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December 30, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

26m 45s

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, a federal judge blocks an Iowa law that would ban some library books and forbid many teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Then, from sold-out tours to the rise of new artists, we look back at the booming year in music. Plus, the story of a former police officer who saw the chaos on Jan. 6, but found peace and direction rescuing horses.

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  • What to know about Iowa’s school book ban halted by a judge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What to know about Iowa’s school book ban halted by a judge

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    A federal judge in Iowa has temporarily blocked key parts of a state law that would ban books from school libraries if they depicted a “sex act.” The law also bars teachers from discussing gender identity and sexuality before seventh grade. Lisa Desjardins speaks with University of South Carolina law professor Derek Black and The Gazette’s Des Moines bureau chief Erin Murphy to learn more.

  • Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Critics look back at 2023’s epic year in music

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    2023 had it all when it came to music: record-breaking tours, unique songwriting and new artists on the rise. The Root’s senior writer Candace McDuffie and freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that made 2023.

  • News Wrap: Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza Strip: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza Strip

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    In our news wrap Saturday, Gaza residents say airstrikes hit two urban refugee camps a day after U.S. Secretary of State Blinken approved a $147 million emergency weapons sale to Israel, Russia says at least 14 people were killed after Ukraine shelled the border city of Belgorod, flooding shut down a key rail tunnel between London and France, and British actor Tom Wilkinson died at age 75.

  • How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How a former police officer found direction rescuing horses

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    For more than two decades, Mark Kirwan served the people of Washington, D.C. as a police officer. But a few years ago, feeling lost amid the COVID pandemic and after the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, he made an unusual choice — moving from fighting crime to rescuing horses. With a mix of purpose and poetry, he shares his story.

  • Election law expert on states blocking Trump from ballot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Election law expert on states blocking Trump from ballot

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    Maine’s top election official ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on the state’s primary ballot, citing his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The secretary of state said she made her decision after receiving three challenges from voters. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Rick Hasen, an election law expert and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project At UCLA’s Law School.

  • Research links severe morning sickness to hormone: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Research links severe morning sickness to hormone

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    The extent to which women experience morning sickness can vary, and those with extreme nausea and vomiting during pregnancy often face stigma when trying to receive care. While the condition is notoriously understudied, new research is giving hope for better treatment. Amna Nawaz spoke with several women impacted by the condition and one researcher working to understand the cause.

  • How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How the economy upended expectations of a recession in 2023

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    It was a year in which many experts got a lot of things wrong about the economy. Many economists believed the Fed's battle to tame inflation with interest rate hikes would trigger high unemployment and a recession. Instead, inflation was cut in half, the economy added more than 2.5 million jobs and the S&P 500 rose to near record highs. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Roben Farzad.

  • Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from ballot: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Brooks and Capehart on states blocking Trump from ballot

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    New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the backlash around Nikki Haley's comments on the causes of the Civil War, the question of whether Donald Trump should be barred from the 2024 ballot and 2023's political highlights.

  • News Wrap: Israel widens offensive in central Gaza: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    News Wrap: Israel widens offensive in central Gaza

    S2023 E374 - 5m 57s

    In our news wrap Friday, Israeli forces widened their offensive on the central Gaza strip after flattening much of the north, landslides triggered by heavy rain in eastern Congo have killed at least 20 more people, forecasters warn of high tide and dangerous surf conditions in California and Ohio's Republican governor vetoed a measure that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors.

  • Why reports of a surge in retail theft may be overblown: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why reports of a surge in retail theft may be overblown

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    Most Americans think there’s more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, according to a recent Gallup poll. That’s despite clear data showing violent crime has actually dropped sharply in 2023. So why the misperception? Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a deep dive into one type of crime that may be getting outsized attention.

  • Russia launches one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Russia launches one of its biggest air attacks on Ukraine

    S2023 E374 - 2m 49s

    Russia unleashed a massive, 18-hour aerial assault on Ukraine, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 140 others. The barrage comes as Ukrainian officials are urgently pleading for more air defense systems from their Western allies. Stephanie Sy reports.

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