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over law enforcement abilities, about texas taking over law enforcementabilities, it about texas taking over law enforcement abilities, it are co—ordinated with the federal government and he said it is important because it helps address what even the president has called a water crisis. what do you think of that? i has called a water crisis. what do you think of that?— do you think of that? i think there are — do you think of that? i think there are two _ do you think of that? i think there are two different - do you think of that? i think. there are two different things that are important to emphasise, one is that sba was not about cooperation with the federal government. by its very terms it completely pushes the federal government aside and overrides a federal law and conflicts with that in many ways. this is an area of the law were it does not matter if a law that is passed by the state reflects or not, it is an area where a state cannot legislate. in addition to the question — the statement about whether or not it is necessary, texas can still fight crime with this traditio
over law enforcement abilities, about texas taking over law enforcementabilities, it about texas taking over law enforcement abilities, it are co—ordinated with the federal government and he said it is important because it helps address what even the president has called a water crisis. what do you think of that? i has called a water crisis. what do you think of that?— do you think of that? i think there are — do you think of that? i think there are two _ do you think of that? i think...
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so, in florida and texas, just so | florida and texas, just so we're clear on this, what is the current state of play? are meta, tiktok etc able to moderate or not?- meta, tiktok etc able to moderate or not? they are able to moderate — moderate or not? they are able to moderate but _ moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that _ moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that is - moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that is only - to moderate but that is only because in florida the law was enjoined, and in texas the law was upheld, but subject to a state, pending the supreme court decision. so the supreme court decision. so the supreme court will decide whether or not the texas law does back into effect on whether or not the injections lifted in florida. so today is like the status quo before the law passed, they are still able to do everything they were able to do everything they were able to do previously. in do everything they were able to do previously-— do previously. in terms of how this works _ do previously. in terms of how this works in _ do previousl
so, in florida and texas, just so | florida and texas, just so we're clear on this, what is the current state of play? are meta, tiktok etc able to moderate or not?- meta, tiktok etc able to moderate or not? they are able to moderate — moderate or not? they are able to moderate but _ moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that _ moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that is - moderate or not? they are able to moderate but that is only - to moderate but that is only because in...
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president biden travel to the border in texas i travel to the border in texas last week, so did former president trump. he played the part of the immigration crisis. now, the us is being overrun by the biden migrant, is a new form of to our country. biden called on _ form of to our country. biden called on congress _ form of to our country. biden called on congress to - form of to our country. biden called on congress to pass i called on congress to pass bipartisan legislation. it’s bipartisan legislation. it's time for _ bipartisan legislation. it's time for the _ bipartisan legislation. it�*s time for the speakers and some of our republican friends in congress to block the spill, to show a little spine. the president _ show a little spine. the president has - show a little spine. the president has the i show a little spine. the president has the capability to secure — president has the capability to secure that border. he does need — secure that border. he does need a _ secure that border. he does need a piece of paper or bill from — need a piece of paper or bill from congr
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not operating in florida on operating in texas. because having to go in there and revamp their safety systems, the mean crusher they've had, if you take that away, it becomes difficult to operate the system so that's more plausible that they would just opt out of certain markets, if the constraints are too onerous. what do you think, at the end of this hearing when the supreme court delivers its judgment, what is your best case scenario for what the outcome might be? so, we have quite a challenging dilemma which is if we go with one netchoice choices advocating for, it comes off as saying, software is speech, code, things are power the systems, the speech, and the serious implications of things like say, governing ai. if ai is just code, can you play the same can you play the same kind of free speech argument there? flip side, let's they were going with texas and florida side. you have an obligation to society, it may cost a period of chaos and opportunity of their watches we do have other options for making safer social media, we
not operating in florida on operating in texas. because having to go in there and revamp their safety systems, the mean crusher they've had, if you take that away, it becomes difficult to operate the system so that's more plausible that they would just opt out of certain markets, if the constraints are too onerous. what do you think, at the end of this hearing when the supreme court delivers its judgment, what is your best case scenario for what the outcome might be? so, we have quite a...
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let's speak about the situation now with the mayor of a texas city on the border. good to have you back on bbc news. there has been confusion over the legal back—and—forth here, is it clear to you what policy is it clear to you what policy is in place right now in texas? absolutely not. thank you for having me on. it does not require legal gondola to reasonably conclude that it is unconstitutional, considering the fact that immigration falls into the purview of the federal government. time after time the supreme court has upheld this regulation. in fact, the supreme court has stated that no conceivable subject is a legislative power of congress more complete, so at this point it is in limbo and what direction we will take once it has been determined by the supreme court we will proceed. at the end of the day, if the supreme court decides it is constitutional, we will follow the law as it is stated because of course law enforcement is here to serve and protect. going back to what i stated earlier, it is not take a lot to reasonably conclude this is before the co
let's speak about the situation now with the mayor of a texas city on the border. good to have you back on bbc news. there has been confusion over the legal back—and—forth here, is it clear to you what policy is it clear to you what policy is in place right now in texas? absolutely not. thank you for having me on. it does not require legal gondola to reasonably conclude that it is unconstitutional, considering the fact that immigration falls into the purview of the federal government. time...
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flip side, let's they were going with texas and florida side. you have an obligation to society, it may cost a period of the blood and opportunity of their watches we do have other options for making safer social media, we can progress behaviour, things like, can we think see things like, can we think see things like operations, people who are manipulating this platforms, as behaviour —based safety or we can look at things like designing safer products and my hope is that if we do and up following on the side of texas and florida, there's like a reasonable chance that they will be how it falls out, after that period of chaos, hopefully will and up having products that are billed to be more resilient and we will use the safety techniques and also happen to be more resilient ai in the future. we happen to be more resilient ai in the future.— in the future. we will and that on that note, _ in the future. we will and that on that note, advocate - in the future. we will and that on that note, advocate the - on that note, advocate the social media
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the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. on tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. mexico's government says it will not accept migrants who texas state officials try to deport under the law. in a statement, the mexican foreign ministry said: "mexico patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being, it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts an almost unprecedented state role in enforcement of border and immigration enforcement
the biden administration is warning that a supreme court decision to allow a texas law on migration to take effect will damage american border security. on tuesdayjustices refused to block an order that would let state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lowerfederal appeals court. crossing...
