PERVERT ON TRIAL - Harvey Weinstein

"Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial gets off to a dramatic start" PBS NewsHour 1/7/2020

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SUMMARY:  The long-awaited criminal trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein began in New York City this week.  Although more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault, harassment or misconduct, this trial is based on charges of rape and criminal sexual assault brought by two women.  Weinstein maintains the encounters were consensual.  The New York Times’ Jodi Kantor speaks to Amna Nawaz.

MELINDA GATES - "The Moment of Lift"

"Melinda Gates on her foundation’s work and the need to ‘lift up women’ worldwide" PBS NewsHour 5/6/2019

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SUMMARY:  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion.  Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World," chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she has met through it.  Judy Woodruff talks to Gates about politics and equality.