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PBS News Hour

August 5, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2023 Episode 228 | 26m 45s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the FDA approves the first pill to treat postpartum depression. Twelve years after a tsunami sent Fukushima’s nuclear plant into a meltdown, Japan plans to release over a million tons of treated wastewater from the facility. Plus, a look at privacy issues around reproductive health data in a post-Roe America.

Aired: 08/04/23 | Expires: 09/04/23
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