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Some of those countries are gearing up to strengthen their own military alliance. the foreign ministers of finland and sweden are slated to meet with their nato counterparts today. take a look at those. they are the countries and blue. the two countries are eyeing a needle membership, breaking with the decades-long status as neutral. the first war crimes trial of the war is starting in kyiv. it is the first in the long list of leading proceedings against russian soldiers. first up was a 21-year-...

In front of 96,000 fans at wembley on satuday. first up was the challenger whyte, he weighed in at 253 lb, while the wbc heavyweight champion fury weighed in at 26a lb, lighter than he was in his two previous fights against deontay wilder. the staredown also passed without incident. now, french rally driver adrien fourmaux made an unexpected visit into someone�*s garden earlier today. he�*s driving for the m—sport ford team in the croatian round of the world rally championship this weekend...

Week and which ones are having some issues. donny, first up, joe biden. >> and joe, you talked about how that quinnipiac poll is a little bit of an outlier at 33%, but the number underneath it, kornacki talked last week about hispanics at 43%, blacks are 20% in the other direction. the scary numbers, 18 to 24-year-olds, 21% approval rating. and gallup has almost -- >> gallup says, with older americans, hes about the same. younger americans, just bleeding -- >> theyre the ones being hit by inflat...

Is the only one who could beat donald trump in 2024. first up, geoff, what is the strategic reason for this big interview? and then why is he declaring biden as being the only one who can beat trump? whats behind all this? >> i would suspect that they are trying to get out in front of the number of national polls that have shown president biden with declining numbers. there was a gallup poll out this past week that showed him down with young voters, gen x, millennials and gen z, down 20 points s...

Can you imagine? here is the reaction with the story as the truck driver ron hill and a couple stranded for 21 hours on i-95. casey and john, first up, thank you for being with us this morning. i want to start with casey and john on this one. and then ron, i will get to you. but guys, what was the reaction? i mean, it might be kind of normal, i guess if there is a wreck or inclement weather to stay on the highway for a couple of hours. but after four, five, six hour mark, what were you thinking?...

Communications, and hes now back on fleet street as deputy editor—in—chief of the sun. helen lewis, writer at the atlantic, first up, can you just clarify — how normal is it for a journalist to move between journalism and politics like that? well, its enormously common in one direction — moving from journalism into politics — if you think about the fact that, you know, david camerons spokesman was craig oliver. you know, this is not... you know, labour had seumas milne from the guardia...

Helen lewis, writer at the atlantic, first up, can you just clarify how normal is it for a journalist to move between journalism and politics like that? well, its enormously common in one direction, moving from journalism into politics, if you think about the fact that you know, david camerons spokesman was craig oliver. you know, this is not, you know, labour had seamus milne from the guardian. you know, this is not an unusual thing at all. whats slightly more unusual in this case is moving bac...

A former daily mailjournalist who was working as boris johnsons director of communications, and hes now back on fleet street as deputy editor—in—chief of the sun. helen lewis, writer at the atlantic, first up, can you just clarify — how normal is it for a journalist to move between journalism and politics like that? well, its enormously common in one direction — moving from journalism into politics — if you think about the fact that, you know, david camerons spokesman was craig oliver....

Ok, well, radio four is taking a deep dive into all these issues about how to fund the bbc if the licence fee goes. the briefing room with david aaronovitch is on thursday evening at 8pm on radio four, and available via bbc sounds afterwards, for listeners now who want even more on the licence fee. but for us, today, lets zoom out of these discussions for a moment, because within all these newspaper scoops about operation red meat and parties at downing street, there are some pretty difficult qu...

Digital. no more scratch paper, number two pencils, filling in those little bubbles. instead, students will take the shorter test online in their classrooms. and this time, you get a calculator to do the math. thats like a dream for me! here to break down these changes, priscilla rodriguez, vice president of college readiness assessments at the college board. priscilla, i remember, i wish i could say fondly, preparing for months, going to school on a saturday, with my snack in a paper bag, with ...