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  • This week, House Republicans will move forward another bill on full repeal of the health care law.
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    April 16

    Thursday on the NewsHour, we take a closer look at the European Union’s anti-trust action against Google. Also: A change of tone toward nuns at the Vatican, why it’s so hard to get off welfare today, what we learned from the bombing in Oklahoma City 20 years on, and how hockey helps inner city youth. Continue reading →

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    News Wrap: Al-Qaida seizes airport, oil terminal in Yemen
    April 16

    In our news wrap Thursday, al-Qaida militants in Yemen took over a major airport, seaport and oil terminal in the country’s south today. The militants clashed with military forces before seizing control. Also, Russian President Vladimir Putin adamantly denied that Russian forces are in Ukraine during his annual television call-in show. Continue reading →

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    Is Google’s search engine dominance hurting EU consumers?
    April 16

    In response to the EU’s charges that Google uses its search engine dominance to favor Google Shopping, the company said shopping results have not harmed the competition nor innovation. Gwen Ifill talks to the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager about Google’s alleged offense and the EU’s crackdown on other tech companies. Continue reading →

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    Since 1996, in order to get welfare in the U.S., you have to work. The Clinton Welfare-to-Work program successfully got millions of families off the social safety net program. But today’s recipients face stagnant low wages and limited resources for job training, making it nearly impossible for many to gain economic mobility. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports. Continue reading →

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  • Organizers fire up a crowd of demonstrators gathered to protest a controversial religious freedom bill recently signed by Governor Mike Pence, in Indianapolis March 28, 2015. An Indiana pizza shop that that closed down after comments made by its owners place it at the center of a national controversy raised over $800,000 on the crowdfunding site GoFundMe this week. Photo by Nate Chute/Reuters
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    Backlash to Indiana’s religious freedom bill helped my LGBTQ students
    April 16 BY Brad Layman 

    Editor’s Note: Indiana’s passage of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in March immediately sparked criticism that the bill would allow private business to discriminate against LGBT individuals. Teacher Brad Layman describes how the bill, though disappointing to his students, also spurred an … Continue reading →

  • A protester holds signs aloft in front of a McDonald's restaurant during demonstrations asking for higher wages in the Manhattan borough of New York City
    PBS NewsHour full episode April 15, 2015
    April 15

    Tonight on the program, we examine the fight for low-wage workers to raise minimum wage to $15 and how that would affect employers. Also: a Tax Day guide to health care penalties, why Teach for America is struggling to recruit, how America moved on in the days after the Civil War, Tehran’s “Mr. Big Mouth” on his deep-rooted hatred of the West, and singer Rhiannon Giddens. Continue reading →

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    News Wrap: EU charges Google for violating anti-monopoly laws
    April 15

    In our news wrap Wednesday, the European Union charged Google with violating anti-monopoly laws. The EU said Google uses its dominance over Internet searches to promote its own services. Also, a Florida mailman landed a gyrocopter on the U.S. Capitol’s West Lawn, supposedly a stunt to protest political corruption. Continue reading →

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    Would $15 save employees and break employers?
    April 15

    Low-wage workers around the nation went out in protest on April 15, demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour. A few big corporations have begun raising their pay, but some critics say a major hike would hurt employers and kill jobs. Gwen Ifill gets debate from Steve Caldeira of the International Franchise Association and Tsedeye Gebreselassie of the National Employment Law Project. Continue reading →

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    Surprised by your health care tax penalty? Here’s what you need to know
    April 15

    This is the first year that Americans are facing tax penalties under the Affordable Care Act and millions have found the rules to be more complicated than they expected. To help clarify the new rules, Judy Woodruff talks to Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News and Poonam Bansal of Accounting Solutions. Continue reading →

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