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texas hold 'em which _ i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we — i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played _ i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played a - i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played a little - i think it's fantastic. texas hold - 'em which we played a little snippet of committees on tiktok, youtube shorts, that is so catchy. it is of committees on tiktok, youtube shorts, that is so catchy.— shorts, that is so catchy. it is and i think it speaks _ shorts, that is so catchy. it is and i think it speaks to _ shorts, that is so catchy. it is and i think it speaks to her— shorts, that is so catchy. it is and i think it speaks to her universali i think it speaks to her universal kind of worldwide appeal. and the fact that we don't necessarily historically think, oh, beyonce a country and yet she puts her mind to it, studies the history, and then we get the art piece that is the recent album and the singles from it. yeah, it's interesting because she posted that the album was born out of an experience that i had years ago
texas hold 'em which _ i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we — i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played _ i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played a - i think it's fantastic. texas hold 'em which we played a little - i think it's fantastic. texas hold - 'em which we played a little snippet of committees on tiktok, youtube shorts, that is so catchy. it is of committees on tiktok, youtube shorts, that is so catchy.— shorts, that is so catchy. it is and i...
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of a civil war in texas. ~ . the verge of a civil war in l tean-_ he texas. what did he do? he created a _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot of _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot of jobs. - texas. what did he do? he created a lot of jobs. gas l created a lot ofjobs. gas prices were low. we didn't have any conflicts, and... ida any conflicts, and... no conflicts? _ any conflicts, and... no conflicts? i— any conflicts, and... no conflicts? i believe - any conflicts, and... no conflicts? i believe so, | any conflicts, and... no - conflicts? i believe so, yeah. 0k. conflicts? i believe so, yeah. 0k- what — conflicts? i believe so, yeah. 0k. what about _ conflicts? i believe so, yeah. 0k. what about the - conflicts? i believe so, yeah. i 0k. what about the opposition, ok. what about the opposition, nikki haley? she ok. what about the opposition, nikki haley?— nikki haley? she wants to take the retirement _ nikki haley? she wants to take the retirement away _ nikki haley? she wants to take the retirement
of a civil war in texas. ~ . the verge of a civil war in l tean-_ he texas. what did he do? he created a _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot of _ texas. what did he do? he created a lot of jobs. - texas. what did he do? he created a lot of jobs. gas l created a lot ofjobs. gas prices were low. we didn't have any conflicts, and... ida any conflicts, and... no conflicts? _ any conflicts, and... no conflicts? i— any conflicts, and... no conflicts?...
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this was about nine o'clock at night here in texas. they were going across the oklahoma border but all those people figured something is not right so they got inside this gas station and then one person was screaming out to all of them inside and saying, "everybody, get in the bathroom right now!" and that is key. everybody ran to the bathroom instead of being in the interior area of this gas station, where you can see multiple lives possibly could have been lost if they were in there. so everybody got themselves surrounded by as many walls as they could and those people survived, about 50—60 people because the guy told them get in the gas station bathroom right now. well, thank goodness he knew what to do. but overall do you think people were prepared for the storms? yes, it is really, really rough and sometimes people do not exactly know what to do when they see the alert go off on their phone. there is a tornado watch, and that will tell you there was a possibility of a tornado around your area. then there is a tornado warning, sa
this was about nine o'clock at night here in texas. they were going across the oklahoma border but all those people figured something is not right so they got inside this gas station and then one person was screaming out to all of them inside and saying, "everybody, get in the bathroom right now!" and that is key. everybody ran to the bathroom instead of being in the interior area of this gas station, where you can see multiple lives possibly could have been lost if they were in...
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communities, orany doing among texas communities, or any community. —— like sba is doing. that is simply not a viable solution. but the solution that needs to be agreed upon needs to be agreed uponin agreed upon needs to be agreed upon in one voice. this is an area where it is imperative that, as a country, we have a unified approach, because the implications of not are disastrous for many areas, including ourforeign relations including our foreign relations with including ourforeign relations with different countries. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now to our top story in the uk. new data shows that inflation fell more than expected last month, sliding from a% injanuary to 3.a% in february. that's its lowest level in more than two years. a fall in food prices helped offset rising costs for housing and fuel. prime minister rishi sunak says the uk economy is set for a rebound in 202a. he's been speaking with our economics editor, faisal islam. i do believe that, at the start of this year, we have turned a corner, after the shocks of the past few years
communities, orany doing among texas communities, or any community. —— like sba is doing. that is simply not a viable solution. but the solution that needs to be agreed upon needs to be agreed uponin agreed upon needs to be agreed upon in one voice. this is an area where it is imperative that, as a country, we have a unified approach, because the implications of not are disastrous for many areas, including ourforeign relations including our foreign relations with including ourforeign...
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rescue crews in texas say they've witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings, as more people are trying to make a deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. we take a look at indian—administered kashmir, in the first general elections since the modi government took away the region's special status. i more now on the uk general election, and the conservative�*s plans to introduce a form of mandatory national service. under the plans, 18—year—olds would be given the choice of either joining the military for a year, or taking part in community service. earlier on radio four they spoke to anne—marie trevelyan, a minister of state of the foreign office and a former armed forces minister. the? former armed forces minister. they asked how the _ former armed forces minister. they asked how the conservatives helped to house 30,000 new recruit went according to experts from the kerslake commission existing troops are experiencing damp, mouldy homes, riddled with pests and plagued by shoddy gas and electrical fittings in service accommodation. it is shoddy gas and electrical fitti
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as we mentioned riot police in the state of texas riot as we mentioned riot police in the state of texas have broken up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass law. our correspondent, tom bateman, was at the university of texas in dallas, as the authorities moved in, and sent this report. this particular spot was where there was a tented encampment, a very peaceful protest when we arrived, people were singing and chanting. they are around 12 or more gazebos on the spot here. the protesters were then handed a written note from the university administrations saying that they were breaching criminal trespass laws and if the tents were not removed, that would be forcibly taken out and people risked arrest and we saw the state troopers, right police armed with batons, many of them with zip cuffs and sticks, they moved in in waves here towards the crowd, they have been some barricade, place by some of the protesters effectively part of the banners that they have been using, and the police forced their way through. and ripped down that sense in they gazebos, we sa
as we mentioned riot police in the state of texas riot as we mentioned riot police in the state of texas have broken up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass law. our correspondent, tom bateman, was at the university of texas in dallas, as the authorities moved in, and sent this report. this particular spot was where there was a tented encampment, a very peaceful protest when we arrived, people were singing and chanting. they are around 12 or more gazebos on the...
