One of the worlds highest infection rates. Of destroying crops and livelihoods swarms of locusts in india and pakistan caused billions of dollars in damage. And in support of the afghan female athletes are being left behind due to a run of bahrain top level football in germany has just presumed that every other women fleet in europe has been cancelled. Its just after 10 am in the u. S. State of minnesota where the death of a black man who was pinned to the ground by a Police Officer a sparked anger not only there but across the country and the states governor has Just Announced that hes fully mobilizing the National Guard for the 1st time in the States History. Im authorizing and talking to general jensen to fully mobilize the minnesota National Guard an action that has never been taken in 164 year history of the minnesota National Guard we will pull in assets as we have been doing and for those minnesotans who are wondering where are the fire trucks where are the police that are out t
Struggle to cope with one of the worlds highest infection rates. To nasa astronauts weather permitting set to launch into orbit in the 1st ever manned space flight by private companies. We begin in the u. S. State of minnesota where the death of a black man in Police Custody has sparked anger not only there but across the country for the 1st time in its history minnesotas governor has announced that hes fully mobilizing the National Guard. Im authorizing and talking to general jensen to fully mobilize the Minnesota National guard an action that has never been taken in 164 year history of the Minnesota National guard we will pull in assets as we have been doing and for those minnesotans who are wondering where are the fire trucks where are the police that are out there the situation was so broad and the tactics were so bent on causing destruction that every Single Person we had mobilized again the largest in state history last evening was engaged in that. Well the Police Officer at the
With the american soldier goes american medicine. Backing him up by his side, with him in his advance. In wartime and in peace, the medical department carries on, fighting disease, healing and rehabilitating the sick and wounded and working to search out disease vectors to prevent, detect and control epidemics. To pursue this mission successfully, the medical department was backed up by a farflung network of laboratories stretching from north to south, from east to west. Clinical, Public Health and Research Laboratories were required everywhere. Diseases new to the army doctor were being encountered, new procedures, methods of treatment and control had to be developed and evaluated. Operation and combat under extreme heat and cold produced problems that were a challenge to the medical department and its laboratories. Behind this vast medical Laboratory Organization which followed the armies to every distant outpost on our fighting front were the Mission Divisions and services of the Su
In the fall of the berlin wall im joined by my guest John Laughlin in paris he is a political scientist and historian in washington we have harold james hes a professor of history and International Affairs at Princeton University as well as author and editor of a number of books including when the wall came down reactions to german unification and in cork we cross to Geoffrey Roberts he is emeritus professor of history at University College cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated let me go to john and paris 1st i mean 30 its been 30 years now believe it or not because i remember it so vividly when it happened a few months before i had been living in poland for a number of years and an avid student of Eastern European communist affairs at the time john 30 years on what is its meaning because i look at cursory reviews of you know that and commenting on it. It is the pe
With robert costa. This is 35 minutes. Governors have taken a lead here where we have needed to. Now is not the time to pull back at all. It is the time to intensify. Good afternoon. Welcome back to Washington Post live. Im bob costa, National Political reporter here at the Washington Post. Joining me this afternoon is Governor Gretchen Whitmer of michigan, a democrat. She was elected in 2018 after a long career in state politics, including serving in the state legislature. She was minority leader of the michigan senate. A few months ago, you may remember, it feels like a long time ago, she delivered the democratic response to President Trumps state of the union. Governor whitmer, welcome. Based on the data and whats happening in your state, are you thinking about extending the stayathome order in michigan beyond may 1 . Gov. Witmer theres no question we have to be slow and methodical and Pay Attention to the data, medical experts and Public Health experts to know we are ready, and the