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December 31, 2013PBS NewsHour full episode

Dec 31, 2013 7:00 PM EDT

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Politics Sep 19

Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena

By Associated Press

World Sep 19

WATCH: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologizes for 2001 brownface photo

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

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Nation Sep 19

WATCH LIVE: Eric Garner’s mother, Al Sharpton testify about policing practices

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Nation Sep 19

WATCH LIVE: First Lady Melania Trump participates in reopening of the Washington Monument

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

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Politics Sep 19

WATCH LIVE: Labor secretary-nominee Eugene Scalia testifies at Senate committee confirmation hearing

By Associated Press

A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto, west of Bermuda, U.S., September 17, 2019. Photo courtesy: NOAA/Handout via Reuters

Nation Sep 19

Hurricane cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths reported

By Associated Press

World Sep 19

Iran warns of ‘all-out war’ if attacked for drone strike on Saudi oil industry

By Associated Press

Politics Sep 18

WATCH: Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’

By Kevin Freking, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

World Sep 18

Trudeau apologizes for brownface, calls it a ‘dumb thing to do’

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

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Making Sen$e Sep 18

Column: Studying Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fix Social Security

By Philip Moeller

Politics Sep 18

Trump promotes false video of Rep. Omar

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

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Politics Sep 18

What gun proposals are lawmakers considering as they wait for Trump?

By Tess Conciatori

World Sep 18

U.S. says attack on Saudi oil site was an Iranian ‘act of war’

By Jon Gambrell, Aya Batrawy, Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press

Nation Sep 18

California adds wage and benefit protections for gig workers

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

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Making Sen$e Sep 18

How the Federal Reserve rate cut could affect your finances

By Gretchen Frazee

A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in this posed picture. Photo by Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Health Sep 18

What are symptoms of vaping-related lung disease? Answers to your e-cigarette questions

By Laura Santhanam

A study that claimed millennials are growing “horns” due to smartphone usage has issued a massive correction. But will it be enough to change the public's perception about the idea? Image Shahar D. and Sayers M., Scientific Reports, 2019/CC BY 4.0

Science Sep 18

Science journal walks back claim that smartphones make millennials grow horns

By Nsikan Akpan

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks to the press at United Nations headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York, September 18, 2019. Photo by Carlo Allegri/Reuters

World Sep 18

UN says deal reached on committee for new Syria constitution

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Economy Sep 18

WATCH: Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate again

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Health Sep 18

Michigan bans flavored e-cigarettes

By Associated Press