Sumi Somaskanda
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Chief Anchor @BBCWorld . Previously @DWNews ; Words @NewStatesman @TheAtlantic @AJEnglish @ForeignPolicy ; @MedillSchool & @BoschStiftung alumna
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I’m delighted to join
@BBCNews
as a chief presenter. It’s an exciting time to be part of the BBC’s growing world news offering. I’m honoured and humbled to be joining an organisation that's a global beacon of accurate and impartial journalism!
We're very pleased to announce that Sumi Somaskanda
@SumangaliS
is joining BBC News as Chief Presenter on the channel, based in Washington DC. Welcome, Sumi!
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Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants and offered bounties for information on eight political activists living in exile.
@AnnaKwokFY
of
@hkdc_us
is one of those dissidents, and she told
@BBCWorld
about the moment she learned she was on the list.
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✨Some professional news✨I'm honored to have joined the
@dwnews
Washington team as a correspondent. Berlin folks, I'll be back to visit soon and often! And hey US folks🙋🏾♀️ It's great to be home after so long. Send me your story ideas and best Washington eats🙏🏾
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Congrats to my colleagues in London on a terrific start to the new channel!
Day 1 of the new
#BBCNews
channel was a success! Good job everyone!
@BBCBenThompson
@BBCYaldaHakim
@CFraserBBC
@SumangaliS
@LucyHockingsBBC
@AmroliwalaBBC
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Tonight the
@washingtonpost
published an extensive report about the man behind the massive leak of US government documents. We spoke to
@shaneharris
, one of the journalists who broke the story, about what the Post knows about "OG" 👇🏾
More on
@BBCWorld
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Christopher Springate was kind, gracious, witty — a terrific journalist and lovely human being. His passing is heartbreaking for so many
@DeutscheWelle
who worked with him. Took this picture after 4 hrs in the studio covering the 2016 US election together, still laughing somehow
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Chancellor Merkel being honored with the Henry Kissinger Prize in Berlin tonight. John Kerry remarks “how great it is to have a leader who doesn’t tweet”
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You know it’s Nov. 9 in Berlin when the Hoff is everywhere
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*Watch* After Jim Jordan failed to get enough votes to become speaker on Wednesday, he's facing more pressure from some Republicans on aid for Israel and Ukraine. More from
@costareports
👇🏾
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Dr. Geoffrey Hinton is called the "godfather of AI." But
@geoffreyhinton
has now quit his job at Google and is warning about the dangers of the technology. He joined us on
@BBCWorld
to tell us why.
🔗Full interview here:
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Is there still room for dissent in Hong Kong? Its legislature passed new measures that authorities say are necessary for stability, but critics say they will erode civil liberties even further. This is what Exec. Dir. of the Hong Kong Democracy Council
@AnnaKwokFY
told us
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I had the chance to speak to Georgia voters this week about the long lines and what voting means to them, and this answer from ATL entrepreneur and stationery designer Marneia Mitchell was remarkable
#VOTE
#gapol
#Election2020
@dwnews
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At the Vilnius
#NATOSummit
, the UK, US, and G7 countries promised security guarantees for Ukraine. President Zelensky wanted a timeline for full NATO membership. Are those guarantees enough?
@BBCWorld
asked Deputy Pentagon Press Sec.
@sabrinasingh24
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Thanks to House Intel Chairman
@RepMikeTurner
, who sat down with us
@BBCWorld
to discuss TikTok
The American people’s personal data should not end up in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.
I recently spoke with
@SumangaliS
on
@BBCWorld
about the dangers of
#TikTok
.
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On the eve of former President Trump's historic arraignment,
@BBCWorld
spoke to
@costareports
in Miami about concerns over unrest outside the courthouse on Tuesday
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That...is Olaf Scholz's signature?
Ein historisches Dokument - der Vertrag für die erste
#Ampelkoalition
im Bund ist unterschrieben. 7.12.2021
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Republican legislators in Nashville expelled 2 Democratic lawmakers for holding gun reform protests on the House floor in Tennessee, after the mass shooting at The Covenant School. One of the expelled lawmakers,
@brotherjones_
, spoke with us
@BBCWorld
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“It doesn't help us when it's so polarized and you either have to
#StandWithIsrael
or have to
#StandWithPalastine
. Stand with the people on the ground, of both people on the ground.
