The Business News now with samantha simmonds. We begin in the us and the Strike Action affecting the auto industry. Because us President Joe Biden is today expected to join workers on the picket line in michigan. The industrial unrest has highlighted a clash between the president s support for unions and his push for clean energy. 0ur north America Business reporter, erin delmore, joins me. Good to see you. Joe biden s visit comes a day before donald trump is due to visit the picket line. Is it more about politics or the issue at hand for the president question both candidates are vying for a crucial block of voters in the 2024 election, and even though it is more than a year away they are focused firmly on it. Michigan is a critical swing state, a must win for biden and donald trump, as you saw when he won in 2016. President biden took the state in 2020. They are peeling to the workers and try to show solidarity. President biden is standing with Union President s and shoulder to shoul
of abuse. and it also says we know thatjeffrey epstein trafficked countless girls. so this is a couple things, is saying this happened, i accept that this happened, jeffrey epstein did this and i was associated with him. it then goes on to say prince andrew regrets his association with jeffrey to say prince andrew regrets his association withjeffrey epstein. it is not an admission of guilt but it is not an admission of guilt but it is not an admission of guilt but it is not something i would expect to see in an out of court is not something i would expect to see this. out of court is not something i would expect to see this. it it of court is not something i would expect to see this. it is of court is not something i would expect to see this. it is somewhere in like this. it is somewhere in between, i think. and in some ways you can see that that wording, because virginia giuffre had always said it s about accountability for her. there is some degree of account of nullity and the settl
promise of a substantial donation to virginia giuffre s charity in support of victims rights. a statement filed to the civil court in new york says, prince andrew has never intended to malign the character of ms giuffre and accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks. it is known thatjeffrey epstein traffic to countless young girls over many years. prince andrew regrets his association withjeffrey epstein and commends the bravery of ms giuffre and other survivors in standing upfor ms giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others. the statement today contrasts sharply with andrew s newsnight interview when he expressed no sympathy for the victims ofjeffrey epstein and said he had no regrets about his friendship with him. do he had no regrets about his friendship with him.- he had no regrets about his friendship with him. do you regret the friendship? friendship with him. do you regret the friendsh