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Any warhol work. these, like hundreds of other pieces, were bought in the 1960s, by irans empress, who posed for warhol herself. after the iranian revolution in 1979, these artworks remained locked away from sight in the museums storage. the empress�* collection is one of the largest in the world, it counts 3,500 masterpieces and has been valued at over three billion euros. the museums curators think its time to start sharing their treasure with the public. people are much more up—to—date ...

Barriers of privilege or power. one of the great gifts of the spirit of independence -- think about this. one of the great gifts is our capacity to see ourselves whole and see ourselves honestly. what weve gotten right, what weve gotten wrong, it is a measure of the greatness of america. and we are a great nation. we dont seek to bury the wrongs. we face it. we work to make it right. you know, history tells us that when we stand together, when we unite in common cause, when we see ourselves not ...

>> now health experts have emphasized that vaccinations are a life-saving necessity in the fight against covid. but many barriers exist for those who have been forcefully displaced from their homes. theyre monitoring vaccine access for these vulnerable populations and says moore must be done to try and get them inoculated. they fled persecution around the world. now they face a new threat. as countries scramble to get their countries vaccinated, the u.n. is calling on countries to include refu...

Going through the normal process of applying for a visa. we bring in 1 million people a year into our country but the priorities that have been given by this administration, to prioritize those that are willing to break the law and break down the barriers, its just untenable and mr. attorney general, appreciate your work on this and thank you for joining us on this important day, independence day here in this country. best to you and your family. >> thanks. jason: all right. arizona attorney gen...

Black. you talk about to create more equity here and inclusion. how do decisions like this keep more people from participating? >> decisions like that put forth by -- before the recent statements speaks to an issue. we dont know i were hoping that thats not the case, the national governing bodies intention is not to preclude certain communities from engaging in aquatic. but that said, there are institutional inequalities that already do exist and there are further amplified in the figures that y...

What does it say about the olympics that the first black woman on the team wont be able to wear a cap to accommodate her here? >> its a bit of a tricky situation right here. we absolutely are celebrating allisons victory. alice is also a other member of the black swimming association. what were trying to say as a community is hear our voice. if we want the sport to be more inclusive than we have to work understanding some of the barriers that preclude our community, people of color especially, w...

Over the national mall. lets go do white house. mike, tell me about the significance here of those barriers being removed and whats planned there today. >> reporter: it was quite a shock as i just walked up to the white house myself. we were talking ant the ways in which restrictions around our lives have been lifted because of health concerns. the security barriers north of the white house have been much more about security concerns especially given the protests we sawst throughout the cities l...

About the west than west — about iran. andy warhol broke down barriers in the art world. the curators hope his work could do the same with some of the barriers between iran and the west. sara monetta, bbc news. quite a collection. you are watching bbc news.

Smart aleck. his response was priceless. >> the man called the lion of the senate, ted kennedy of massachusetts. >> senator ted kennedy, a member of one of americas most powerful and captivating political families, dies after a year-long battle with brain cancer. >> dead tonight. >> when ted kennedy died, you knew it would be one of those moments that united official washington in mourning. this was someone most people would agree was one of the greatest legislators who ever lived. >> he was a p...

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