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land that women have farmed for centuries in bangladesh. along the coastline is riverbeds of rural bangladesh, thousands of fields where rice was once grown have been converted into intensive shrimp farms, catering to a multibillion—dollar global industry. since the explosion of the industry in the 19805 when the worlds appetite for this luxury food grew, there have been increasing allegations of violence and land grabbing by criminal gangs. ive come to bangladesh to hear first—han...

this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening there is significant movement to report tonight in the effort to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan, both separately imprisoned in russia. late today, secretary of state antony blinken acknowledging there was a substantial proposal on the table to facilitate their release. griner, the wnba star detained since february, who has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil whelan, a...

president and his fellow democrats first laid out nearly 16 months ago. >> look, this bill is far from perfect. its a compromise. but its often how progress is made, by compromises. and the fact is that my message to congress is this -- this is the strongest bill you can pass to lower inflation, cut the deficit, reduce health care cost, tackle the climate crisis and promote energy security, all the time reducing the burdens facing working class and middle-class families. so pass it. pa...

2020 election results and did not want trump to go to the capitol after his incendiary speech on january 6th. but hudson also told the public this baloney had the year of mark meadows that day and wanted him to convince the former president to stop the insurrectionists. now, as the january six committee gears up for more hearings this month, the panel says its prepared to investigate efforts to intimidate witnesses. we now know that, before testify, hutchison was urged by a text messag...

call inflation reduction act will not only lower cost for consumers but will not raise taxes on the middle class. republicans argue it will not help you alleviate inflation and it will take money out of peoples pockets and hurt americans across a number of key sectors. chief congressional correspondent chad pergram is live on capitol hill and he has the latest for us. >> good evening, the senate waited all day but the past hour the senate got a text, the bill is 755 pages in length, de...

at londons hyde park delighted. hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has promised the federal government will act to protect womens rights if us states seek to prevent them travelling to get an abortion. speaking at a virtual meeting with democratic state governors, mr biden said he believed some states would attempt to arrest women who crossed state lines for abortion access. he warned only democratic victories in the mid—term elections...

for falsely claiming it was a hoax. now on bbc news, the art of cutting carbon. environment analyst roger harrabin reports on the endeavours of british artists working to highlight the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the big industries around us. the power of invention will protect us from climate catastrophe, say the optimists. smart technologies will reduce the clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the industries that make the materials surrounding us. at least, thats the hope....

carrying on his climate agenda, despite the supreme court ruling that curbs the powers of the environmental protection agency. and were live from the weather center on what could be a rocky start for travelers this fourth of july holiday weekend aloss the u.s. we begin in ukraine, where a weapon is starting to gain action on the battlefield. ukraine has used the rocket launchers to take out russian command posts and other targets. four of those systems are in ukraine with four more...

finger, like my childhood friend we had to call mittens. yeah. in case you scoff at the idea that the media works from the same script, the same playbook, same oxygen deprived brain, you need to see thursdays "l.a. times" piece on how late-night selected comedians covered the hearings. the same unison response. or should i say unisom. since they were dull enough to put a method into a coma. >> we are coming to just hours after the january 6, and he shocked with a hearing i can only be ...

report from florida for you. another state where the right to choose is hanging in the balance. we will have that for you in just a moment. but first, some new reporting from the new york times says, donald trump may be planning to announce a 2024 run for the white house, sooner than expected. this amid a series of damaging revelations stemming from the january 6th committees public hearings. and overnight, the biden administration proposing as many as ten oil and gas lease sales off t...