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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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Extras
Jessica Tarlov on navigating political differences and her new book, 'I Disagree'
How Blanche is shattering DOJ's standard of political independence
High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on taxpayer funds used for TV ads promoting Trump
What Trump's rollback of fuel economy standards means for drivers
Powerful nor’easter batters parts of East Coast
WFP official on addressing global hunger in face of wars and climate disasters
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