WATCH:
@omdimbeyachad
, a Jewish-Arab movement for peace, with a message to US lawmakers
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The Berlin Wall fell 28 years ago -- exactly the number of years it stood
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Ready to talk to
@dwnews
bright and early about week one of our election road trip
#GermanyDecides
@NinaHaase
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Congressman
@RepMoulton
is warning about the use of AI on the battlefield and he's pushing for a Geneva Convention for AI.
@BBCWorld
asked him how the US and allies will be able to bring Russia and China to the table to agree on AI restrictions:
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A great first day at
@IMCB22
in the books. Thanks to
@hubertus_heil
and support from 🇨🇦 partners, including
@ratnaomi
, for a day full of fresh insights and dynamic discussions 📸 Hyder Hassan
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Angela Merkel is still running the country in caretaker capacity but she's no longer a member of parliament, so she has to sit in the stands at the first new Bundestag session today
Nach 31 Jahren ist Angela Merkel nicht mehr Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestags und muss auf der Tribüne Platz nehmen. Sie bleibt aber geschäftsführende Kanzlerin.
#Bundestag
#konstituierendeSitzung
@Tagesspiegel
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Had a blast on on
#CogXSpotlight
this morning chatting with
@rcbregman
about his book Humankind and what 2020 has taught us about resilience and kindness. Thanks
@cognition_x
!
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Got the chance to speak to the inspiring Tommie Smith today, 50 years after this salute. His message: the fight goes on
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Remarkable story: Adis Ahmetovic and his family were set to be deported from Germany in 1997, but lawyer Matthias Miersch fought for their right to stay. Now they're both members of the Bundestag for the Social Democrats
Eine tolle Geschichte im neuen
#Bundestag
.
Adis Ahmetovic (damals 4 Jahre alt) und seine Familie sollten 1997 abgeschoben werden. Matthias Miersch hat dies als Anwalt verhindert. Heute sitzen beide gemeinsam für die
@spdbt
im Bundestag.
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It’s a wrap! Terrific discussion about exiled media and journalists in Berlin with
@vieneinpace
@LorenzMaroldt
@candundaradasi
@GemmaPzg
@RamonaPop
. Thanks to
@ReporterOG
and
@SenWiEnBe
for putting it all together and
@herrkloeckner
for the 📸
#rp19
#FreedomBerlin
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After meeting with POTUS Monday afternoon,
@brotherjones_
and
@Justinjpearson
joined us in our
@BBCWorld
studio to discuss their last few weeks, and how they plan to continue fighting for gun control reform
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At the
#dw_gmf
,
@the_ecofeminist
says we have to communicate the urgency of the climate crisis in newsrooms and out to the world
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Five minutes to go til the debate is over, post-game analysis with
@11ers
@wnglucroft
and
@MKuefner
up next
Always wanted to watch the German election debate in English with commentary and everything but could never find it anywhere?
We got you covered 👇🏽
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See Prague behind us? Driving thru Czech Rep and Austria into Germany to ask how welcome refugees are today
@NinaHaase
#GermanyDecides
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The EU has moved one step closer to passing landmark legislation regulating
#AI
. We spoke to
@MarietjeSchaake
about AI's risks vs. benefits, and the new McKinsey study saying generative AI could add $4.4 trillion in value to the global economy:
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"There are rumors that children will be released while their fathers stay inside."
It's an anxious wait for families of hostages to find out if their loved ones are among those to be released. We spoke to one family member,
@Omer_Lubi
, about calls for a permanent ceasefire
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Very excited to welcome
@CaitrionaPerry
(back) to Washington!
JUST ANNOUNCED ➡️The
@BBC
has appointed
@CaitrionaPerry
as chief presenter on the
@BBCNews
channel, joining
@SumangaliS
on the Washington D.C news desk. Welcome, Caitriona!
Read more:
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Thanks to
@karaswisher
for sharing her thoughts with
@dwnews
on Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter
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President Biden was asked Monday about whether progressives in his party are on board with the negotiated debt ceiling agreement. His answer: "I don't know."
@BBCWorld
talked to
@SabrinaSiddiqui
about the White House's efforts to secure the votes the deal needs to pass:
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We are witnessing monumental shifts in 🇩🇪 security and foreign policy
Germany setting up a special fund to rebuild its armed forces. €100 billion investment, including drones and new fighter jets. Defense spending will be raised above 2% of GDP permanently. That is a game changer.
