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Friday, May 3, 2013

Season 2013 Episode 1230 | 53m 50s

Tonight on the program, we talk April's job numbers which saw unemployment drop to 7.5% and what it is saying about the economy. Also: CDC releases data that indicates a shocking increase in suicides, older workers having trouble finding jobs, Shields and Gerson analyze the week's news, and author Michael Pollan talks preparing one's own food.

Aired: 05/02/13 | Expires: 12/31/69
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Extras
Arthur Jafa explores complexities of Black American life in new exhibition
On 'Settle In,' Kathryn Jezer-Morton and Geoff Bennett discuss social media's impact
Remembering Ann Hornaday, film critic and News Hour regular
Electric aviation takes off as companies seek new era of flight
Ohio becomes midterm battleground after years of Republican wins
Tamara Keith and Carrie Dann on Trump's approval rating hitting a record low
Trump escalates clash with Zelenskyy as Russia continues deadly attacks on Ukraine
French authorities impose curfews after weekend rioting
U.S. must put pressure on Russia so Putin ends the war, Ukrainian official says
News Wrap: Federal judge clashes with DOJ over D.C. golf course