Solid waste seasoned transport system, 21. 2 million for passinging lanes on highway 59 between douglas and gillett and casper and shoshone. Funding for the High Altitude Sports Performance training center, Unconventional Oil and gas reservoirs research, entrepreneurship initiative, Science Initiative, Literacy Program and athletic competitiveness. All at u. W. And subject to private matching funds. Heres the deal. We have one fouryear land grant university. In those areas that are important to wyoming, such as ag, science, engineering, we do not need to accept playing second fiddle to anyone. Private citizens are recognizing this. Private citizens have ever of wyoming of wyoming have been giving many millions of dollars out of their own pockets to u. W. And as with engineering, the Science Initiative has the ability to be transformational. Making u. W. A leader, making wyoming a leader. We want important academic programs at u. W. To be top tier. And the same is true with athletics. I
Lights camera, action cannes film effectively. Festival. We begin in burundi where we are getting word of gun fire. Fighting those loyal to the coup leader near the state media complex. In the last hour about the head of the burundi army said the coup had failed. First, a report. Reporter the process against Pierre Nkurunziza had been growing. They struggled to contain them. And then on wednesday afternoon while nkurunziza was out of the country, the Senior Army Officer announced he was taking over. Translator president pee aird nkurunzizaPierre Nkurunziza has been released of hisrelieved of his duties. Soldiers had been on the streets during the demonstration but have not joined in the violence. Hundreds of jubilant protesters came running into the center. Translator whether he wants to go or not he has to go. Reporter soldiers overpowered them. On this corner, people said this man was part of the ruling power. A short while later the army arrived in place de la penda pendanse. Now a
Them back into slavery. Clinton was not an abolition of slavery was thriving in the British Empire at the time in the west indies. He wasnt trying to abolish slavery but he said weve promised freedom and taking keeps his promises. So somewhere of a 3000 slaves left with the british concluded a couple of George Washingtons own slaves. He said of clinton, either way i would like you to keep an eye out for a couple of my slaves. They left with the british. They scattered all over the place. Some ended up in candidate, some in britain, some independent sierra leone. Some were sold back into slavery by the british and ended up in the west indies so they had the own very interesting stories. But the fact that 3000 or so africanamericans gained their liberty through the british not to the americans is another just sign at the contradiction in American History right from the birth of our republic. Host absolutely. The book is titled gateway to freedom the Hidden History of the underground rail
She was told she could have the position subject to a background check. Then macy revealed her transgender status to the Government Contractor staffing these positions. Her background check was ordered stopped by a. T. F. Soon thereafter. She received an young people stating the position was no longer available because of funding cuts, even though there was no evidence that was the case. It turns out that the number of positions available had hastily been cut from two to one and the person hired for that one position lacked most much of the experience macy had. Macy was, according to d. O. J. s decision quote very likely Better Qualified end quote than the individual actually hired for that position. So this is wrong. Ballistics matching can be the difference between a shooter in jail and a shooter who might kill again walking the streets of our neighborhoods. The person who was actually hired should be the person who can do the best job, period, regardless of whether the person is gay
The Prime Minister meets victims of flooding, announces a doubling in flood defences funding and defends not turning up when bewdely was under water. It is all too easy for a Prime Minister to come to a place in the middle of an emergency. It is not so easy for the Emergency Services because what they have to do is then break off. Meghan uses one of her last appearances as a senior royal to urge men to do more to respect women. Value and appreciate the women in your lives, and also set the example for some men who are not seeing it that same way. And scotland cause a big upset in the Six Nations Rugby as they beat france at murrayfield. 2817. More on that and a full sports round up in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Its been confirmed that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk has risen to 273. Thats up from 209 yesterday. 23,500 people have been tested for the virus the vast majority have been given the all clear. There have been