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Tracy Wholf

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Covers:  ag & environment, international affairs, us domestic, arts and culture, education, immigration
Sr. Coordinating producer of the climate unit at CBS News. Formerly of ABC, ESPN, NatGeo, PBS NewsHour Weekend, and Dan Rather. tracy.wholf@paramount.com
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Mistaken identity in background checks can cost applicants job offers | PBS NewsHour

Mistaken identity in background checks can cost applicants job offers | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Today, nearly 90 percent of employers run a check on at least some of their applicants. As more employers throughout the country use background checks to review job applicants, NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson takes a look at the job-screening process, which has recently come under fire for inaccurate reports that can cost people jobs.
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Inside Garrison Keillor's fabled world of 'A Prairie Home Companion' | PBS NewsHour

Inside Garrison Keillor's fabled world of 'A Prairie Home Companion' | PBS NewsHour

PBS — As "A Prairie Home Companion" marks 40 years on the air, Jeffrey Brown sits down with iconic public radio personality Garrison Keillor for an in-depth interview about his long career as one of the nation's great storytellers.
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Are generic drugs being delayed to market? | PBS NewsHour

Are generic drugs being delayed to market? | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Are generic drugs being delayed to market by so-called "pay for delay" deals between drug companies? The deals happen after generic drug companies challenge the patents on brand-name drugs. The settlements include a date that the generic drug can enter the market, and in some cases, a payment from brand company to the generic company.
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Rubik's Cube's mystique remains 40 years later | PBS NewsHour

Rubik's Cube's mystique remains 40 years later | PBS NewsHour

PBS — In a classic Rubik’s Cube, twenty-six cubes are designed to interlock and rotate around an axis that can be shuffled 43-quintillion ways. It couldn’t be simpler invention, but for most of us, the Rubik's Cube poses a daunting task. This year, the famed cube turns 40 and a new exhibit is proving that time is only adding to the mystique of this cultural icon. NewsHour’s Jeffrey Brown reports.
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'Wikipedian' editor took on website's gender gap | PBS NewsHour

'Wikipedian' editor took on website's gender gap | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Wikipedia has come under scrutiny over a lack of female representation and participation on the website. To combat this trend, Adrianne Wadewitz was a dedicated "Wikipedian," who wrote and edited content on Wikipedia as one of the nearly 75,000 active volunteer editors.
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'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ's shoes on Broadway | PBS NewsHour

'Breaking Bad' star Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ's shoes on Broadway | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Actor Bryan Cranston is best known for his role on the hit AMC drama, "Breaking Bad." But today he plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway show, "All the Way." In a candid interview, NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown sits down with Cranston to discuss the actor's transition from portraying the chemistry teacher turned drug lord, Walter White, to an American president in his first year in office.
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Can a lawsuit by nine students topple teacher tenure? | PBS NewsHour

Can a lawsuit by nine students topple teacher tenure? | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Arguments ended this week in a landmark California lawsuit in which nine public school students sued to overturn the state's teacher tenure laws. Will the outcome spell the end of some prized teacher rights? Experts say the case could impact education reform efforts nationwide.
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Greenhouse labs spur student learning on Manhattan rooftops | PBS NewsHour

Greenhouse labs spur student learning on Manhattan rooftops | PBS NewsHour

PBS — At P.S. 333 on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, students are studying science in their very own rooftop greenhouse -- one of 12 built as part of an initiative to put 100 greenhouse labs in New York City schools by 2020. These labs allow students to experiment with hydroponic techniques, and schools donate the extra produce to local charities.
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A new probation program in Hawaii beats the statistics | PBS NewsHour

A new probation program in Hawaii beats the statistics | PBS NewsHour

PBS — NewsHour Weekend profiles an innovative probation program in Hawaii that has been so successful in reforming offenders and keeping them out of prison, it's now being copied in courtrooms across the nation.
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Poverty rates surge in American suburbs | PBS NewsHour

Poverty rates surge in American suburbs | PBS NewsHour

PBS — When President Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” fifty years ago, images of the American poor focused on the inner-city and rural poor. What is the state of American poverty today? Megan Thompson reports on the less visible but growing number of poor in America’s suburbs.
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As street art grows more popular, is it losing its edge? | PBS NewsHour

As street art grows more popular, is it losing its edge? | PBS NewsHour

PBS — It’s been around for several decades, but street art got a jolt of publicity when famed British street artist Banksy took up residency in NYC during the month of October and produced a piece a day. Brooklynstreetart.com expert Steven Harrington discusses whether Banksy’s commercial value is changing the nature of the form.
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GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai | The Rundown | PBS NewsHour

GMO seeds grow into big fight on Kauai | The Rundown | PBS NewsHour

PBS — Tonight on NewsHour Weekend, we report from Hawaii, where a battle has erupted in Kauai between residents concerned about public health and large companies developing genetically modified seeds.
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