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US govt report: Human rights abuses continue in Philippines under Marcos

Extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearances are among the abuses, the U.S. State Department said.

against anything if trump becomes president in this country. again, freedom of expression would certainly be on the table for him if he invokes the insurrection act as he wants to. jonathan, i wanted to turn to trump here in a moment during the hush money trial as we did see the former president in a new light. this is someone who was reportedly falling asleep. somebody who did not have the stamina or the strength if you will to realize the moment he was in. could his image actually take a hit during the next couple of weeks on trial in a way that actually dents him? >> reporter: i think it very much could. i was in the courtroom, and i saw him falling asleep. this is in the reportedly it, but this happened. on more than one occasion, by the way, on monday and then again on thursday and friday. he was nodding off. that's not a good look. it will make it hard for him to call joe biden sleepy joe. that nickname is out the window. think about the contrast. joe biden has with what they

go out to b beyond npr and havee journalism. as a professor talked to my journalism students we have a conversation about what it means to be objective. what it means to be a journalist called balls and strikes and put things in context your audience that is what journalism is about. i think because the polarized nature of our country we, as journalist have been caught in the middle of the sigs and also as commentators been caught in the middle of these two things we have been forced to question the conversation around truth. i'll be remiss if not talking about this and having the conversation this week congress is very likely congress will ban tiktok which is also part of freedom of expression and freedom of speech it's a slippery slope what happens in other countries decide to ban facebook or decide to ban ex whiex-which is and american pros and what do we do? is a question have to ask ourselves how do we have this conversation questioned how do we have free speech in this country? shannon: we are paying for that change in the conversation to bring thank you very much see you next sunday put up next will take you behind the scenes for a look at how efforts of bipartisanship in the nation's

TikTok: US House passes bill to ban TikTok or force sale over national security concerns

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could lead to the banning of TikTok or force its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its holding in the app. The bill is based on concerns raised in 2020 by the Trump administration, including data collection practices, potential Chinese government influence, and censorship concerns. TikTok has argued that its data collection is similar to other social media platforms and that it operates independently of Chinese law.

that is certainly true. but this whole process has thrown an unwelcome spotlight on the government's human rights record with many allegations that it suppresses dissent. the uk authorities have acknowledged that there are some restrictions on the freedom of expression and freedom of assembly here, but what they say is that it is unlikely that migrants relocated here would be treated badly. that was barbara plett usher reporting from the rwandan k carly. let's return to our top story. the head of the israeli military intelligence aharon haliva has resigned, the first senior israeli official to step down over the hamas assault in october. aharon haliva accepted responsibility for security failings which allow the attacks to take place. 1200 people were killed and hundreds more were taken hostage by hamas and allied groups. let's speak to megan sutcliffe from

go out to beyond npr and have te journalism. as a professor talked to my journalism students we have a conversation about what it means to be objective. what it means to be a journalist called balls and strikes and put things in context your audience that is what journalism is about. i think because the polarized nature of our country we, as journalist have been caught in the middle of the sigs and also as commentators been caught in the middle of these two things we have been forced to question the conversation around truth. i'll be remiss if not talking about this and having the conversation this week congress is very likely congress will ban tiktok which is also part of freedom of expression and freedom of speech it's a slippery slope what happens in other countries decide to ban facebook or decide to ban ex ex-which is and american propers and what do we do? is a question have to ask ourselves how do we have this conversation questioned how do we have free speech in this country? shannon: we are paying for that change in the conversation to bring thank you very much see you next sunday put up next will take you behind the scenes for a look at how efforts of bipartisanship in the nation's

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and deals like this are propping up dictatorships and oppression, by the way, and increasing the reasons why people need to flee. there are people need to flee. there are people moving all over the world. i was in south sudan last month and 1000 people were crossing the border every day fleeing the war in sudan. so it's not unusual that people... people are moving. so, the issue here is that they need a safe place, effectively. but... but here is that they need a safe place, effectively. but...— effectively. but... but they can drown in some _ effectively. but... but they can drown in some of— effectively. but... but they can drown in some of these - effectively. but... but they can drown in some of these boats, | effectively. but... but they can i drown in some of these boats, so they are risking their lives? yes. they are risking their lives? yes, of course. _ they are risking their lives? yes, of course, and _ they are risking their lives? yes, of course, and not _ they are risking their lives? yes, of course, and not to _ they are risking their lives? yes, of course, and not to sound - they are risking their lives? is: of course, and not to sound like i am overly promoting but i do actually really ask people to read the book, my fourth time we drowned, it won the 0rwell prize cover the uk's biggest award for political writing, and i don't say that to show off, but one chapter is about rwanda and now i appear to be banned from rwanda and so it seems quite