Leading robot labs where the octopus is inspiring a new generation of surgical technology. Counter Terrorism Police in turkey have arrested 15 i. S. I. L. Suspects during morning raids in the capitol and 13 p. K. K. Suspects have also been detained in the southeast. Turkish jets have again been bombing the Kurdistan Party or p. K. K. Targets across the border in Northern Iraq and also known as the y. P. G. Who are battling i. S. I. L. In Northern Syria said the turkish army shelled north of kobani and denied by the government and says the y. P. G. Could have a place in syrias future if it cuts all ties with the assad regime and turkey has no plans to send Ground Troops into syria and Court Reporters covering the story near the Syrian Border and Bernard Smith in istanbul and lets go to turkey at the moment and first of all lets talk about these arrests. Well, yeah these arrests, the latest arrests are 15 people picked up in raids by Turkish Police, all of them the turkish authorities te
Examining the u. S. Agency for International Developments food for peace program, as well as ways to distribute food more effectively around the world. The Foreign Relations committee will come to order. We are currently facing an historic a humanitarian crisis. The United States continues to be a world leader in providing more than a third of all emergency food today, over 2 billion annually. Sadly, despite our generosity, there are shortfalls due to other nations not meeting the challenge. In that years deliberations, we have the opportunity to do more without having to in more money having to spend more money. A little more than half of our food date is provided by the farm bill, saddling our fees a program with u. S. Commodity and cargo preference requirements. Requires aid to be sourced almost entirely from u. S. Farmers, half of which must be shipped on u. S. Flagged vessels. These restrictions result in spending as little as . 35 to . 40 on a dollar on food. Let me say this one
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For Peace Program is the focus on the Senate Foreign relations hearing. We will hear from the director, Catholic Relief Services an official from the Government Accountability office. This runs about an hour and a half. Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. We are currently facing a humanitarian crisis with over 800 Million People worldwide in need of food aid. The us continues to be the world leader providing more than a third of all food aid. Over 2 billion annually. Sadly despite our generosity there are shortfalls for whats needed due to other donor nations not meeting the challenge and in next years farm bill deliberations women opportunity to do more without having to spend more money. A little over half of our food aid is provided through the farm bill with our food for Peace Program. The farm bill requires aid to be sourced almost entirely from us farmers after which must be shipped on us vessels according to cargo preference rules. Of these restrictions resulting spe
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