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PBS NewsHour full episode April 21, 2015

Season 2015 Episode 1110 | 54m 27s

Tuesday on the NewsHour, the EU and UN face an escalating humanitarian crisis in the wake of the worst-ever migrant boat sinking in the Mediterranean. Also: Senate leaders end a standoff over the attorney general nominee, battling Islamic State forces in Iraq, Ohio schools try a test to raise reading rates and a conversation with the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

Aired: 04/20/15 | Expires: 05/21/15
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How European leaders are responding as Trump urges Ukraine to cede territory to Russia
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How GOP-led redistricting efforts may disenfranchise Black voters
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on millions protesting against Trump’s agenda
Ai Weiwei’s ‘Camouflage’ art installation reflects on FDR’s Four Freedoms
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