We will take a look at the picture at the start of this week in israel and d europe. U. S. President donald trump promises to visit california as it battles the worst wildfires inin the hisistory of the stata. Our reporter t takes us to the town o of paradise, all that butroyed in 2018 all destroyed in 2018 wildfires and surrounded once again. Coming up on the program in business, we will look at the saga surrounding tiktok. Apposofofts bid to buy the has fallen through. First, the embattled president of belarus is to meet Vladimir Putin today as protests calling for his resignation show no sign of abating. Over 100,000 people took to the streets over the weekendnd, marking the start of the sixweek of antigovernment demonstrations. Alexander lukashenko is to meet putin. The embattled belarusian president is hoping to walk away with political backing from moscow. Lukashenko arriving today effectively to ask for clintons support. Putins support. That is a change for lukashenko, who not l
In the hospital speaks out. Back in the spotlight First Lady Melania Trump taking center stage at the Republican Convention, making the case for her husbands reelection. This as two upcoming books put her marriage and private life under the microscope. Plus, secretary of state mike pompeos Unprecedented Convention speech violating protocol and sparking sharp criticism. Major testing change. The new covid guidelines from the cdc say even if you may have been exposed to the virus you dont need a test if you dont have symptoms. This as cases are rising at colleges across the country, and now Health Officials are warning about the dangers of flu season colliding with the pandemic. New fallout. Jerry falwell jr. s former pool attendant and Business Partner who revealed the sordid details of an alleged group affair, now lashing out, claiming that the couple pursued him and calling the top conservative evangelical leader a predator as Becki Falwell speaks out for the first time. Battle over B
Harriet tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, underground railroad conductor, and union army scout during the civil war. Next, karen hill of the Harriet Tubman house talks about Harriet Tubmans lesserknown role as an activist in the Womens Suffrage Movement. The president Woodrow Wilson house hosts this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote. Good evening. I am the executive director at the Woodrow Wilson house. It is truly my pleasure to welcome you to the first of a series of speaking events we are going to have on a suffrage series. The wilson house, if you have not been here before, is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Wilson and his wife edith lived in this house. Edith turned it over to the National Trust in 1961 on her death. It has been lovingly cared for. We welcome you tonight. I wanted to tell you about how we started this speaker series. Our senior manager said to me this su
Incredible Boston Review and its lead ed editors. All of us have been proud contributors to the rich intellectual tradition curated by Boston Review, and i just think its really important to say in this moment before our countrys more famous publications were willing to run pieces on police and prison abolition, racial capitalism, black radical thought and the ethics of resistance, the boston the review really provided one of the major forums for these ideas to be debated with seriousness and subtlety, and it still does. There are not many publications who can match Boston Reviews commitment to publishing black thinkers, giving space to black liberation across the political spectrum or the bolder questions with of justice, democracy and citizenship. So its a real honor to be here at a panel cohosted by Boston Review. And just as a reminder, as serena said, the contributions from this evenings event which i hope you continue to contribute all go to three important organizations. Critica
Chancellor im going to back against foreign intervention as russia says it has set up a police force to help its neighbor chancellor macko says bellary should enjoy freedom without the threat of outside interference. In well bella who says president Alexander Lukashenko threatens to retaliate half the e. U. Agrees to impose sanctions on high level officials as punishment for the violent crackdown against protesters. Im phil gayle welcome to the program we begin in washington d. C. Where huge crowds are taking part in a march in support of Racial Justice that gathering on the same spot where 57 years ago Martin Luther king jr made his famous i have a dream speech and he racism protesters descended on the u. S. Capitol after the Police Shooting africanamerican jacob lake reignited tensions over Police Violence against black people the crowd heard from prominent advocates for Racial Justice including civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton. Were treated with disrespect by policemen