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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode August 2, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 2130 | 25m 24s

On this edition for Sunday, August 2, 2015, President Obama pushes for deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but industries vow to sue to block new regulations, in our signature segment, sowing seeds of diversity in the tech industry by training black and Hispanic teens to code, and taking on Muslim stereotypes through stand-up comedy. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

Aired: 07/31/15 | Expires: 09/01/15
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Extras
News Wrap: Earthquake death toll in Colombia tops 260
Palestinian American family recounts siege of West Bank home by Israeli settlers
'Act of terror': U.S. condemns Israeli settler siege of Palestinian homes in West Bank
Trump administration ends funding for Arctic climate report
DOJ deploys tactic to strip naturalized Americans of citizenship
How Trump's construction projects are changing Washington and costing taxpayers
Teacher empowers her students to see themselves as art
Baby elephant at National Zoo helps lead fight against deadly disease
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