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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
Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
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