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Church Official Convicted for Handling of Sex Abuse

A Philadelphia priest was jailed on Friday for how he handled sex abuses, marking the first U.S. church official to be convicted of such a crime. Jeff Brown interviews Barbara Blaine, president of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, and Thomas Plante, a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University.

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President Joe Biden will give an Oval Office address Thursday on the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war.
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