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PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 8, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 80 | 54m 12s

Friday on the NewsHour, the last jobs report of 2015 shows signs of sustained growth in the U.S. economy despite global turmoil. Also: Mexican drug lord El Chapo recaptured, sexual assault stoke tensions over migrants in Germany, rising interest in personal health technology and David Brooks and David Corn analyze the week's news.

Aired: 01/07/16 | Expires: 02/07/16
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Extras
Environmental justice advocate works to preserve her family's 100-year-old farm
In 'We Are the World (Cup),' Roger Bennett explores personal history with the tournament
Primaries in key states begin to shape the midterm matchups
News Wrap: House committee subpoenas Bondi over Epstein files
Sen. Katie Britt says Trump has the authority to 'finish the job' in Iran
'This gives us our power back,' survivor of clergy sexual abuse says of scathing report
Lebanese government and civilians caught in middle of renewed Israel-Hezbollah conflict
U.S. says it will strike deeper into Iran, saying war has 'only just begun'
Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000
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