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people as the central players -- >> shush, dont tell them. >> well, cats out of the bag. >> its happening. >> i think it happened today. >> thank you for the book plug, as well. thank you my friend. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. the year was 1990. republican incumbent north carolina senator jesse helms was pulling behind his black democratic challenger, a man named harvey gantt. it was a surprisingly competitive election. so helms cold in the political consultants, wh...

three facts why climate change is not man—made. and paul goes for the ride of his life. you know, theres more to light than meets the eye, and i mean that literally. although it gives us all of the beautiful colours of the rainbow, we can only see a small fraction of the light thats all around us. we cant see infrared, but we can feel it as heat. ultraviolet is invisible but our skin knows if we have too much of it. and then there are x—rays and gamma rays and microwaves, but its r...

position in his government of minister of racial equality, did you have to think hard before accepting it? well, yes, because its a position where we have to attend 58% of the population and we have a majority of black population in brazil. but even though we have that number, we have a lot of emergencies and problems and issues that we need to take care very carefully. even though i voted for lula since my first election, i was very happy but, at the same time, i had a conversation wi...

and it is a monster. inside, its an entertainment venue. outside, its the worlds largest video screen, covered in 1.2 million leds. and its become an instant landmark and a huge talking point since it opened last year. in a few moments, well find out what its like to live in a city thats dominated by this giant, glowing ball. but first, alasdair keanes been taking a look at how graphics are bringing it to life. our senses are constantly being bombarded by the sights and sounds around u...

at issue, a colorado business seeking permission not to work for same-sex wedding couples, only this time it wasnt the baker. that case was decided in 2018 when jack phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. back then the court narrowly decided for the baker but didnt determine whether a business owners speech writes can justify refusing service to gay couples. well, five miles from the colorado baker is a graphic artist named lorie smith who will join me momentarily. s...

ronson chan is one of the most well—known journalists in hong kong. hes a fierce defender ofjournalists rights. yells. the bbc has been following his life since the early days of the national security law. in december 2021, stand news, one of hong kongs last independent media outlets, was raided by the national security police. senior editors were arrested and detained. the charge — publishing seditious material. ronson worked there as an editor. on that morning, national security ...

the way. we its more about how we rocket up on the wa . ~ , ., , its more about how we rocket up on thewa. ,., ,, ., ., the way. we showed up short today, but i think a — the way. we showed up short today, but i think a really _ but i think a really positive morning _ but i think a really positive morning for us to pull them out and have a _ morning for us to pull them out and have a bit of— morning for us to pull them out and have a bit of a lead. i capitalise on that— have a bi...

and now we have got launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. launches a new app called threads. and now we have got the sport. the roof is closed on the show court at wimbledon meaning that we have had some action. the defending womens champion is through but she has not had it all her own way. she champion is through but she has not had it all her own way.— had it all her own way. she survived a scar...

story first and the ruling there because that will cause a huge amount of upset in many quarters across america.— amount of upset in many quarters across america. weve had reaction from president _ across america. weve had reaction from president joe _ across america. weve had reaction from president joe biden _ across america. weve had reaction from president joe biden was - from presidentjoe biden was expressing his disappointment that this is happened and his fears this could lead...

that follows the police killing of a teenager on tuesday. 16,000 police have again been deployed, but there have been fewer incidents nationwide than on previous nights. president macron said he supported the security forces but was also looking in detail at the events that led to the death of nahel. he was scheduled to meet with german chancellor olaf scholz today but cancelled his trip on saturday. joining me now is tomasz michalski, associate professor of economics at the hec busine...