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The Public News Service provides reporting on a wide range of social, community, and environmental issues for mainstream and alternative media.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 20, 2026

In a South Carolina debate, Darline Graham says she's "not that informed on national security." DOGE cuts, crowds stressing national parks across Colorado; Head Start reforms threaten early child development standards; Oregon teens learn the ropes of natural resources careers.

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PNS Daily Newscast PM Update: August 19, 2026

DSA candidate Angie Nixon seizes a surprise victory in the Florida, US Senate race; Sierra Club says Clean energy grant cancellations are trickling down to Pennsylvania; After Walz action, mining questions in Minnesota still linger; Conservation groups slam USDA plan to strip forest protections.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 19, 2026

ABC takes the Trump administration to federal court over threats to block TV licenses; HUD funding lags could hit rural Wisconsin the hardest; Election security concerns growing among Kentucky voters; Summit to confront Big Tobacco's exploitation of Black communities.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 18, 2026

Trump pushes back on USS Lincoln conditions, Group develops 'Marshall Plan' to build renewable Ukraine power grid and Summit to confront Big Tobacco's exploitation of Black communities.

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PNS Daily Newscast PM Update: August 17, 2026

Seven are dead in Indiana flooding; CT lawmakers support a bill ending the federal school voucher program; a new study shows that ommunity projects can reduce rural partisan hostility; Volunteers in WV say that the Farm Bill threatens child nutrition; and a PA educator calls U.S. student loan burden an affordability crisis.

PNS Daily Newscast: August 17, 2026

Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises, advocates: Upstate NY rental assistance program must be permanent and New England drought conditions deplete wells, increase wildfire risk.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 14, 2026

Texas doctors say abortion bans impact care for expectant mothers, Oregon nonprofit has stepped up to fight the state's housing crisis and Arizona libraries now offering free streaming service.

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PNS Daily Newscast PM Update: August 13. 2026

Three states plan to execute three men on the same day - It's scheduled to happen today; The DOJ sues Connecticut over the in-state tuition for undocumented students law; a Pennsylvania civil rights complaint alleges school closures harm Black students; Line 5 tunnel gets the federal nod, but Michigan fight continues.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 13, 2026

Democrat David Crowley's primary win sets up Wisconsin governor's race against the Trump GOP candidate; Clock is ticking for Trump's version of Head Start in Colorado; Arizona's Hispanic youth encourage voter participation; Abuse, mismanagement linked to Ohio center for troubled teens.

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PNS Daily Newscast PM Update: August 23, 2026

Violent storms in the Northwest turn deadly: 3 dead and more than a million without power; More Ohio communities fighting air pollution from pyrolysis facilities; Groups urge Oregon lawmakers to close factory farm water 'loophole.' NewYork State elected officials say Renewables combat rising energy costs.

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PNS Daily Newscast: August 12, 2026

Trump lashes out after a negative report on his deployment of the National Guard in DC and other American cities; Failed Farm Bill negotiations leave ND farmers exasperated; Group calls for more renewable energy to secure the U.S and Maine power grid; South Dakota vaccine campaign: 'Let's Just Talk About It.'

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PNS Daily Newscast PM Update: August 11, 2026

Despite White House claims to the contrary, Trump reportedly boarded a secret Turkey flight via a catering truck due to an Iran threat; Anti-poverty groups ask California to restore food aid after federal cuts; Georgia voters want the next governor to tackle healthcare costs; TN doctors, faith leaders continue to urge Gov. Lee to halt executions.

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