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News Wrap: World rings in second pandemic New Year

News Wrap: World rings in second pandemic New Year

Aired 12/31/2021

PBS News Hour

News Wrap: World rings in second pandemic New Year

Clip: 12/31/2021 | 4m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

News Wrap: World rings in second pandemic New Year

In our news wrap Friday, the world is once again ringing in the new year under the cloud of the pandemic. Colorado's governor has shortened a truck driver's prison sentence for causing a deadly highway pileup, after his original 110-year sentence drew public outrage. The World Food Program suspended its operations across Sudan's North Darfur province after attacks on its warehouses in the area.

Aired 12/31/2021

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