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PBS NewsHour | Full Episode | Friday, August 15, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 2270 | 54m 00s

Tonight on the program, we continue to look at the situation in Ferguson, Missouri and examine why it is difficult to retain a diverse police force across the nation. Also: David Brooks and Ruth Marcus analyze the week's political news, a look back at the triumphs and costs of the Panama Canal 100 years later and how violence and waterborne disease are plaguing South Sudan.

Aired: 08/14/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Extras
News Wrap: Andy Burnham becomes Britain's 7th prime minister in a decade
The highlights and controversies of the 2026 World Cup
Remembering PBS programming executive Sylvia Bugg
Netanyahu government defies court, raising constitutional crisis fears as election nears
Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on the political fallout of Trump's address
Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak
Iran war hurting U.S. allies in region, former Jordanian foreign minister says
Deadly shootings by ICE officers renew scrutiny of recruitment and training
U.S. launches more strikes on Iran after deaths of service members
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