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and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don't have a...

oh, that's right. despite those who say, "go back to your own country," puerto rico is part of the u.s. it's not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the isl...

the ceasefire has been repeatedly violated in sudan and the army says it is launching a large—scale attack on the capital khartoum in an effort to capture areas held by the rival rapid support forces. nearly two weeks have survived —— fighting has left many dead. flights bringing out uk nationals and residents will continue until everyone who has registered by this morning has been rescued with a foreign office saying it has so far got more than 1800 people out. there have been chaotic scenes in port sudan in the east as people try to escape, and about thousands have arrived in...

is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. welcome to bbc news. at least four people have been killed in a shooting at a teenage birthday party in the american state of alabama. it happened in the town of dadeville. at least 20 people were shot and wounded — most of them teenagers. at this stage, there is no official confirmation about what led to the shooting, but there seems to have been some sort of altercation that then escalated. the us presidentjoe biden has been briefed on the shooting. there have been over 100 and a0...

and with more than 16,000 people taking part, it's expected to be the largest ever. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for talking movies: the changing face of hollywood. 10 seconds... people were genuinely excited about the movies and about movie stars. on oscar night, it was a big deal. it was huge. everybody went to the movies and everyone cared. that is no longer true. people are very comfortable now being outspoken - about the sexism, _ the inequality that women have suffered through for decades. tonight, we frigging broke that glass ceiling! cheering and applause. hello fr...