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PBS NewsHour Weekend: Sunday, August 24, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 2360 | 25m 07s

On this edition, an American hostage is released in Syria. The strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Northern California. And, in our signature segment, from the Philippines: will a new reproductive healthcare law slow down one of Asia's highest birth rates?

Aired: 08/23/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Extras
Jury finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark youth addiction case
News Wrap: Democrat wins Florida state House seat in district home to Mar-a-Lago
Where talks to fund DHS stand as shutdown reaches 40 days
East African asylum seeker deported by U.S. to Equatorial Guinea
How Australia's pioneering social media ban is impacting teens
Mideast experts analyze state of Iran war and diplomatic efforts to end it
Lebanese emergency workers risk lives to aid civilians during ongoing Israeli attacks
A Brief But Spectacular take on empowering 'soccer grannies'
Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire terms and issues own demands as war continues
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