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The pentagon is viewing this with increasing concern. the chinese build up in the region, activities surrounding taiwan. the air incursions we saw earlier this month. but intel officials are saying, look, we don't see any evidence that china is preparing a military invasion in the near term. one of the things they're watching out for is the year 2027 as a potential point in which china would actually take that step to invade taiwan because it is the 100th anniversary of the peoples liberation army. it is symbolically important to china's president here. the big picture stepping back, is what t...

Advice on some practical things people are wondering about. jessica, one question is, would you go grocery shopping without a mask if you're vaccinated? >> without a mask, no. i think it's important to wear a mask indoors in public settings. >> dr. el said, would you visit older folks immunocompromised? >> i would but wear a mask and a if possible, do it outdoors and take advantage of the weather. stepping back, one idea, if you have to ask, wear a mask. >> good one, okay. dr. chu, would you take unvaccinated children to an amusement park? >> i would make some modifications from usual. we woul...

Approach. me and the administration are legislating other priorities, chief among them, a massive infrastructure spending bill. a larger sense that negotiation around policing and racial justice can be extremely delicate, push too much and republicans may recoil, sit back too far is and problems may prove elusive. this is the president who served nearly four decades in the united states senate but on this one they are stepping back. >> prioritizing infrastructure which, all, you know, common sense would say both parties want to work on infrastructure, police reform is a much more contentious i...

Salvaging the Sahel About a hundred people were killed across two villages in Western Niger on Saturday 2nd January 2021 by suspected fighters. The twin attack is the most daring this year, an ominous sign for the terror-troubled Sahel region. The Sahel has become a haven for violent non-state armed groups in recent years. Insecurity in the area and its enablers may vary from country to country, but share similarities in the scale and frequency of deaths, displacements and other violence-induced vulnerabilities. In November 2020, dozens of rice farmers had their throats slit by Boko Haram in...