PBS Daily News Assignment (7th Period) by Rachel Thomas

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rachelthomas40 — 2025-09-16 19:25:42 UTC

In my video, titled "blah blah blah blah," the reporter said and did things.

My answer to the question is...

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2025-09-16 19:30:03 UTC

In my video titled "Epidemiologist breaks down new restrictions on COVID shots"

it was about the restriction of the COVID vaccine to only babies, adults over the age of 65, and anyone with life-threatening health concerns. This is because we are no longer in a crisis where there are a lot of people dying from COVID and a lot of people have built some immunity.

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2025-09-16 19:31:55 UTC

This video was mostly explaining the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. How it has left everyone distraught, but his wife Erica spoke out for the first time since the incident explaining this will not make his speech end but grow. Lisa Desjardins spoke with Cynthia Miller-Idriss at American University for more information.

Video Summary- Scientists use AI to track humpback whale migration

2025-09-16 19:32:29 UTC

The video shows how marine biologists use facial recognition AI to track whales. By using the AI technology, they have located hundreds of whales from one place to another. They use the perspective of marine biologist Ted Cheesman, who cofounded the technology, but don't show the perspective of someone who uses the technology.

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2025-09-16 19:35:09 UTC

My video "Brazil's former president convicted of attempted coup" is about how the former president was trying to use the military forces to overturn election. It is also about the former president trying to assassinate the current president of Brazil.

PBS Video Summary: Pennies

2025-09-16 19:37:02 UTC

In my video titled "Does it make sense to keep minting the penny" it explains how the penny has ultimately lost its value and cost benefit, and is now in consideration to stop being minted altogether. With this it's said to help save millions with little to no negative consequences on the people or nation.

My answer to the question of whose perspective is included and missing is, that a professional numismatists viewpoint is given while those of lower income which rely on pennies are not taken into account.

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2025-09-16 19:40:15 UTC

In my video ''Why Target is being boycotted, and how the company has responded''

Target is struggling after stalled sales and a drop in it's stock price. The company's rollback of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives sparked a nationwide boycott, reducing store traffic and contributing to CEO Brian Cornell's resignation.

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2025-09-16 19:40:27 UTC

The video states does it make sense to keep minting the penny? The penny could soon be a thing of the past. President Trump is pushing to end production of the 1 cent coin, citing its rising costs.

Each penny costs nearly 4 cents to make, and scrapping it could save taxpayers about $56 million a year. And that raises the question, does it still make sense to keep minting them?