During covid. He is also likely to be asked about protests in his state after a police shooting. Two protesters were killed and one injured last night. Joining, the mayor of albuquerque, new mexico. [no audio] hello and welcome to our discussion. I am the National Correspondent and a host of npr. I am happy to serve as your moderator. As the mother of two children, you can imagine that the term back to school is uttered a lot throughout my household. Especially over the past week as my daughters prepared to do their best job to get ready for another semester of middle school online. Like many families, we were frustrated with parts of our Education System before the pandemic. Now it has become even more difficult. Whether the instruction is in person or online or hybrid, researchers say that schools cannot bear the burden alone. They need more support to help ensure that families and students and educators have what they need for their health and wellbeing. Are the need to foster colla
Quorum call quorum call mr. Sanders madam president. The presiding officer the senator from vermont is recognized. Sorry. Mr. Sanders thank you. Madam president , since last week the senate has been quote, unquote, debating the presiding officer senator, were in a quorum call. Mr. Sanders i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sanders madam president , since last week, the senate ostensibly one of the great deliberative bodies in the world, supposedly, has been quote, unquote, debating the 740 billion National Defense authorization act. Its been a very, very silent debate because of the 700 amendments that have been filed to this bill. There has been no roll call votes on any of them. I do understand that in the managers amendments have been accepted, and thats fine, but weve had a vigorous debate but nobody in the world has heard that debate because theres not been one amendment here on the floor. And knowing the way the senate does
Whetheher coal, minerals, or metals, for millennia, we humans have insisted on dredging our planets resources. The Global Mining industry earns around 615 billion euros each year, nearly the equivalent of the gdp of switzerland, the worlds twentieth largest economy. Yet few jobs are as dangerous as mining. Around 12,000 miners worldwide lose their lives every year, and those are just the official figures. What would that number be if illegal mines were taken into account . Mine workers often breathe in toxic particles or poisononous gases. Many suffer damage to their lungs. In the eastern part of the u. S. State of kentucky, coal mining has long been a mainstay. And here, too, it has a terrible impact on peoples health. Reporter its about ten meters from the car to the house. But for danny, the short distance is torture. Even a few steps leave him short of breath. For almost 20 years, he worked in the coal mines of kentucky, breaking up rock underground, and breathing in coal dust. A t
Whetheher coal, minerals, or metals, for millennia, we humans have insisted on dredging our planets resources. The Global Mining industry earns around 615 billion euros each year, nearly the equivalent of the gdp of switzerland, the worlds twentieth largest economy. Yet few jobs are as dangerous as mining. Around 12,000 miners worldwide lose their lives every year, and those are just the official figures. What would that number be if illegal mines were taken into account . Mine workers often breathe in toxic particles or poisononous gases. Many suffer damage to their lungs. In the eastern part of the u. S. State of kentucky, coal mining has long been a mainstay. And here, too, it has a terrible impact on peoples health. Reporter its about ten meters from the car to the house. But for danny, the short distance is torture. Even a few steps leave him short of breath. For almost 20 years, he worked in the coal mines of kentucky, breaking up rock underground, and breathing in coal dust. A t
Whetheher coal, minerals, or metals, for millennia, we humans have insisted on dredging our planets resources. The Global Mining industry earns around 615 billion euros each year, nearly the equivalent of the gdp of switzerland, the worlds twentieth largest economy. Yet few jobs are as dangerous as mining. Around 12,000 miners worldwide lose their lives every year, and those are just the official figures. What would that number be if illegal mines were taken into account . Mine workers often breathe in toxic particles or poisononous gases. Many suffer damage to their lungs. In the eastern part of the u. S. State of kentucky, coal mining has long been a mainstay. And here, too, it has a terrible impact on peoples health. Reporter its about ten meters from the car to the house. But for danny, the short distance is torture. Even a few steps leave him short of breath. For almost 20 years, he worked in the coal mines of kentucky, breaking up rock underground, and breathing in coal dust. A t