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Circuit will hear arguments in this case that could help decide the future availability of mifepristone, the most commonly used abortion pill in the united states. this after that judge in texas sided with challengers who wanted to block access to the drug. remember, that was last month. here we are again, nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett is here with us. i know youll be monitoring these arguments this afternoon, laura, what exactly is the appeals court considering today? >> tod...

Told two days later that they wouldnt be charged. they got personal apologies by police officers attending their homes to apologise. the force has not exactly apologised, saying only that it regrets that they were unable to attend the demonstration and mark rowley has defended the actions of his officers, describing it as a unique event. so the big questions for this home affairs select committee are going to be around the new law, what guidance comes with that new law, whether the new law is dr...

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- his family did not know what to do with his property. they just wanted to throw everything away. - right. - and then, my grandfather and his colleague came forward to the family. and theyre like, hey, i dont think that-- - [laughs] - --throwing away these things are the wisest choice. - yeah, yeah, yeah. - so they decided to donate the house to make this a museum. every city has their own carnival. and there wasnt a museum to educate people that came to visit. and it was such a magical thing. ...

- borrowing, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. so vejigante is not the mask. its the wearer at the ceremony. - yes. having the horns, being covered from head to toe, not recognizable. and nobody should know who the vejigante is. - the vejigante tradition began in medieval spain and made its way to puerto rico 300 years ago, where communities like ponce made it their own. - masks can be in many different sizes. it can be made with many different colors. it can be made with many different material. here, we...

Shines beyond the rubble of recent disasters. and its easy to see that the people of this city still know how to bring the party. ♪ like many places around the world, puerto rico celebrates carnival. but in ponce, a mischievous character steals the show and the hearts of the community, the vejigante. and the art form of making vejigante masks is so important here, it has its own museum. - i met up with chelimar, a volunteer who teaches visitors about ponces carnival celebration and, of course,...