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PBS NewsHour full episode September 1, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 2440

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Pope Francis allows priests to forgive Catholic women who have had abortions. Also: Drilling for oil and conserving wildlife in the Arctic, an effort to stop young Tunisians from joining the Islamic State, confronting economic challenges that heighten racial divides in the U.S. and Jonathan Franzen talks about his new novel.

Aired: 08/31/15
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Brooks and Capehart on the Senate primaries in Texas
Clinton testifies he had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes: 'I would have turned him in'
The concerns and implications of Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout
Punch the monkey melts hearts after rejection and unlikely friendship
News Wrap: Pakistan says it's in 'open war' with Afghanistan
Why the Trump administration is clashing with AI firm Anthropic
ICE spending billions to turn warehouses into migrant detention facilities
With U.S. on brink of Iran attack, mediator asks for 'enough space' to reach deal
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