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May 12, 2019PBS NewsHour full episode

May 12, 2019 7:07 PM EDT

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On this edition for Sunday, May 12, rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, Venezuelans fleeing crisis are seeking asylum in Texas, and a trip to the musical forest where wood for the famed Stradivarius instruments was sourced. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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Science May 26

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Politics May 26

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World May 26

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Nation May 26

Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma

By Tim Talley, Sue Ogrocki, Associated Press

World May 25

Venezuela negotiators return to Norway for crisis talks

By Christopher Torchia, Associated Press

Nation May 25

Flooding leads to Oklahoma and Arkansas evacuations

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Nation May 25

AP fact check: Trump and a tale of 2 sheets of paper

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Politics May 25

State abortion bans may hand Democrats a political weapon

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World May 25

UK race to succeed Theresa May heats up with focus on Brexit

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World May 25

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World May 25

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Nation May 25

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World May 25

Trump opens state visit, needles Japan over trade issues

By Jill Colvin, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Politics May 24

Federal judge blocks Mississippi abortion ban

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Politics May 24

Supreme Court halts electoral map redrawing in Michigan, Ohio

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics May 24

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By Julia Griffin, Molly Finnegan

Health May 24

Trump administration moves to revoke transgender health protection

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Nation May 24

Missouri governor signs bill banning abortions at 8 weeks

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Politics May 24

Trump considering pardons for soldiers accused of war crimes

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