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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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U.S., Iranian delegations head to Pakistan, renewing hopes for diplomatic end to war
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Southern Lebanon weighs losses from Israeli strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread
Brooks and Capehart on the partisan redistricting battle
Adm. William McRaven reflects on American spirit and the nation’s future in new book
Inside Chornobyl, 40 years after the world's worst nuclear disaster
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