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Archives. Visit booktv. Org for a complete schedule. And we now kick off with Professor William darity and Kirsten Mullin with their thoughts on reparations for africanamericans. Good afternoon, im director of the hutchens center on fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution. We gather here this afternoon virtually because of the covid plague to talk about reparations for africanamericans for the descendants of slaves. We planned this event before covid19 and, of course, william dar...

Burning. That doesnt even cross your mind. Some escaping into the ocean as officials warn visitors to stay away. The scramble to treat burn victims and the desperate search for survivors amid the devastation. Plus, the lizzo lawsuit. The bombshell allegations by three former backup dancers. This is an artist that i looked up to. I was in shock. Accusing the grammy winner of sexual and racial harassment, a hostile work environment, even threatening assault. She attempted to come at me with her fi...

Unpunished. The Bbc World Service Latin America regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports. Mr villavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. He was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. He was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. He was running on an Anti Corruption and Pro Environmental campaig...

Video showing the widespread destruction on the island of maui after a fast moving wildfire tore right through the Historic Town of lahaina. At least six people are dead and hundreds of homes and other buildings destroyed. We have two cars, two suitcases, and our lives. So thats devastation and heartbreak after a firestorm destroys communities, homes and businesses. Good evening, everyone. Im mike mibach and im Heather Holmes local and federal officials now assessing the damage. One pilot says h...

And the soil is waterlogged. One farmer in wiltshire says the losses are heart breaking. Our reporter liz beacon has the story. So this is our wheat thats been damaged by the wind and the rain, as you can see. For a farmer, august should be one of the busiest times of year, harvesting crops. This year, the Unrelenting Rain has put paid to that and everythings ground to a halt. Its pretty depressing and its pretty heartbreaking because weve gone to lot of effort to grow this wheat and, of course,...

Minute holiday somewhere hot im in cheshire, where there is a beautiful sunrise this morning. Bookings at campsites like this are down because of that bad weather. We will be hanging out with people who have braved the weather and are staying here No Matter What, and my goodness they are looking for some goodness they are looking for some good news from carol. find goodness they are looking for some good news from carol. Good news from carol. And we are lookin at good news from carol. And we ar...

President guillermo lasso. Mr lasso vowed that this crime will not go unpunished. He called for an an urgent meeting of his top officials to address the killing. The countrys attorney general� s office said on social media that the suspect in the attack had died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police. Ecuador� s election is scheduled to take place on august 20th. Well have more on this story as it develops. Wildfires are raging across the us state of hawaii. Officials there say th...

Limiting investment by American Companies in the chinese tech sector because of Serious National Security risks. It would require us firms to disclose investments in sensitive areas such as Artificial Intelligence and ban some investment altogether. Beijing has reacted angrily saying it is gravely concerned about the order. A spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in washington says the curbs seriously undermine the interests of chinese and American Companies and investors. Republicans have said t...

We start in hawaii, and apocalyptic scenes as wildfires sweep across the islands. At least 36 people are known to have died and others are still unaccounted for. Large parts of the Tourist Town Of Lahaina on the island of maui have been burned to the ground. This is what it looked like overnight when flames spread rapidly, forcing some people tojump into the sea to escape. Multiple areas have been burnt to the ground and the western side of the island is almost cut off. Officials say, the Hospit...

Maui pleading to be let off their plane before takeoff. Gio benitez on the island with late details just coming in. And rob marciano on the rare wind event fueling the flames. A deadly fbi raid in utah, just hours before President Biden is set to arrive in the state. A suspect accused of making threats against the president killed as federal agents tried to serve an arrest warrant. The suspect also accused of threatening other high profile officials, including Vice President harris and Manhattan...