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PBS NewsHour full episode April 22, 2016

Season 2016 Episode 1130 | 53m 39s

Friday on the NewsHour, new CDC statistics point to an alarming rise in nationwide suicide rates. Also: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe restores voting rights to convicted felons, Shields and Brooks talk politics, how al-Shabab is winning the propaganda battle in Kenya, proponents of a new national park in Alabama face an upstream battle and President Obama reflects on Prince’s legacy.

Aired: 04/21/16 | Expires: 05/22/16
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