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Show Transcript SHE SPOKE WITH OFFICER FRANKS FATHER ABOUT HIS ROAD TO RECOVERY. OFFICER FRANK S FATHER SAYS HIS SON IS IN GOOD SPIRITS AND WILL MOVE TO A REHABILITATION FACILITY SOON. HE SAYS THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS EVERY DAY. Tim Franks, Father of Officer Franks The spirit is there, he s ready to work hard. He s just doing great. TYLER FRANKS DAD, TIM FRANKS, HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL BY HIS SON S BEDSIDE FOR THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. Tim Franks, Father of Officer Franks You don t get much sleep when you are on what I call a roller coaster ride HE SAYS OFFICER FRANKS REMEMBERS THE NIGHT HE WAS SHOT THREE TIMES AFTER RESPONDING TO A CALL áHEREá ON WEST THURMAN STREET. OFFICER FRANKS WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO WASHINGTON REGIONAL WHERE HE S GONE THR
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President Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president to draw criticism for the presidential pardons he has granted, but it is safe to say that Trump s pardons have been especially controversial â for example, the ones he announced on Tuesday, December 22, including pardons for Blackwater employees jailed for killing Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007. The Washington Post s Ruth Marcus, in an op-ed published the following day, lays out some reasons why Trump s pardons have been especially egregious.
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A general view shows an empty street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Casablanca, Morocco, March 20, 2020. Photo: Reuters / Youssef Boudlal.
The December 10th edition of the
BBC World Service radio program
Newshourincluded an item (from 26:36 here) introduced by presenter Tim Franks as follows:
Franks: The overwhelming majority of Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is filled with his unsubstantiated claims about election fraud. But a few hours ago the subject
changed. “Another historic breakthrough,” he announced. “Our two great friends, Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco, have agreed to full diplomatic relations.” Moments before, Mr Trump has