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PBS News Hour - World - News Wrap: U.S. places new sanctions on several Iranian officials

In our news wrap Thursday, the Trump administration placed new sanctions on several Iranian officials after a bloody regime crackdown reined in widespread protests, European troops are arriving in Greenland after talks failed to make progress on President Trump's push to take over the territory and federal prosecutors are charging 26 people for allegedly rigging NCAA and Chinese basketball games. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - World - Machado presents Trump her Nobel Prize as uncertainty surrounds Venezuela’s leadership

Maria Corina Machado met with President Trump and said she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize. It came a day after Trump spoke with Venezuela's acting president, a woman who in the past disparaged Machado but is now empowered by the U.S. to lead the country. Nick Schifrin examines Venezuela's leadership, and Geoff Bennett discusses more with Laura Dib. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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1A - How Change Affects Our Brains And Identities

Life can bring major, unexpected changes without warning. How can we adapt when our best-laid plans are suddenly upended?

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist. Her latest book, “The Other Side of Change,” attempts to answer this question by looking at how change affects the brain and our identities.

She joins us to talk about the neuroscience behind how we deal with different circumstances.

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PBS News Hour - Health - Black midwife’s death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality

The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. Black women are still three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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Marketplace All-in-One - Trump’s latest plan to lower mortgage rates

President Trump recently ordered government-backed mortgage companies (that’s Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) to buy up $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities. The last time they bought these bonds was the 2008 financial crisis. Will the move actually lower rates? Probably not much. Also in this episode: Venture capital can thank AI for a 2025 rebound, banks fight to block stablecoin interest yields, and more young people are getting prenups.


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PBS News Hour - Health - White House slashes, then restores, funding to treat mental health and addiction

One day after the Trump administration cut off billions in funding for mental health and addiction programs across the country, the White House is reversing course and restoring about $2 billion in federal grants. The decision, which impacted thousands of organizations and grant recipients, was reversed after bipartisan pushback. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Brian Mann of NPR. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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PBS News Hour - Art Beat - 3D tech preserves and reproduces masterpieces, raising ethical questions

3D scanning technology is being used to examine and replicate classic works of art. It's raising some ethical questions about what it means to preserve authenticity and democratize access in an age when the line between originals and copies grows ever thinner. Paul Solman reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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The Gist - Charles Duhigg: “Looping for Understanding” and Other Supercommunicator Tricks

Charles Duhigg returns to explain why great talkers are usually great listeners, and how "looping for understanding" can lower the temperature in almost any disagreement. Plus, a Spiel about going on the record about going off-the-record and we play everybody's favorite Game "Who is Donald Trump Threatening Here"

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WSJ What’s News - Trump Told Attack on Iran Wouldn’t Guarantee Collapse of Regime

P.M. Edition for Jan. 15. As President Trump weighs whether to strike Iran, he’s been advised that a large-scale strike against the country would be unlikely to make the regime fall, U.S. officials said. WSJ national security reporter Alex Ward says that doesn’t mean that military action is off the table. Plus, an Arizona mine that became the first new source of U.S. copper in decades has a new big customer: Amazon. Journal reporter Ryan Dezember discusses what’s going on in the U.S. copper industry. And there’s new charges in the basketball betting scandal that is now one of the most sprawling gambling cases in the history of American sports. Alex Ossola hosts.


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