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patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i spoke with him earlier. patrick, i want to start with the supreme court saying that texas can arrest and jail migrants at the border. what impact is that going to have there? ., , there? for the time being it allows taxes _ there? for the time being it allows taxes to _ there? for the time being it allows taxes to move - there? for the time being it | allows taxes to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts almost unprecedented state role in enforcement of border and immigration enforcement, which is a federal responsibility. i should enforcement, which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it, are still pending before a lower court, so this legal battle is far from over. you said this — battle is far from over. you said this unprecedented challenge, we have seen a stand—off between the federal government, the biden administration and texas's governor greg abbott over this issue, immigration. where do you see this heading next? i think
patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i spoke with him earlier. patrick, i want to start with the supreme court saying that texas can arrest and jail migrants at the border. what impact is that going to have there? ., , there? for the time being it allows taxes _ there? for the time being it allows taxes to _ there? for the time being it allows taxes to move - there? for the time being it | allows taxes to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really...
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at issue are laws in texas and florida that put restrictions on how platforms like facebook, youtube and x police online material. michelle fleury sent this report. for several hours, justices from the highest court questioned aspects of legislation passed in florida and texas that limit what social media platforms can do to moderate content.
at issue are laws in texas and florida that put restrictions on how platforms like facebook, youtube and x police online material. michelle fleury sent this report. for several hours, justices from the highest court questioned aspects of legislation passed in florida and texas that limit what social media platforms can do to moderate content.
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tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. south africans have had to live with an unreliable energy grid for years. scheduled blackouts have cost the country thousands ofjobs and billions of dollars in lost business. but in the last few months, something has changed — the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south arricans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics are concerned it could be the result of electioneering. but others believe that south africa's energy problem is finally being fixed. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one of south africa's many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country's electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there's nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i'm
tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. south africans have had to live with an unreliable energy grid for years. scheduled blackouts have cost the country thousands ofjobs and billions of dollars in lost business. but in the last few months, something has changed — the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south arricans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics are concerned it could be the result of electioneering. but others believe that...
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tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. after nearly five weeks, closing arguments in donald trump's hush money case will begin on tuesday. the former us president faces 3a charges for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. he has denied all of the allegations. if found guilty, mr trump would become the first former us president with a criminal conviction, and the first major party candidate to run for the white house as a felon. ahead of the closing arguments and jury deliberations, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with robert costa, cbs chief elections and campaign correspondent. he is very much unhappy with this case. it has been a burden for him politically, it's eaten up a tonne of his time when he wants to be focused on president biden in the general election. and whether he's convicted or not, you can expect donald trump, according to his allies, defend his grievances throughout the rest of the summer about this case. at the same
tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. after nearly five weeks, closing arguments in donald trump's hush money case will begin on tuesday. the former us president faces 3a charges for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. he has denied all of the allegations. if found guilty, mr trump would become the first former us president with a criminal conviction, and the first major party candidate to run for...
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ryan chandler is a reporter with kxan news in texas. he's been reporting on the protests at the university of texas in austin. it has been a very tense week here in austin and truly at university campuses across the country but what we saw here at ut�*s campus was extraordinary, it was unlike anything i have seen, i have covered my fair share of protests and spent four years as a student myself at ut and this was truly unprecedented. the morning of wednesday, they were about 200 students who gathered for a peaceful protest, and they were met with an extraordinary police presence, the state sending in troopers in riot gear that were heavily armed to disperse the students and not allow them to have their demonstration. so this has kicked off controversy around the entire country with students and faculty calling for accountability for what they believe was an improper infringement of the students�* free speech rights. what is the response from the police? well, the state and the university are adamant that they warned the student grou
ryan chandler is a reporter with kxan news in texas. he's been reporting on the protests at the university of texas in austin. it has been a very tense week here in austin and truly at university campuses across the country but what we saw here at ut�*s campus was extraordinary, it was unlike anything i have seen, i have covered my fair share of protests and spent four years as a student myself at ut and this was truly unprecedented. the morning of wednesday, they were about 200 students who...
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our correspondent, tom bateman, was at the university of texas in dallas, as the authorities moved in — and gave us this update. free palestine! long live palestine! we have just received a notice. this red notice says that all tents and structures must be removed immediately. "failure to comply with this instruction may result in removal "for criminal trespass." ! free palestine! grid we are now being pushed back by the state troopers, forcing back the media and the protesters as they get closer and closer to this encampment. and they're going to go in. they've said they'll remove the tents. thery�*re now pushing us back into the trees next to the cops, shouting, "shame!" as these troopers reach the barricades of this protest. shame on you! shame on you! well, the protesters are now being pulled away. the troopers have zip cuffs. and they're being removed. grid shame on you! well, this had been a peaceful protest. when we showed up there were around 12 tents, gazebos. very quickly behind the line, the administration handed out a notice telling them to go immediately. and you coul
our correspondent, tom bateman, was at the university of texas in dallas, as the authorities moved in — and gave us this update. free palestine! long live palestine! we have just received a notice. this red notice says that all tents and structures must be removed immediately. "failure to comply with this instruction may result in removal "for criminal trespass." ! free palestine! grid we are now being pushed back by the state troopers, forcing back the media and the protesters...
