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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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CBS News Roundup - 01/15/2026 | Evening Update

In Minnesota, President Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to send in troops while ACLU files suit on behalf of some detainees. Gulf official says several Mideast states urged Trump not to attack Iran. Over a dozen former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games.

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Newshour - Nato soldiers arrive in Greenland

Nato soldiers are arriving in Greenland as the Trump administration continues to insist that the US must own the island. We hear from a former senior French Nato official.

Also in the programme: Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado meets President Trump; and Rome's new speed limit comes into force.

(Picture: A Royal Danish Air Force plane carrying personnel in military fatigues lands at Nuuk airport Greenland, January 14, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

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WSJ Minute Briefing - Chip and Bank Stocks Rally, Boosting Markets

TSMC posted record quarterly earnings. Plus: Boston Scientific shares drop after announcing it’s buying health-tech company Penumbra. Katherine Sullivan hosts.


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State of the World from NPR - The ceasefire in Gaza enters the next phase. What does that mean?

President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, says the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is beginning. He said “phase two” will establish a new Palestinian administration in Gaza, and begin the full demilitarization and rebuilding of the territory. Our reporter tells us what all of this could mean for Gaza in practice. And we hear reaction to the plan from people living in Gaza City.

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