I want you to understand the deep connection that the issue of guns and gun violence has with the work of the Luskin School of Public Affairs. Among the other focuses is a focus on Mental Health. Guns are the single biggest killer of women. They are the single biggest cause of successful suicide. It turns out people may try to take their own life more often than we would like, and its a tragedy, but we are not very good at it unless there is a gun present. If there is a gun present, the possibility of fatalities skyrocket. Guns tear at the fabric of american society, but as you will hear in tonights lecture, you can argue that they are written into the fabric of american society, or at least so their advocates and manufacturers would tell us. We will talk a bit more about that. Its also important to understand that guns are a racial issue. Put succinctly, as the Second Amendment is for white people. When more than 100 armed men descend on the kentucky state capital, nothing happens. If
Have contracted covid19. Sri lankans turned out for an election. Lebanons government has declared a state of emergency after a massive explosion devastated beirut. It is putting several officials under house arrest pending an investigation into why 270 tons of Ammonium Nitrate were stored there. More than 5000 people were injured. The death toll is expected to rise as they search for survivors. As many as 200,000 people have been left homeless. The damage may reach between 10 and 15 billion. Hospitals have been overwhelmed and an overwhelming need of blood donations. We begin our coverage from they would. On this disaster stricken city are beginning to comprehend the extent of the damage. It was far more distracted than any explosion beirut has ever seen. Highly explosive material stored at a warehouse caused the last, sending shockwaves across the city, now in ruins. Almost every building has been damaged. Many are dead. Thousands are injured and hundreds hundreds are dead. Is an empl
For the people of lebanon cost of the damage from the blast is estimated to top 3000000000. 00 with food imported by the flattening of beiruts port. And breaking ground and stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque. Also sri lankans are voting in a much delayed election its the 1st poll in south asia during the coronavirus pandemic. And he stammered with the sport refound the dull confirms he will not defend these us open title later this month because of coronavirus fears. Welcome to the news are we begin in lebanons capital beirut where people are describing the fallout from choose days explosion as apocalyptic there were scenes of. Else after the blast ripped through the citys port killing at least 100. 00 people the lebanese are trying to come to terms with the widespread damage that stirred memories of the civil war among the hardest hit areas on the busy commercial districts beiruts governor says up to 3
Breaking ground on stirring controversy indias Prime Minister lays the foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a 16th century mosque plus. Im lawrence lee in the northwest of england at the height of the tourism season some hoteliers a warning that the livelihoods of being put to rest because some visitors are failing to follow basic guidelines to control the spread of the virus and i. V. To stem it with their sport or f. L. Nobel confirms he will not defend his u. S. Open title later this month because of coronavirus feels. Its almost exactly 24 hours since that huge explosion ripped through the port of beirut causing extensive damage across the lebanese capital the destruction has been so widespread that song according. A catastrophe is a live picture of the scene right now where theres been a recovery operation underway we know that at least 113 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured and nearly 300000 people have lost their homes lebanons president has promised a fa
In the form of International Community germany is sending search and rescue experts to beirut and a plane full of aid has just arrived from qatar. And solidarity with the people of indian administered kashmir protest take place in missouri for about to mark one year since india revoked the disputed regions autonomy. And he similarly small little confirmed he will not defend his u. S. Open title later this month because of coronavirus fears. Welcome to the news are we begin in lebanons capital beirut where the governor has described the fallout from choose the explosion as apocalyptic the president michel has promised an investigation into the blast that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands more as it ripped through the city is in the heart of reports. The people of this disaster stricken city are starting to assess and comprehend the extent of the damage of a blast that was far more destructive than any explosion lebanon has ever seen just before sunset on tuesday highly ex