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when we showed up it was very quiet and very calm here at the university of texas. that came after the scenes on monday where the university administration called in state troopers, texas state troopers, some armed with batons and bolt cutters who came in and forcibly removed the encampment that was on this site here. the university said that that breached university rules. they say they had repeatedly warned protesters and that that warning had been ignored. the university also said they believe many of the protesters on monday were from off—campus itself. speaking to protesters here today they accuse the police of using violence forcefully removing them. i spoke to one man who said that many people have been forcibly pulled away from the encampment and some sprayed with pepper spray little further on from the protesters police were trying to take people away in police vans. he said he himself had been affected by that. over the last few hours what we have seen is a stand—off between the protesters, numbering 50 or 60 orso protesters, numbering 50 or 60 or so i
when we showed up it was very quiet and very calm here at the university of texas. that came after the scenes on monday where the university administration called in state troopers, texas state troopers, some armed with batons and bolt cutters who came in and forcibly removed the encampment that was on this site here. the university said that that breached university rules. they say they had repeatedly warned protesters and that that warning had been ignored. the university also said they...
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in texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. let's hear from our correspondent helena humphrey who is at the ucla campus live for us. welcome and take us through what is happening right now. you welcome and take us through what is happening right now.— happening right now. you can hear the chanting _ happening right now. you can hear the chanting behind _ happening right now. you can hear the chanting behind me, _ happening right now. you can hear the chanting behind me, chantingl the chanting behind me, chanting from protesters who are booing each time we see more riot police. behind me you see the protesters in the encampment and over the past 30 minutes or so we have heard over the megaphone increased warnings from the police here saying this is an illegal encampment, these protesters must leave or face imminent arrest but throughout the evening more and more have been coming out and they have been chanting saying we will not leave. earlierwe have been chanting saying we will not leave. earlier we were able to shove q
in texas, riot police broke up a similar encampment, accusing the demonstrators of breaching trespass laws. let's hear from our correspondent helena humphrey who is at the ucla campus live for us. welcome and take us through what is happening right now. you welcome and take us through what is happening right now.— happening right now. you can hear the chanting _ happening right now. you can hear the chanting behind _ happening right now. you can hear the chanting behind me, _ happening right...
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the us supreme court is allowing texas to enforce one of the toughest immigration laws in the country. the law lets state officials arrest and deport people suspected of illegally crossing into the us from mexico. the court rejected a bid by the biden white house to block the controversial immigration policy, while a legal battle over the measure plays out in a lower federal appeals court. crossing the us border illegally is already a federal crime, but violations are usually handled as civil cases by the immigration court system. patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. i asked him what impact this ruling will have. for the time being it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts, it's almost an unprecedented state role in enforcing border immigration, which is a federal responsibility. i should which is a federal responsibility. ishould note that this issue, the merits of it are still pending before a lower court so there is a legal battle that is far from over. you said this is unprecedented, the challenge, there has been
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the school police were there, county police, texas marshalls were there. it was a convergence of heavily armed and mostly very well trained law enforcement agents. you would think that they were fighting to protect a major army from invading us on our borders as we would like our law enforcement to protect us. but who was on the other side of this epic battle? what were they afraid of? were they afraid of an 18—year—old kid? this 18—year—old, lets remember was about five foot five or five foot six. he was £140 soaking wet. were they really afraid of this kid? no. they were afraid of his weapon. and it turns out that even some of these well—trained officers are human beings and guess what? we have learned from this event, parkland and other events with law enforcement got cold feet. these people were scared. they were scared because they are human beings and they were scared of getting killed. and they waited around while somebody else was going to be brave enough to intervene. the questions that are not answered in this report are significantly
the school police were there, county police, texas marshalls were there. it was a convergence of heavily armed and mostly very well trained law enforcement agents. you would think that they were fighting to protect a major army from invading us on our borders as we would like our law enforcement to protect us. but who was on the other side of this epic battle? what were they afraid of? were they afraid of an 18—year—old kid? this 18—year—old, lets remember was about five foot five or...
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now claimed victory in nine states, arkansas, maine, oklahoma, north carolina, followed by tennessee, texas, virginia, alabama and colorado. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has won 11 states, including all of those won by trump, plus massachusetts and vermont. voting continues in california, utah and alaska. super tuesday is also a crucial moment for former governor nikki haley's campaign which is hoping to slow down mr trump's momentum as the republican frontrunner. tuesday's contest is the us presidential primary�*s largest prize with more than one—third of the total delegates available expected to be awarded for both republicans and democrats. and we want to bring you live pictures now from donald trump's victory party in mar—a—lago, florida. we can have a look at that scene there. we're expecting the former president to speak this hour. we'll bring you some of that live. when he takes to the stage. joining me live, our emma vardy in denver, colorado. she is in denver. of course, donald trump and joe biden both projected to be the winners in colorado but talk us through how the day
now claimed victory in nine states, arkansas, maine, oklahoma, north carolina, followed by tennessee, texas, virginia, alabama and colorado. meanwhile, presidentjoe biden has won 11 states, including all of those won by trump, plus massachusetts and vermont. voting continues in california, utah and alaska. super tuesday is also a crucial moment for former governor nikki haley's campaign which is hoping to slow down mr trump's momentum as the republican frontrunner. tuesday's contest is the us...
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we saw the governor of texas bringing in j governor of texas bringing in troopers quickly to demonstrations there. universities have always been thought to be a place of open discussion, of scholarly classes, of digging in on some difficult topics, like the war currently in the middle east. do you think that universities are struggling to do that right now? are they not able to engage with in topic in a way that relates more towards classes or studies? clearly with the — classes or studies? clearly with the protests - classes or studies? clearly with the protests and - classes or studies? clearly with the protests and the l with the protests and the encampments, there are difficulties. ucla had a clash of protesters that got really ugly. i think protesters are saying what they want to say, making statements, and a big production out of what they want. i haven't seen a lot of it lead to constructive dialogue. i think if you go into universities and the dormitories, into the classes, you are probably seeing kids more engaged with in, on the one—on—one, free exchange of ideas. are not al
we saw the governor of texas bringing in j governor of texas bringing in troopers quickly to demonstrations there. universities have always been thought to be a place of open discussion, of scholarly classes, of digging in on some difficult topics, like the war currently in the middle east. do you think that universities are struggling to do that right now? are they not able to engage with in topic in a way that relates more towards classes or studies? clearly with the — classes or studies?...
