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there's something wrong with. the cleaners shoshone a shadow industry starts june 18th on t.w. . this is date over the news line from another night of chaos in the us is protesters demand justice for george floyd who was killed in police custody in the city of minneapolis earlier this week the unrest following his death has given rise to a fortnight of demonstrations that have brought cities across the country also coming out marching out to freedom the afghan government releases taliban prisoners
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as part of a peace deal but the future of remains uncertain as fighting rumbles on. and fading the needy hit hard by the coronavirus shut down in mexico city how a social media star is spreading the spirit of giving among his 2000000 instagram follow us. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program a wave of outrage has swept across the united states following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in minneapolis where 46 year old george floyd was killed while being detained by police violence flared for a 4th straight night or far as he's called police and national guard soldiers have been overwhelmed by demonstrators and protesters have taken to the straits of other state. he's leaving
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a trail of destruction in that way. do you believe it i'm sure over the persistence of police killings reaches boiling point it spilled on to the streets of new york where demonstrators scuffled with offices into the night. was in the southern states of georgia protesters in atlanta faced off with police outside the head offices of media companies c n n the clashes prompted this plea from the mayor. this is chaos a protest has purpose you are just pricing our city you are disgracing the life of george lloyd in every other person who has been killed in this country we are better than this. but it's the way that george floyd and many other african-american men have died in police custody that has fueled this public outrage the officer who restrained george floyd has been charged with 3rd degree
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murder. but that isn't enough for these protesters in minneapolis or the victims' relatives 'd god fearing god they want the 3 other officers at the scene to face murder charges to. authorities impose a curfew in minneapolis to try and calm the tensions after days of unrest but protesters along with looters and arsonists defied it. in washington demonstrators rallied outside the white house president trump condemned the violence that has accompanied protests nationwide you know our situation. happened in minneapolis to descend further into a lawless anarchy and chaos and we understand that very well that trump promised to speed up the investigation into george floyd's death but the public is demanding more than just another probe into another death of an african american in police
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custody it's morning for institutional change there. from the almost a damning report to arrant joins me now erin thanks for joining me so this started obviously in minneapolis but this is fast spreading across the country yes it is this is the protests around in georgia floyd's death are actually kind of ignited a fire of anger throughout the united states were seen by one protest crop up in many large urban areas and even to a certain extent around the world i mean last night in berlin i saw a group of protestors actually walking down the street trying to wait raise awareness about the death of george floyd so this is really quickly becoming an international issue it's really definitely hit a nerve sadly this is not the 1st instance of a controversial police killing of unarmed black man black man we've seen it many times before several times even this year has anything in the states really changed well to be honest it's hard to talk about individual police departments united
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states is a massive country but if you're looking at it from kind of a bird's eye perspective it doesn't really seem a lot is changing i mean time and time again we're seeing video come out of young black men losing their lives to police officers and as a result the police action and not really much coming of it and you know this isn't just something that's cropped up with the advent of the camera phone and we've been seeing these type of incidents for decades in the united states i mean think of the 1902 l.a. race riots which were kicked off when 4 police officers were acquitted of beating rodney king and go even further back i mean the some of the lynchings that we saw in the fifty's and sixty's or even moving back to slavery i mean this is a problem the united states has been grappling with 400. in hundreds of years you know i'm a white kid from iowa i'm not going to pretend to actually know what it's like to be black in the united states but it's easy to see how frustrating it can be when a group of people see themselves constantly disadvantaged or actually having their rights taken away and having their life taken away by men in uniform and you know i
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hate to read a quote out on the air but i think i'm going to my the chief of police of my home town police department just released this statement regarding this video and i think it sums it up perfectly he wrote and this is a man with 30 years on the police force a couple of days ago i saw a video that shook me to my core it doesn't require any additional information i don't need to know what other video is out there i don't need to know what prompted the encounter i don't need to know what happened in the moments before the video started i don't need to know the personal history of anyone in the video everything i need to know is there in the video a man george floyd was not treated like a human being lost his life another man recklessly took that life with him parents and difference that 2nd man or uniform what we're seeing here is the frustration and anger of a group of people who see their humanity constantly taken away from them by people wearing uniforms and unfortunately you know the history of united states this is been going on for 400 years yeah well this is obviously more than just i mean
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obviously the police brutality is a massive part of it but it isn't just about placed brutality against black americans i mean communities in the us are suffering black communities are suffering disproportionately so even during at the moment with a crime of ours they've been hit harder than white community so i mean what does a car the economy have to do with this does it play a role oh i definitely mean it has to be if you look at it i mean as i said before i'm a white kid from iowa but that i was automatically means my socio economic outcomes the united states are a lot better than a lot of my black countrymen i mean at the end of the day i have access to better education to better jobs to better housing. market than they do i also don't necessarily have to worry about being the targets of police action as much as they do i mean once it is like i was reading recently there's just kind of shocked me was the fact that the average wealth of a black family is 90 percent lower than a white family and a lot of it has to do with housing that they can't get access to bank loans to
