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May 16, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

Season 2021 Episode 136 | 26m 35s

On this edition for Sunday, May 16, criticism and confusion over CDC’s new mask guidance, bombings intensify in Gaza and Israel as the conflict enters the seventh day. Also, rarely seen works by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama fetches $15 million at an auction. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York

Aired: 05/15/21 | Expires: 06/15/21
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