so what thomson is that we should understand southern convict leasing practices post-civil war as as as as an adjustment on the pre-civil war practices that originated at auburn. so you could you could she was for her for four for thomson the similarities are much more significant than the differences and there are important differences. southern post-civil war convict leasing is not primary early in factory based manufacturing, for example. so there are really important differences. but thomson's argument is that the similarities in the continuities are more important than the similar than the differences. and i agree with that and what i would also add is that the lines of influence are explicit and direct the post-civil war south was adapting process is that were innovated in the north and i'll go backwards just a moment to say there are these really wonderful books about convict leasing in the post-civil war south and they have produced so much knowledge that is so important and they have told the story of post-civil war convict leasing so vividly that it has had these excellent

you can see the full interview on this week's talking business weekly with ben thomson.coon will be charged in the coming hours in relation to a corruption scandal that has gripped singapore. ong beng seng based in the citystate is linked to the cabinet minister who was on thursday sentenced to 12 months in jail. thursday sentenced to 12 months injail. he is widely known thursday sentenced to 12 months in jail. he is widely known for bringing formula i racing to singapore, he owns the rights to the annual event known as the singapore grand prix. to india x where the government launched a highly publicised internship scheme to provide youth with relevantjob experience and skill sectors, the project aims to provide internship opportunities to 10 million units over the next five years. that's get more details on this would bbc�*s india business correspondent. can the scheme address and employment concerns among india's youth? —— unemployment concerns. well, that is the big game in this ambitious project because unemployment among the youth has become a huge concern and a hu

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williams, twins just 6 weeks old, died alongside their mother, kobe, hunkered in their trailer in thomson, georgia. and david, a bit of good news late today. buncombe county officials now giving an update on the missing, saying 75 people remain unaccounted for tonight. that is down from just about 200. vice president kamala harris set to visit western north carolina tomorrow. david? >> david: really moving and important work from you, morgan, and the team there in north carolina all week, thank you. by the way, we'll get to what dolly parton has done in the storm zone in just a bit here, it is incredible. >>> as millions try to recover, we are watching another new system in the gulf tonight. a developing storm set to hammer florida with nearly a foot of rain. let's get right to chief meteorologist cecily tynan from our philadelphia station wpvi back with us tonight. cecily, good to have you. >> good evening, david. all eyes are on disturbance in the gulf that now has a medium chance of becoming our next named tropical storm. even if it doesn't get a name, this system is going to bring flo

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