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August 25, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2018 Episode 315 | 22m 25s

On this edition for Saturday, August 25, Pope Francis acknowledges the Church’s failure to address clergy abuse in his address in Dublin, and scientists study what the world’s oceans looked like before plastic and chemical pollution. Also, looking at potential impacts of water shortages on the U.S.-Mexico border. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Aired: 08/24/18 | Expires: 09/24/18
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Deadly shootings by ICE officers renew scrutiny of recruitment and training
The highlights and controversies of the 2026 World Cup
U.S. launches more strikes on Iran after deaths of service members
Remembering PBS programming executive Sylvia Bugg
Netanyahu government defies court, raising constitutional crisis fears as election nears
Iran war hurting U.S. allies in region, former Jordanian foreign minister says
Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on the political fallout of Trump's address
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