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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
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