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A pedestrian looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 7, 2016. Japanese stocks fell on Thursday morning after China's central bank weakened the yuan - sparking a sharp strengthening of the yen, hurting exporters and tarnishing sentiment in a market already on edge over geopolitical tensions and signs that China's economy is slowing. REUTERS/Yuya Shino TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      - RTX21CKS
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  • The new 2009 Golden Globe statuettes are on display during an unveiling by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. The 66th annual Golden Globe Awards are scheduled for January 11. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage)
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    Get ready for a celebration of the some of the best voices in TV and film: the Golden Globes, airing this Sunday. Continue reading →

  • HUAIBEI, CHINA - JANUARY 07: (CHINA OUT) An investor observes stock market on January 7, 2016 in Huaibei, Anhui Province of China. Chinese shares slumped to a halt in half an hour on Thursday which was the second halt in the four trading days of 2016. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 245.96 points, or 7.32 percent, to halt at 3,115.89 points. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress)***_***
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    Thursday on the NewsHour, China’s market makes a great fall, routing stocks around the world. Also: How the 2016 election is playing out in advertisements, new guidelines for how to eat, getting happiness by giving to others, the lifelong consequences of segregated schools, a new true crime documentary raises questions about the justice system and how a graphic journalist uses art to tell stories. Continue reading →

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    In our news wrap Thursday, at least 47 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Libya by a truck bomb targeting a police training center with hundreds of recruits. Also, dozens of Saudi airstrikes hit targets in Yemen’s capital, including the presidential palace and a rebel military base. Continue reading →

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    Political advertising could break records in 2016: some experts estimate Americans will see $4.4 billion spent on TV ads. But will all that spending pay off for presidential candidates trying to rise in the polls? Political director Lisa Desjardins offers a look at some of their strategies and Gwen Ifill learns more from Matea Gold of The Washington Post. Continue reading →

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    There’s a new set of dietary guidelines from the federal government for the first time in five years, advising against too eating much sugar and red meat, while allowing moderate drinking of alcohol and coffee. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Allison Aubrey of NPR about how the government revised its recommendations. Continue reading →

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    Despite a historic Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregated schools, today huge numbers of students remain in separate and unequal schools, most in inner cities. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Pedro Noguera of the University of California, Los Angeles, about the consequences of such inequality and what can be done. Continue reading →

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    “Making a Murderer,” a new true crime documentary on Netflix, tells the story of Steven Avery, a man exonerated of a sexual assault after serving 18 years in prison, only to be charged and convicted of murder. Presenting recorded police interrogations and court proceedings, the filmmakers raise questions about the criminal justice system. Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos join William Brangham. Continue reading →

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    Illustrative journalist Wendy MacNaughton offers her Brief but Spectacular take on telling undertold stories through drawing. Continue reading →

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    Experts say better data on ecosystem health would be a step to restoring trust between federal agencies and the ranchers and who lease public land. Continue reading →

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    Money can buy happiness — that is, as long as you follow five core principals on how to spend it. Continue reading →

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