 2024, NBC NEWS

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

[21:00:00] (COMMERCIAL BREAK) LESTER HOLT, NBC NEWS ANCHOR (voiceover): Tonight, on DATELINE. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Sheriff`s 911. BRENDA MCCUTCHEON, CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER: My husband`s been shot. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK, who [...]

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2024

50. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS for August 17, 2024, NBC

Subjects
General interest, History, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) [18:30:21] JOSE DIAZ-BALART, NBC NEWS HOST: Tonight, dangerous conditions from Hurricane Ernesto and the threat that still remains. Ernesto making landfall as a category one storm in Bermuda, [...]

Published
2024

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