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patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. for the time being, it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts an almost unprecedented state role in enforcement of border and immigration enforcement, which is a federal responsibility. i should note that this issue, the merits of it, are still pending before a lower court, so this legal battle is far from over. immigration is playing a major role in this year's presidential election. on tuesday president biden accused donald trump of "despising latinos". mr trump meanwhile released a campaign video slamming mr biden�*s handling of the migration crisis. both president biden and mr trump have already wrapped up their parties�* presumptive nominations. but there were a number of primaries. on tuesday there was voting in some states that will be vital to victory come november. these included illinois, kansas and ohio. and there was a primary in florida. donald trump cast his ballot there, former first lady melania trump was by his
patrick svitek covers texas for the washington post. for the time being, it allows texas to move forward with implementing this very aggressive law that really asserts an almost unprecedented state role in enforcement of border and immigration enforcement, which is a federal responsibility. i should note that this issue, the merits of it, are still pending before a lower court, so this legal battle is far from over. immigration is playing a major role in this year's presidential election. on...
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tom bateman sent this update from texas. what we heard from donald trump was very much the language of invasion. that isn't new. we have heard from him before when it comes to immigration. but this was really pushing the rhetoric. without evidence, he said there were warriors fighting aged men from countries hostile to the united states coming across the border, which is why he wanted to be photographed in front of the texas state guard troops, based there by the republican governor of texas greg abbott in what has been a stand—off between the state of texas and the federal government. as for mr biden, in brownsville, talking about the need for compromise, for congress to give him the powers he is asking for, he says, to secure the border. but implicit in that it his blame of allies of mr trump in congress, that they are effectively holding all this up. the reality remains that in the minds of voters they are blaming the brighton administration very much for what they see is a significant failure to prevent this record num
tom bateman sent this update from texas. what we heard from donald trump was very much the language of invasion. that isn't new. we have heard from him before when it comes to immigration. but this was really pushing the rhetoric. without evidence, he said there were warriors fighting aged men from countries hostile to the united states coming across the border, which is why he wanted to be photographed in front of the texas state guard troops, based there by the republican governor of texas...
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she is a country girl from texas so he can do it better_ from texas so he can do it better than beyonce.- better than beyonce. this population _ better than beyonce. this population will _ better than beyonce. this population will get - better than beyonce. this population will get more people into country— population will get more people into country music _ population will get more people into country music so _ population will get more people into country music so i - population will get more people into country music so i guess. into country music so i guess why— into country music so i guess why not _ into country music so i guess why not i— into country music so i guess why not-— why not. i think artists like beyonce. _ why not. i think artists like beyonce, lana _ why not. i think artists like beyonce, lana delray, - why not. i think artists like i beyonce, lana delray, doing things on country music is getting exposure.- things on country music is getting exposure. this will be the biggest — getting exposure. this will be the biggest doubtful - getting exposure. this wi
she is a country girl from texas so he can do it better_ from texas so he can do it better than beyonce.- better than beyonce. this population _ better than beyonce. this population will _ better than beyonce. this population will get - better than beyonce. this population will get more people into country— population will get more people into country music _ population will get more people into country music so _ population will get more people into country music so i - population will get...
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texas hold which we played _ think it's fantastic. texas hold which we played a _ think it's fantastic. texas hold which we played a little i think it's fantastic. texas hold l which we played a little snippet think it's fantastic. texas hold i which we played a little snippet of their committees across all social media, i go on to tick—tock, youtube shorts, there it is, turn the radio on, that one in particular is so catchy. on, that one in particular is so catch . ~' on, that one in particular is so catch . ~ ,, on, that one in particular is so catch. ~ ,, ., catchy. -- tiktok. it speaks to her universal appeal _ catchy. -- tiktok. it speaks to her universal appeal and _ catchy. -- tiktok. it speaks to her universal appeal and the _ catchy. -- tiktok. it speaks to her universal appeal and the fact i catchy. -- tiktok. it speaks to her universal appeal and the fact that| universal appeal and the fact that we don't necessarily historically think beyonce, country, yet she puts her mind to it, studies the history and then we get the a
texas hold which we played _ think it's fantastic. texas hold which we played a _ think it's fantastic. texas hold which we played a little i think it's fantastic. texas hold l which we played a little snippet think it's fantastic. texas hold i which we played a little snippet of their committees across all social media, i go on to tick—tock, youtube shorts, there it is, turn the radio on, that one in particular is so catchy. on, that one in particular is so catch . ~' on, that one in...
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of migrants into the country through the texas—mexico border. republican say that the homeland security secretary mayorkas, he may not have committed a crime but he is responsible for gross incompetence for not enforcing laws at the us border. what is your response to that? my response _ your response to that? my response is _ your response to that? my response is that they can call him — response is that they can call him incompetent, they can do a lot of— him incompetent, they can do a lot of things, but impeachment is completely improper under the circumstances. they said the circumstances. they said the final— the circumstances. they said the final part out loud. i feel as if— the final part out loud. i feel as if we _ the final part out loud. i feel as if we need to take my colleagues on the other side of the iowa — colleagues on the other side of the iowa back to basics civics 101. _ the iowa back to basics civics 101, and _ the iowa back to basics civics 101, and educate them on what it looks — 101, and educate them on what it
of migrants into the country through the texas—mexico border. republican say that the homeland security secretary mayorkas, he may not have committed a crime but he is responsible for gross incompetence for not enforcing laws at the us border. what is your response to that? my response _ your response to that? my response is _ your response to that? my response is that they can call him — response is that they can call him incompetent, they can do a lot of— him incompetent, they can do a...
