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September 16, 2018PBS NewsHour full episode

Sep 16, 2018 7:21 PM EDT

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On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 16, a woman who says Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school speaks to the Washington Post, and a photographer documents the dangers of being a journalist in Mexico. Also, ISIS has re-emerged in one of its former strongholds in Iraq to terrorize civilians. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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World Oct 19

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