Toni thank you for joining us today. Im excited to talk about loyal forces. Lindsay barnes and i coauthored this book that was published in 2013. We did it after an exhibition on the larger topic of animals in war that we had at the museum. For the book, we narrow the focus just to talk about the u. S. Military and the use of animals throughout the war. I will talk about four main animals today and if we have some time, i will try to get in some other fun topics as well. We will talk about mules, dogs, pigeons and horses. We will go to the first slide on mules. Although they are often looked down upon because of their stubborn natures, the phrase tough as a government mule is one we are probably familiar with. They are hardworking and widely used in the military, both before world war ii and during the war. They really did prove vital in some areas. Why use mules . They have a sturdy nature and are very surefooted. They were vital on some of the rugged terrains that were impassable by
Jerome powells chairman testimony tomorrow what he will tell the House Financial Services committee. Just released a more upbeat tone than he was in his last appearance before congress. He is going to say the Second Quarter gdp is largest drop in history. The coronavirus was met with swift action, swift and Decisive Action by both congress and the Federal Reserve. He will say because of that action he believes longterm damage to the economy may have been limited. Now powell welcomes a bounceback in Economic Activity he has been seeing. He says though the path forward remains uncertainty and a full recovery will be unlikely until people feel confident that the coronavirus has been contained and it is safe to go outside. Now he says Interest Rates will remain near zero until they are confident the Federal Reserve is confident that the economy has recovered. He says, the Federal Reserve will use their full range of tools in order to support the economy. Were looking at low Interest Rates
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Direct talks between the Afghan Government and the taliban following further a top resumes offensive operations against what the president calls the enemy the taliban calls this a declaration of war this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im. From the cradle to the grave it seems no one is safe from afghanistans endless war newborn babies mothers under says were among 24 People Killed when gunmen opened fire inside a car bomb Maternity Hospital on choose day while 32. 00 mourners at a funeral in our province were killed by an eyesore suicide bomber present ashraf ghani responded by ordering the army to resume offensive operations against the taliban the Armed Group Denies Involvement and it says its leaders are ready to fight back Alexei Obrien reports. It was. In the Eastern Province of manga survivors of a suspected suicide bombing at a funeral struggled to contain a grief. And anger. 7 was then i think it was a problem of the one of. My brother is my i was standing next t