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being very divisive, some of imagery shared online where bright police were sent out especially in texas to confront protesters there seems to bang a lot of people who say they are demonstrating peacefully and some police are taking a very hand —— heavy—handed approach. it is being made clear it is a struggle for the university of southern california and other universities to get the balance right between holding student's right between holding student's right to free speech and clamping down on incidents of anti—semitism, or allegations of anti—semitism on campus. israeli officials have confirmed they are moving ahead with plans for a military assault on the city of rafah in southern gaza. israel says it hopes to launch an assault on the several hamas battalions remaining in rafah. however, aid groups and western allies have warned israel not to carry out a full—scale attack. more than a million displaced people are taking shelter in rafah. as part of its invasion, israel is planning to evacuate civilians out of the city. and an israeli official told reuters that it has purc
being very divisive, some of imagery shared online where bright police were sent out especially in texas to confront protesters there seems to bang a lot of people who say they are demonstrating peacefully and some police are taking a very hand —— heavy—handed approach. it is being made clear it is a struggle for the university of southern california and other universities to get the balance right between holding student's right between holding student's right to free speech and clamping...
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domingo: that it is a big mound of texas cow manure. frankly, this does nothing to stop the immigration at the border. all the immigrants coming now are turning themselves in. they want to be detained. they want to have their id's done and be released to have a court hearing. this is a broken part that we need bipartisan immigration reform so there are legal avenues for people to come to the u.s., as opposed to some of the methods being used at the border. abbott is doing nothing to stop it. caitriona: as you said, there is bipartisan agreement that the immigration system is broken at the moment. what would you like to see in place? domingo: i would like to see democrats and republicans come together, allow those people already in this country that have no criminal record, pay their taxes, learn english, and be allowed to have a pathway to citizenship. those that are coming across, that they are being fully vetted to make sure you don't have cartel members or human traffickers. if you have legitimate work needs and we have worker permit
domingo: that it is a big mound of texas cow manure. frankly, this does nothing to stop the immigration at the border. all the immigrants coming now are turning themselves in. they want to be detained. they want to have their id's done and be released to have a court hearing. this is a broken part that we need bipartisan immigration reform so there are legal avenues for people to come to the u.s., as opposed to some of the methods being used at the border. abbott is doing nothing to stop it....
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spacex have launched this rocket from its base in texas. at this point we have already passed through— at this point we have already passed through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering _ through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering and applause we are passing supersonic, so we are moving _ we are passing supersonic, so we are moving faster than the speed of sound — moving faster than the speed of sound. we are getting those on—board views_ sound. we are getting those on—board views from _ sound. we are getting those on—board views from the ships cameras. the next _ views from the ships cameras. the next major— views from the ships cameras. the next major milestone will be a hot staging _ next major milestone will be a hot staging manoeuvre. this next major milestone will be a hot staging manoeuvre.— staging manoeuvre. this latest launch by spacex _ staging manoeuvre. this latest launch by spacex happened - staging manoeuvre. this latest launch by spacex happened in| staging manoeuvre. this latest i launch by spacex happened in the
spacex have launched this rocket from its base in texas. at this point we have already passed through— at this point we have already passed through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering _ through maximum dynamic pressure. cheering and applause we are passing supersonic, so we are moving _ we are passing supersonic, so we are moving faster than the speed of sound — moving faster than the speed of sound. we are getting those on—board views_ sound. we are getting those on—board views from _...
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we heard people like chip roy from texas that we don't have anything to campaign on. all they are looking for a something to campaign on. while democrats are fighting for democracy. democrats are fighting for freedom. democrats are trying to save this country from gun violence. try to make sure we don't have property, trying to make sure we are feeding america. ll make sure we are feeding america-— make sure we are feeding america. if i could “ump in quickly, * america. if i could “ump in quickly. do fl america. ifi could “ump in quickly, do you h america. if i could jump in quickly, do you think - america. if i couldjump in - quickly, do you think democrats need to do a betterjob of communicating on immigration? absolutely. i won't disagree with you on that. one thing the republicans do is they are going to get out there and see the same thing over and over. evenif the same thing over and over. even if it is not true. i do think it is important we educate the general public about what effective immigration looks like. when people say we need stricter immigra
we heard people like chip roy from texas that we don't have anything to campaign on. all they are looking for a something to campaign on. while democrats are fighting for democracy. democrats are fighting for freedom. democrats are trying to save this country from gun violence. try to make sure we don't have property, trying to make sure we are feeding america. ll make sure we are feeding america-— make sure we are feeding america. if i could “ump in quickly, * america. if i could “ump in...
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putin's village of texas maple-— putin's village of texas --eole. ., ., , . people. how do you expect the kremlin to _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to the - people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to the attack? j kremlin to react to the attack? —— failure to protect his people. -- failure to protect his maple-— -- failure to protect his --eole. f , ., people. they're trying to contrive _ people. they're trying to contrive a _ people. they're trying to contrive a destination . people. they're trying to l contrive a destination that says somehow the ukrainians were behind. that is not plausible i don't think, the evidence for the is attack, you have the attackers themselves announcing this, they are done it before, the american say of the western intelligence. it's overwhelming and on the other side what evidence is it that the ukrainians were behind it? there's such a contrived and complicated story that ukraine could mount this much les
putin's village of texas maple-— putin's village of texas --eole. ., ., , . people. how do you expect the kremlin to _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to _ people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to the - people. how do you expect the kremlin to react to the attack? j kremlin to react to the attack? —— failure to protect his people. -- failure to protect his maple-— -- failure to protect his --eole. f , ., people....
