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Monday on the NewsHour, the rift between the U.S. and Israel widens due to a United Nations resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. Former President Trump gets a break on his multi-million dollar bond while he appeals a civil fraud ruling. Plus, how a pandemic-era child tax credit lifted some families out of poverty, but…

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker co-founded the band Sleater-Kinney together 30 years ago, and became an important part of the 1990s feminist punk scene in Olympia, Washington. Rolling Stone once called Sleater-Kinney the best American punk rock band ever. Brownstein and Tucker just released their 11th album, called Little Rope. While they were working on…

Israel says the resolution gives the country’s enemies a free pass. Show more Fourteen council members including the UK backed the call, which also demanded the unconditional release of all hostages. We hear reaction from Israel and our International Editor, Jeremy Bowen. From the West Bank, our senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has a report…

A recent op-ed in The New York Times laments a decline in quality of dating apps. Listeners call in to share what their experience with online dating has been like recently and how they are coping with changes to the algorithms that fuel the apps. Read the full article here

This compelling ‘3 Body Problem’ is well worth your attention This compelling ‘3 Body Problem’ is well worth your attention Netflix’s new series features one of the most complicated narratives our critic has seen on TV. But don’t be thrown – things become clearer as the drama progresses and the characters pull you in. Read…

Should kids be allowed on social media? A growing number of families are saying “no” to social media at all. Today, On Point: Inside the ‘no social media’ movement. Guests Felicia Hernandez, parent of an 11-year-old. Katie Longhauser, parent of three kids who are 11, 9, and 6 years old. Evan Greer, director of Fight…

Alon-Lee Green and Rula Daood, national co-directors of Standing Together, talk about their work leading a group that advocates for peace and justice for all Israelis and Palestinians, and how they are approaching their work amid the war. Read the full article here

Loading… In the new film “Love Lies Bleeding,” a reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart), falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder named Jackie. But after a deadly incident, the pair’s lives – and love – are put at risk. Director Rose Glass and actor Katy O’Brian, who plays Jackie, join us to discuss.   Amy Lin was…

Mohammed Naseehu Ali reads his story “Allah Have Mercy” from the April 1, 2024, issue of the magazine. Ali is the author of “The Prophet of Zongo Street,” a story collection, which came out in 2005. He teaches undergraduate fiction in N.Y.U.’s Creative Writing department. Read the full article here

Coming up on today’s show: Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, talks about the news from Washington and beyond. Former president Donald Trump faces a hush money trial and a deadline to secure a half-billion-dollar bond in a separate civil business fraud case. Catherine Christian, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District…