Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-newshour-full-episode-july-2-2015 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday on the News Hour... Thursday on the NewsHour, BP agrees to pay billions of dollars to settle Deepwater Horizon oil spill lawsuits. Also: Investigating the lack of competition in the airline industry, unemployment falls in the U.S., an economic boom for wedding vendors, two cities prepare for rising sea levels, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart’s cosmic approach to music and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ brief but spectacular take. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Ta-Nehisi Coates on discussing racism directly, honestly 4 min More LGBT weddings? More wedding cakes! From the big bang to cosmic vibrations, Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart plays the rhythm of the universe 8 min Two cities, two very different responses to rising sea levels 9 min Labor participation has hit a 38-year low, and that’s a problem 5 min Did airlines coordinate to limit capacity and keep fares up? After a long legal fight, BP agrees to largest environmental settlement in U.S. history News Wrap: Finance minister warns Greeks against austerity vote