PBS News Hour

July 18, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, July 18, COVID-19 cases are climbing in the U.S. while vaccination rates remain stagnant, up-and-coming indie rocker Lucy Dacus on her songwriting process, and in our signature segment, we follow political refugees fleeing Belarus after a brutal crackdown on dissidents in the region. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Lucy Dacus on how her childhood journals inspire her music

5m 11s

In her latest album, “Home Video,” Indie Rock singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus draws on her own adolescence, with some of her most personal artistic expression so far. Released last month, the album is being called a coming-of-age memoir of sorts. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker spoke to Ducas about her music, and what inspires her.

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    Dissidents are fleeing Lukashenko’s Belarus after crackdown

    S2021 E199 - 9m 45s

    President Lukashenko's landslide victory in Belarus last year marked more than 25 years of control and the start of the authoritarian leader's sixth term. Mass demonstrations followed, with thousands of protesters imprisoned. Thousands more are fleeing to neighboring countries, crossing into the E.U. illegally. Simon Ostrovsky reports, with support from the Pulitzer Center.

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