buffering the outside world from the technical decisions these guys had to make. part, peoplein like kraft had the same experiences you had, wouldn t you say as a formal as a former flight director he knew? washristopher columbus entirely appropriate for this guy. pioneer in mission control. he launched each one of the mercury missions. but he was the mentor, teacher and tutor for this young generation who became known as mission controllers. he set the mold for everything that would be done thereafter and in particular, he set the and for the flight director the flight director being able to take any action necessary for crew safety and mission success. he had done that in the beauty of the thing was even though he physically had left the console, wase he knew his job now to give them the confidence to make the technical decisions and he was going to broker whatever political fallout might occur. a spectacular man. he was the interface between the top level and politic
hello, welcome to the programme. the brexit trade talks are continuing beyond sunday s deadline, after the uk and the eu agreed their negotiators should keep talking. major issues are still unresolved, but after a telephone call, borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen they said they would go the extra mile . the british prime minister has repeated that a no deal scenario was most likely, but that the two sides would be as creative as possible. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. are there still barriers in the way of a trade deal with brussels? today the latest deadline was discarded. but the prime minister says some distance still remains between the two sides. as things stand, i m afraid we re still very far apart on some key things. but where there s life, there s hope. we are going to keep talking to see what we can do. the uk certainly won t be walking away from the talks. and the eu commission president said both sides will make a last gasp effort to reac
welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in any society, the voices that are listened to, the stories that are shared say much about who is deemed to belong, who is excluded. on that basis, britain is changing. cultural power and influence may still disproportionately sit with those of us who are white and male but the achievements of my guest today, author bernardine evaristo, point to a changing landscape. she is the first black woman to win the prestigious booker fiction prize. awards are gratifying symbols, but how deep does the cultural change go? bernardine evaristo, welcome to talk. welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. good to be here. well, we re delighted to have you. i think it is fair to say that over the past year and more, this novel of yours, girl, woman, other has been a fantastic success, a bestseller, ithink, for a long time, you saw yourself as a cultural outsider. because of this, do you now feel yourself to be something of an insider? actually, i thin
Among the new bills signed into law Thursday by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is a bill called "Lochlin's Law," which creates mandates for sepsis care in hospitals.
It would change their relationships with doctors.
Annapolis, Md (KM) A bill passed by the 2024 Maryland General Assembly which changes the relationship between physician assistants and doctors is expected to go into effect later this year. Jennifer Grover, the Legislative Director for the Maryl