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August 30, 2024 - PBS News Hour full episode

Season 2024 Episode 244 | 57m 46s

Friday on the News Hour, Kamala Harris defends policy shifts in her first interview as the Democratic nominee as reproductive rights become a focal point in the race. The first child to contract polio in Gaza in 25 years highlights the circumstances faced by the displaced population. Plus, three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, women describe the brutal repression by the Taliban.

Aired: 08/29/24 | Expires: 09/29/24
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Extras
War with Iran | PBS News Special Report
With U.S. on brink of Iran attack, mediator asks for 'enough space' to reach deal
Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes: 'I would have turned him in'
Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas
Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship
The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout
ICE spending billions to turn warehouses into migrant detention facilities
News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan
Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic
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