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civil war generated very positive word—of—mouth when it was shown at the sxsw film festival in texas last month, it's hard to know how it will perform it is, and action and adventure will engage but audiences looking for something deeper and more profound will be appointed. there's a new tourist attraction in thailand as filming is under way for the long—awaited series of dark comedy series white lotus. the third series will take place on the white sandy beaches of bangkok, phuket and koh samui — but what do the locals think? i was really hyped about it, quite excited, but they brought the whole crew all the way here to thailand and they choose summary. we know the production films like that, they chose samoi, thailand. it makes us proud and excited for what the future will bring. this proud and excited for what the future will bring.— future will bring. this is bbc news. future will bring. this is bbc news- stay _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with _ future will bring. this is bbc news. stay with us. - hello. well, some of us are in for a fine day. thursday's expec
civil war generated very positive word—of—mouth when it was shown at the sxsw film festival in texas last month, it's hard to know how it will perform it is, and action and adventure will engage but audiences looking for something deeper and more profound will be appointed. there's a new tourist attraction in thailand as filming is under way for the long—awaited series of dark comedy series white lotus. the third series will take place on the white sandy beaches of bangkok, phuket and koh...
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yes, that is absolutely right. | relations among students are very fraught at the university of texas, i was speaking withjewish students who know friends of theirs who are still held captive in gaza for 200 days now, so this is a very sensitive, personal issue for a lot of students. the cause now from faculty and students alike are that regardless of your position on this incredibly sensitive, complex issue, students should feel safe in their right to demonstrate on their own campers about their own views. now, some faculty are even calling for ut president to resign because they believe that when he calls in the state police in order to disperse this protest, it infringed on the rights to do so.— rights to do so. thank you for u -adatin rights to do so. thank you for updating us- _ officials in kenya have warned about even heavier rainfall as downpours batter parts of east africa. more than 150 people have been killed in neighbouring tanzania, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced in burundi and uganda. there are also fears that five key dams on the tana river — kenya'
yes, that is absolutely right. | relations among students are very fraught at the university of texas, i was speaking withjewish students who know friends of theirs who are still held captive in gaza for 200 days now, so this is a very sensitive, personal issue for a lot of students. the cause now from faculty and students alike are that regardless of your position on this incredibly sensitive, complex issue, students should feel safe in their right to demonstrate on their own campers about...
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she's a democrat from texas. really good to have you back on bbc news tonight. thank you for joining us. republicans say that homeland security secretary mayorkas may not have committed a crime, but he's responsible for gross incompetence for failing to enforce laws at the us border. what's your response to that? my my response is that they can call him incompetent, they can do a lot of things, but impeachment is completely improper under the circumstances. they said it out loud. ifeel as if we need to take my colleagues on the other side of the aisle back to civics one on one and educate them on what it means to impeach someone. they have to commit high crimes and misdemeanours. it's not good enough if you disagree with their policies or feel as if they're failing at their job. it has to be high crimes or misdemeanours, and they know that they don't have that, but they want to push forward anyway. they want to push forward an a . ., y ., ~ they want to push forward an a . ., , ., ~ ., anyway. 0k, do you think that secretary _ anyway. 0k, do you think that secre
she's a democrat from texas. really good to have you back on bbc news tonight. thank you for joining us. republicans say that homeland security secretary mayorkas may not have committed a crime, but he's responsible for gross incompetence for failing to enforce laws at the us border. what's your response to that? my my response is that they can call him incompetent, they can do a lot of things, but impeachment is completely improper under the circumstances. they said it out loud. ifeel as if we...
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our us media partner, cbs news was with the delegation in eagle pass, texas. earlier, i spoke with their correspondent 0mar villafranca, who told me how the visit had been received locally. well, as far as having members of congress come down, i've literally had so many local officials tell me this is a photo op. what they want to see is, 1700 miles away in washington, dc, they want to see them doing the work here. coming down here does really not much for the problem. it maybe just puts it front and centre for them. the work needs to be done, they said, in washington, dc. as for people here, they are saying it is overwhelming. we have talked everything from sheriff deputies to fire chiefs who are saying this puts a burden on their ability to basically protect and serve their own communities, because sometimes they have to go and help the migrants that are "swarming" this community that cross over. and it is tough. we had a fire chief that told us if they are picking up somebody in an ambulance here, a resident that is maybe having chest pains and trying to ta
our us media partner, cbs news was with the delegation in eagle pass, texas. earlier, i spoke with their correspondent 0mar villafranca, who told me how the visit had been received locally. well, as far as having members of congress come down, i've literally had so many local officials tell me this is a photo op. what they want to see is, 1700 miles away in washington, dc, they want to see them doing the work here. coming down here does really not much for the problem. it maybe just puts it...
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she's from texas. so who can do it better than beyonce? i mean, she's popular. it'll get more people into country music. i so i guess why not? i feel like we're next level. i think artists like beyonce, post malone, lana del rey doing things and country music is helping us get that exposure. this will be the biggest year for country in the uk, with more artists playing here than ever before. including grammy—award—winning duo brothers osborne, who first came to the uk nearly a decade ago. the whole purpose of us coming over here and playing our music is to connect with people and show them kind of maybe the cliched things that they think about country music isn't true. the thing about the uk that makes us want to come over here are the fans. they listen like a sober crowd and they react like a drunk crowd. it's like the perfect combination that you want in an audience. with other artists following beyonce's move into country later this year, audiences over here are only expected to get bigger. felicity baker, bbc news. and we are getting some reviews for bey
she's from texas. so who can do it better than beyonce? i mean, she's popular. it'll get more people into country music. i so i guess why not? i feel like we're next level. i think artists like beyonce, post malone, lana del rey doing things and country music is helping us get that exposure. this will be the biggest year for country in the uk, with more artists playing here than ever before. including grammy—award—winning duo brothers osborne, who first came to the uk nearly a decade ago....
