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PBS News Hour

July 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2021 Episode 199

On this edition for Sunday, July 18, COVID-19 cases are climbing in the U.S. while vaccination rates remain stagnant, up-and-coming indie rocker Lucy Dacus on her songwriting process, and in our signature segment, we follow political refugees fleeing Belarus after a brutal crackdown on dissidents in the region. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 07/17/21
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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