Foundation of a hindu temple on the ruins of a mosque. 11 and has woken up to large parts of beirut in wreckage after an explosion tore through the capital the red cross says at least 100 people have been killed more deaths are expected thousands have been wounded rescue workers will been searching for the missing people through the night the explosion happened at the port warehouse near a busy commercial district the government says about 2700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had been stored there for years the blast was felt a 160 kilometers away in cyprus now countries around the world they are offering help so a holder in beirut. Begins our coverage. A massive explosion in the heart of the lebanese capital. Was. The blast essential quavers across beirut shattering windows destroying buildings. And injuring hundreds. The streets were filled with panic and confusion cautiously auto my call was down there it rolled over i think my injuries all because of the loss the last copy up my call was
Community is lending a helping hand. Hello to ntv. News in the studio egor kolyvanov. Israel has regained control of the border areas, the defense army announced, but the situation is far from being resolved. The air raid warning in israeli cities did not stop all last night. The shelling is described as unprecedented in recent years. Thousands of missiles in less than 24 hours. In the morning there were messages about the invasion. Another group of palestinians. Israeli paratroopers are currently conducting the socalled zachistka, as in many other populated areas. Missiles for systems against time are rapidly depleted. Washington has already promised to help with equipment and ammunition. The first batch of aid has been sent. An american Aircraft Carrier strike group also moved into the eastern mediterranean. The media interprets this as a warning for those countries where they are thinking of supporting hamas. And oppose israel. By the way, in the second front there were explosions n
How it travels thousands of kilometers, and our special report on how the gas pipeline connected the two countries became the key to mutually beneficial development. Hello, at ntv news, in the studio egor kalyvanov. The Israeli Military has regained control over all Populated Areas in the south of the country, where Palestinian Militants infiltrated over the weekend and are beginning retaliatory military operations; the goal of the operation is said to be the complete destruction of the hamas group in the gaza strip. From more than half of israels population. Points on the border with the enclave, all residents have already been evacuated, the evacuation is planned to be completed within 24 hours, all this may indicate preparations for the start of a ground operation, in addition , the israeli army has called up 300,000 reservists into its ranks. Here is footage of how the population escorts soldiers to war, this is exactly the wording of war used by the israeli authorities. There are
Nancy caught, for her support of our endeavor here today. Today, we will address a timely topic the participation of historians in courtroom proceedings. Theres no systematic study, but the evidence we have indicates of, for instance, scholarly amicus briefs, where scholars file amicus briefs in court proceedings, has been increasing. Theres a long history of scholarly input into Appellate Court cases stretching back at least to the famous brandeis inef in a Supreme Court case 1908, but for our purposes, our pedigree as historians might be traced back to the brown versus board of education litigation in which the distinguished cptorians helped the in aa casee naacp make the against School Segregation. More recently, 400 historians signed an amicus brief in the case of webster versus reproductive services, the abortion rights case from 1989, tell youanelists will about things that are both older and more recent. In addition, historians testifying at trial has a quite long pedigree. As j
The organization of american historians hosted this 90minute event at their annual meeting in new orleans. Ok. Ok, so, i think we are ready to get started. Sorry for the delay, but welcome to the first Plenary Session of the 2017 annual meeting of the organization of american historians. Our session is called historians in court. It examines the complex roles of historians applying their scholarly skills to courtroom litigation. Thanks, first, to the o. A. H. For organizing this session and, in particular, to the president , nancy cott, for her support of our endeavor here today. Today, we will address a timely topic the participation of historians in courtroom proceedings. Theres no systematic study, but the evidence we have indicates that the use of, for instance, scholarly amicus briefs, where scholars file amicus briefs in court proceedings, has been increasing. Theres a long history of scholarly input into Appellate Court cases stretching back at least to the famous brandeis brief