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PBS NewsHour full episode, Dec. 28, 2021

PBS, 29 Dec 2021
Tuesday on the NewsHour, as rising omicron cases keep many at home, we explain the new CDC recommendations for shorter isolation times. Then, the Russian government bans the most prominent human rights group as the world marks 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. And, how the roller coaster price of lumber might have predicted inflation and could signal where the U.S. economy goes.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: NYC public schools to open with expanded testing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckX81YTutC0
What you need to know about new CDC COVID-19 guidelines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3vSBywI39U
Is Russia trying to erase historical Soviet repression?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBgdXEPuWQ
Why lumber costs fluctuated drastically during the pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUD0_aqCHk
What's behind rising homelessness in America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUpIEDqbVyk
Armed group in Iraq demands U.S. withdraw by end of 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsf94ZNpBtw
Texas doctor reflects on the lessons and loss in 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onNVmFuq_Xk

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