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PBS NewsHour full episode May 5, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 1250

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack in Texas, but did the militant group really direct the shooters? Also: Consumer worries drive menu makeovers at big food companies, how African-Americans see hospice care, bird flu threatens the U.S. poultry industry, tour guides bridge the Israeli-Palestinian divide and poet Elizabeth Alexander remembers her husband.

Aired: 05/04/15
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Extras
Dissecting what the latest primary races mean for November elections
Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s absence raises broader questions about Congress
Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S.
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola outbreak
Noteworthy speeches from recent college graduations
News Wrap: Ukraine strikes oil depot deep inside Russia
Trump administration dismantles ambitious ocean monitoring program
'60 Minutes' in turmoil after longtime correspondent Scott Pelley is fired
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