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In 1994, we can say that the 80% of all of the children and families here are under the poverty line. currently, 80% of them are over the poverty line. the children have not only learned circus but they learn also theatre, dance and music, as well as the life and soft skills. we are there to build their career. then, they are able to come only to the class and also able to have the family and to work. we also are supporting the students and provide lunch to the students who are from really diffi...

The reading rainbow calls a bs on mounting banned books across the country. it is been an absurd priority for those in the united states and a growing conservative party that aims to control what those are learning in schools. texas, and pennsylvania, and florida, are the three biggest culprits when it comes to censoring books, usually with things of race or lgbtq backgrounds. they report that 42% of childrens books has been banned from school districts this year. someone who knows about this is...

Think. — myself a little bit differently to think, actually, she was probably just saying it is important to think about— just saying it is important to think about all— just saying it is important to think about all the people, just not the stellar— about all the people, just not the stellar ones who can do wonders, but actually— stellar ones who can do wonders, but actually making sure that people, all the _ actually making sure that people, all the people from disadvantaged backgrou...

You were saying this is not a political issue, right? its not right versus left. its the right thing to do. and you know some people say athletes shouldnt worry about politics and they should stick to sports instead. why do you think its important that your team speaks out on this issue and that it shouldnt be seen as politics? >> right. i mean these are innocent lives that were talking about, and, you know, there are measures that we can take. and it doesnt need to be political, but there are m...

Believe in. again, we have so many different backgrounds on this team, different beliefs. the diversity is what makes this team strong, and that also includes diversity of beliefs. but this is something that we all felt was applicable and needed to be addressed. >> you guys get to see the world. you get to play in other places. a lot of your teammates play in other countries. do you guys talk about the differences in the u.s. and other places when it comes to gun violence? >> probably not in too...

Amateurs, they dont have black market connections or many friends, if they are trying to get weapons illegally, will give us a chance to stop them. with red flag laws, they are already working in some parts of the country, i would like to see them nationwide. trey: two part question, first part, what law needs to be better enforced. the other lets assume you are the emperor for the day, you an enact any idea not in law right now. >> i like the idea of expanding the red flag laws, i want to pick ...

Got to be where we are honest about these discussions and we challenge discrimination wherever it is coming from. i sense that underlying what you are saying is even a view that there isnt a thing called the muslim community, that in a sense it is a patronising phrase, the idea that so many people have the same views. definitely, the people i find who tend to use that phrase are either the islamists on the far right or politicians for their own political or ideological agenda and i think we have...

So many people from different kinds of backgrounds. >> yes, i think the thing that surprised me the most are numbers. even if i photograph people but i feel like i basically photograph numbers. my photos are a bit graphic. as you were telling in the u.s., there are more guns than people. there are more than 400 million guns and the owners are a bit more than 90 million people. the numbers are telling that these people have a lot more than one. and, my patience is always photographing people at h...

Theories, the great replacement theory that white people are being replaced by people of non white backgrounds. its this incredibly dangerous belief. and particularly republicans believe this is a delivery strategy by democrats. the other disturbing part of that is that i think it is now legitimate to fight back against that with violence. >> right. -- in the report, you note that 41% of republicans, 34% of democrats, 29% of independents believe that, quote, some violence might be necessary to p...

Picture of imperial rome. but its perhaps not that surprising because, of course, imperial rome was an incredible melting pot. as you say, there are large numbers of other skeletons there. does this mean well be able to get dna from some of the others? the geneticist i spoke to about this was very excited about the biological possibilities for what evidence may still lie in pompeii to be studied in the future. and notjust human dna, but also nonhuman dna from the environment. so, there are archa...