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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 17, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 2610 | 25m 04s

The president of South Sudan denounced a corruption report by a U.S.-based human rights group alleging he looted the country’s oil and mineral wealth and killed tens of thousands of citizens. Later, learn how a for-profit school system co-founded by a former Google executive is mirroring methods used in the tech industry like collecting data from users. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from St. Louis.

Aired: 09/16/16 | Expires: 10/18/16
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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