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transport money on to the next generation so of course socio economic conditions are going to play a role with this frustration that's building because at the end of the day people are seeing that if you're born black in the united states you don't have the same abilities you don't have the same advantages as if you're born like i was in a small town in iowa. and tell me thank you very much for the analysis thank you. in afghanistan much to lade pace talks finally looks set to take place despite a resumption of violence following a taliban ceasefire to mark the end of ramadan government officials say a general reduction in violence by the insurgents and an ongoing prisoner exchange have paved the way for the discussions. taliban fighters from a prison in northern afghanistan they were released by the afghan government as part of a prisoner swap with the islamist group this is an important part of the deal between the taliban and the us peace talks of you to follow the outcome is
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uncertain about what i know but what i don't know anything about the situation out here is the 1st time i've been able to breathe fresh air in freedom i have to see what's going on 1st then i'll make a decision about what to do next. whether it's a little. afghanistan a striving for peace but fighting continues regime and after a cease fire last weekend at least 14 soldiers and civilians were killed the e.u. is due to take over mediation of the peace talks but it has certain conditions. future financial and political support will be strong leading to the community parties to the conflict to a minimum for peace process meant they need to achieve them in the last years in particular regard women and children which afghanistan is receiving an aid from the a year to rebuild more than $5000000000.00 euros between 20162020. let's
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take a look now at some other stories making news around the world a controversial new coal plant has gone online in the german town of datta on the opening was accompanied by protests from groups including green pace and fridays for a future they say it comes at a time when germany is already struggling to make its climate targets. and. thousands of people have turned out in the french town of my birds to protest comic iran o's cost cutting plans a manufacturer is set to slash $15000.00 jobs worldwide in a restructuring plan prompted by the coronavirus crisis. well coronavirus pandemic has shut down much of daily life around the world and seriously affected the livelihoods of millions particularly those who rely on the bustle of city life to get by and made empty straits then those in mexico are finding it impossible to put food on the family table now one environmental
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activist is using his social media fame to help feed the hungry. to us and his friends hurry through the aisles of the supermarket. they're on a mission to stockpile vital supplies but not for themselves. we watch this everyone were collecting packets of food to give away today. arturo is one of mexico's best known internet activists famous for giving away food the actions he documents on social media inspired millions. many mexicans live hand to mouth they sell talk owes chewing gum and polish people sous but there's no business because the streets are empty we have to help them put food on the table. stay at home is the rallying cry in mexico normally packed streets are deserted and beggars are left empty handed. for more than half the population it's impossible to
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work from home or even on a reduced schedule no customers means no cereals and no income or tara is here to help roberto here is having no luck selling tacos how long can you hold out financially. it's difficult to be honest we are a family of 5 i don't know how i'll make ends meet it's really hard. roberto gets today's 1st care package arceo doesn't have to look far to find people who need help these vendors are desperate. and haven't earned a single pay so today. is pregnant but she can't stay at home she has to earn money . we have to pay the rent gas electricity. arturo's always ready with his phone his videos are a call to action. if you. will please please help if you can
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things are really bad. help where it's needed thanks to civic solidarity. the government promises aid. is delivering it. and i. even provides masks and gloves for the police. arturo has turned his videos into a challenge he nominates 5 friends to follow his lead then they must challenge another 5. the idea is for us all to inspire each other everyone puts together $12.00 or $100.00 packages whatever they can we are building an army for change. arturo gives out his last package of the day to help. a little while longer.
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in german so by a recorded a one male victory over freiburg on friday to kick off another weekend of the bundesliga the wind moves leave a close and up to 3rd in the table germany international kind harvard scored the only goal goal of the game with a nifty poke past the goalie hubbert's made history as he became the 1st player to score 35 bundesliga goals before the age of 21. and in u.s. sport the national basketball association reportedly wants to restart the season at the end of july this according to the sports news outlet the athletic the n.b.a. is said to have discussed different competition scenarios ranging from a reduced regular season to going directly into the playoffs the league was suspended in mid march to to the pandemic the n.b.a. has not confirmed the report. well he has a wealth of talent but he's not short of cash either that's right tennis star roger
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federer it tops forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes the record 20 time grand slam winner made a whopping 95000000 euros in the last 12 months the majority from endorsements this race becomes the 1st tennis player to top the list he replaces football star lionel messi fellow football as a christiana ronaldo and ny ma and the n.b.a. star le bron james round out the top 5. you're watching the day to be news thanks much. beyond. where all of the stories that. come through in. order every takes. a running back. up your claims
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