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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Season 2014 Episode 1840 | 53m 21s

Thursday on the NewsHour, good jobs news from June with a strong hiring report and a dip in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent. Also: increased airport security and screening, the backlash against Common Core education standards, consumerism in rural Bangladesh, a reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a new interpretation of the Declaration of Independence.

Aired: 07/02/14 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Ukraine ambassador to U.S. on peace negotiations and corruption scandal
What to know about the rise in colon cancer cases among young adults
As ICE boosts recruitment, critics concerned over changes to hiring and training standards
News Wrap: Supreme Court allows Texas to use redrawn congressional map favoring GOP
Dem congressman 'deeply concerned' about legality of boat strikes after viewing video
Pentagon leaders brief lawmakers on U.S. boat strikes, fueling debate over legality
What led the FBI to the man accused of placing pipe bombs in D.C.
Corruption scandal rocks Ukraine as it fights for survival against Russia's invasion
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