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emma vardy reports from texas. so one of the main things that we are trying to do here is we are trying to get the best quality data, so usually if we want to see the corona, because it's so dim compared to the solar disk, we need to use instruments called corona grams. these are highly technical instruments but they have their issues. the eclipse provides us with a very unique and very high—quality opportunity to observe the solar corona, so we are expecting to get information about the temperature, the density and the magnetic field, which are also very important to be able to predict space weather, huge solar eruptions and massive injections. nasa have got four projects running using scientists around the world, and there been a lot of talk about cern and them running their projects with the large hadron collider, that is nothing to do with the solar eclipse, does it? probably not, yeah. fundamentally they are both very much physics projects but they have nothing to do. i do expect that some of the people from
emma vardy reports from texas. so one of the main things that we are trying to do here is we are trying to get the best quality data, so usually if we want to see the corona, because it's so dim compared to the solar disk, we need to use instruments called corona grams. these are highly technical instruments but they have their issues. the eclipse provides us with a very unique and very high—quality opportunity to observe the solar corona, so we are expecting to get information about the...
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there was also a heavy police presence at the university of texas in austin. the university said the protest was not authorised. and pro—palestinian and anti—war protests at columbia university in new york sparked demonstrations at several other universities this past week — reviving a debate about free speech and the right to protest. there have also been reports of anti—semitic remarks at some of the demonstrations — something columbia's president has condemned as quote, unacceptable — and said will be met with appropriate action. on wednesday, speaker of the house mikejohnson met withjewish students at columbia. he called on the university's president to resign, and accused administrators of failing to protectjewish students from antisemitism. we just can't allow this hatred and anti—semitism to flourish on campuses, and it must be stopped in its tracks. those perpetrating the violence should be arrested. i am here today, joining my colleagues, and calling on the president to resign if she cannot immediately bring order to this chaos. the bbcï
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severe storms formed over texas and oklahoma on saturday. four people were killed in arkansas, two in oklahoma and seven in texas. scores more were injured, and almost 500,000 across several states were without electricity. the twisters overturned lorries, shut a highway near dallas and left tens of thousands of people without power throughout the region. the united nations says more than 670 people are feared dead in a huge landslide in the pacific nation of papua new guinea. dozens of houses are thought to have been buried in rock and earth. the disaster was sparked by an earthquake that hit enga province, some 370 miles north west of the capital port moresby. this report is from our correspondent katy watson in sydney. a scene of total devastation. in an area so remote and with land here still unstable, rescuers are struggling to do theirjob. more than two days after the landslide, villagers aren't giving up in their hunt for survivors but the situation on the ground is difficult. the landslide struck in the early hours of friday morning.
severe storms formed over texas and oklahoma on saturday. four people were killed in arkansas, two in oklahoma and seven in texas. scores more were injured, and almost 500,000 across several states were without electricity. the twisters overturned lorries, shut a highway near dallas and left tens of thousands of people without power throughout the region. the united nations says more than 670 people are feared dead in a huge landslide in the pacific nation of papua new guinea. dozens of houses...
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and a scathing report concludes the police response to the uvalde school massacre in texas, was a failure. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we start with the growing tensions in the middle east — against the backdrop of the israel—gaza war. iran and its proxies are involved in exchanges of ground fire and air strikes across multiple countries. in yemen, us strikes targeted houthi positions for the fifth time in a week. us central command confirms they destroyed two houthi anti—ship missiles that were heading towards the southern red sea. this comes one day after the us re—designated houthi fighters, that are backed by iran, as global terrorists citing their ongoing attacks against ships in the red sea. meanwhile iran condemned a missile attack on its own territory, from neighbouring pakistan. state television says nine people were killed. it comes two days after iran ordered its own strikes across the border which are thought to have killed two children, and focused the world's attention on the troubled frontier region between the two countries, known as baloch
and a scathing report concludes the police response to the uvalde school massacre in texas, was a failure. hello. i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we start with the growing tensions in the middle east — against the backdrop of the israel—gaza war. iran and its proxies are involved in exchanges of ground fire and air strikes across multiple countries. in yemen, us strikes targeted houthi positions for the fifth time in a week. us central command confirms they destroyed two...
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now, to a scathing report looking into the deadly 2022 school shooting in uvalde, texas. the us attorney general, merrick garland, has called the police response a failure, that should not have happened. mr garland spoke after the release of a highly critical report which said officers demonstrated no sense of urgency nor coordination in their response to the incident. when the gunman burst into robb elementary school on may 24th 2022, hundreds of police officers rushed to the scene, but it took more than an hour for them to confront him. this is the moment a police officer went for hand sanitizer during the active shooting. the gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers. that delay sparked outrage among the victims�* families and across the us. it also prompted the us department ofjustice to investigate, producing today's report that runs 600 pages long. it found "cascading failures of leadership, decision—making, "tactics, policy and training". some of the victims�* loved ones gave their reaction to the report. some victims family members were actually at robb eleme
now, to a scathing report looking into the deadly 2022 school shooting in uvalde, texas. the us attorney general, merrick garland, has called the police response a failure, that should not have happened. mr garland spoke after the release of a highly critical report which said officers demonstrated no sense of urgency nor coordination in their response to the incident. when the gunman burst into robb elementary school on may 24th 2022, hundreds of police officers rushed to the scene, but it...
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beyonce's now the first black woman to top billboard's country music chart last month with her hit, texas hold �*em. her album has sparked conversation about black represenation in country music, a genre where many black artists still face discrimination. american singer—songwriter tanner adell, who appears on the album, says the release is a special moment for artists like her. when speaking to bbc radio, she said: "there's lots of us in country music. "this is music that my ancestors played "and instruments that my ancestors created." for more on this pop culture moment, i'm joined by brooklyn white—grier who joins us from fort worth, texas. she also interviewed beyonce and her mom for essence in february. thank you for being with us. you've interviewed beyonce and her mum, how meaningful project of portfolio is this album for beyonce? i of portfolio is this album for beyonce?— beyonce? iwill say, in interview, _ beyonce? iwill say, in interview, she - beyonce? iwill say, in i interview, she mentioned intention in legacy and although she talking about her line, they seem to be t
beyonce's now the first black woman to top billboard's country music chart last month with her hit, texas hold �*em. her album has sparked conversation about black represenation in country music, a genre where many black artists still face discrimination. american singer—songwriter tanner adell, who appears on the album, says the release is a special moment for artists like her. when speaking to bbc radio, she said: "there's lots of us in country music. "this is music that my...