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March 19, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode

Mar 19, 2017 7:39 PM EST

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On this edition for Sunday, March 19, South Korea helps decrease food waste with new policies, and what to expect from the Gorsuch confirmation hearings. Later, remembering rock ‘n’ roll legend Chuck Berry. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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