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of the great recession by early 2010, they had passed a major part of the presidents domestic agenda, the affordable care act, obamacare, if you will. bringing health care to tens of millions of americans. the next item on their agenda was another historic piece of legislation. a desperately needed climate bill to address the growing threat posed by global warming. democrats had already coalesced around the bill that was written by two democratic house members, then congressman henry w...

>> >> now after four trials, the final verdict is in. >> im not guilty. i didnt do >> hello and welcome to dateline. cal harris seem to have it all. a beautiful family, a successful business, and a big house on a lake. but all was not as it seemed. it was september 11th, 2001, as the world witnessed the tragedies unfolding in new york, washington, d.c., and pennsylvania. the harris family was struck by heartbreak much closer to home. cals wife michelle had disappeared. here with the ho...

forces in ukraine have have been charged with being mercenaries, according to russian state media. and more than a million people are gathering on the streets of london for pride, as the lgbt plus community marks 50 years since the first march. now on bbc news, from russia with blood. are legal loopholes allowing russian criminals to launder dirty money? jim fitzpatrick follows the cash. money is just like clothes. the dirtier it gets, the more it needs washing. and theres a lot of dir...

experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold — one for the teams teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. its friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water ...

abortion rights still enact a decades old ban? what happens with abortion pills? where can they and cant they be mailed? what about the politics, can a republican congress with a republican president now move to restrict all abortions across the can country? what can democrats do to reverse this, if anything? at least ten states quickly moved to implement laws effectively banning abortions since friday, some happened with trigger laws, another five states expected to enact further laws...

video involving the narco slave trade. >> these children come in in debt to vicious cartels thousands and thousands of dollars. and the teenage boys work for the gangs in every city in america. and the teenage girls experience a hell worse than that. with far too many of them human trafficked into sex slavery. joe biden and kamala harris are responsible for the worst flag of slavery in america since the civil war. >> washington examner editorial board saying this, bidens border of deat...

brooding office for the left at the high court, president biden took a swipe at the justices while in madrid at the nato summit. >> the one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the supreme court of the united states. >> mr. bidens remarks aimed at the government came shortly be before the final two firms were released. pushing back to the definitive state held 6-3 that the epa went beyond its power to practice sweeping plan to curb carbon emissions. justice r...

how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home? did you have a trickyjourney to work? do you support the strikes? wed like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. in other news, a senior ukrainian official says russian forces have almost captured the strategic city of severodonetsk, with ukrainian forces holding on to just one factory. a russian nobel peace laureate auctions his medal for £81; million to rais...

actor ben stiller in ukraine — he told this programme hes worried the world will forget the victims of the war. as you get closer and closer to kyiv, and to the east of the country, you start to see the roadblocks and see the destruction. im an actor, so the first thing i go is, "oh, it looks like a movie." but the scale of it is even bigger, and its real. ryan giggs resigns as wales manager — he steps down ahead of wales�* appearance at the world cup. hes not been in his post fo...

workers and the railway industry are outrageous. london euston station is eerily quiet this morning. some passengers are hoping to make a journey but there is widespread disruption across the rail network. how is the strike affecting you? are you working from home or did you have a trickyjounrey to work? do you support the strikes or not? wed like to hear your thoughts. get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in other news — a senior ukrainian offici...