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June 13, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Jun 13, 2018 9:04 PM EDT

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Wednesday on the NewsHour, questions mount as President Trump returns to Washington declaring North Korea no longer a nuclear threat. Also: A push to take back rebel strongholds in Yemen, the winners in Tuesday's primaries, a look at AIDS in Nigeria, failed efforts to stop sexual harassment in science and states step in to help workers save for retirement.

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