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We took a look at Angela Merkel's climate legacy, including analysis from DW environment reporter
@NiranjanAjit
, Fridays for Future leader
@Luisamneubauer
, and Nigerian climate activist
@the_ecofeminist
Here’s our second long-form
@dwnews
video with
@SumangaliS
ahead of tomorrow’s German
#btw21
election and after thousands marched in Germany -including
@GretaThunberg
- to raise climate awareness.
#Klimastreik
What’s Angela
#Merkel
’s climate legacy? 👇
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We're In Zwickau with
@derGerb
to find out more about Germany's Identitarian Movement
@IBDeutschland
@NinaHaase
#GermanyDecides
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📽We are live from the Bundestag this morning for the swearing-in of Germany’s new chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government! Tune in
@dwnews
live at 8 with
@MKuefner
&
@thorstenbenner
plus interviews w/
@Ricarda_Lang
,
@ria_schroeder
&
@NilsSchmid
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As Sec. Austin heads to Germany for a meeting on Ukraine's long-term defense + security, we spoke with
@AVindman
on what Ukraine needs from its allies, and where the West (Germany in particular) is coming up short
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Jim Acosta on CNN just now: "The president can't hereby claim anything, I can't hereby claim a ham sandwich"
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Great to have
@ChrisMasonBBC
on this side of the pond covering 🇬🇧Prime Minister Sunak's visit in 🇺🇸. We talked about one of the items topping the PM's agenda for his visit in Washington: AI
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"Most children aren't able to dream, aren't able to hope. They don't have hope for the future."
@alex_saieh
of
@SavetheChildren
on the devastating impact of violence on Gaza's children
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🧵Election day is underway in the US! As we’re all waiting for results, catch up on some of the terrific
#Midterms2022
reporting my
@dwnews
colleagues have put together in the last few months:
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"President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child. Just like everyone else in our country, he is responsible for his own actions and his choices," says Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney
#Jan6thHearings
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On
@BBCWorld
, we spoke to
@RepMoulton
about his bipartisan meetings with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California today, and what assurances Taiwan is looking for from the US
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Experts voiced concern in 2018 over the design of the
#Titansubmersible
and warned of potential catastrophic issues. Ret. US Navy captain and sub commander
@ldavidmarquet
told
@BBCWorld
"When you're putting people down 13k ft, the laws of mother nature are going to take over."👇🏾
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So
@mrpeterdahl
is insisting I wear the Princess Leia hairdo on air
@dwnews
today. I declined but give me a really convincing reason to do it and I might
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Just met our colleague from
@bdnews24
joining us for the day in Bonn. Welcome
@Sniloy
!
#GermanyDecides
@NinaHaase
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Thanks to
@EvaMillona
and Ambassador
@emoctezumab
for a rich discussion this morning about naturalization and citizenship, and how the 🇺🇸 and 🇲🇽 work together
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As Germany marks 30 years since the wall fell, a tribute to the people of
#Plauen
who were among the very first to take to the streets in large numbers: 14,000+ on October 7, 1989, the GDR’s 40th anniversary. So many stories here of people (some of whom are family) who protested
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Surely he knows how loaded that phrase is in Germany
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Celebrating 20 years of the fantastic
@zenithdotme
! As
@SawsanChebli
said, a magazine that eschews stereotypes to provide fascinating deep dives into the Middle East and beyond
#20JahreZenith
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Thrilled to produce this with
@Thomas_Sparrow
, and a big shout out to brilliant colleagues
@hannahcleaver2
@ayakibrahim
& Greg Wiser for their support
Germany’s known as Europe’s powerhouse, as a tolerant society that learned from its past. But behind the surface, it also faces key challenges.
Our first long-form election project with
@SumangaliS
: Germany’s hidden cracks —a country at a crossroads
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Ahead of President Biden signing the Respect for Marriage Act, the White House invited Cyndi Lauper to speak at the press briefing. She will be performing on the South Lawn during the ceremony
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We’re in Milwaukee for
@dwnews
covering the 2nd debate between Sen. Ron Johnson (R) and Mandela Barnes (D). The Barnes camp is out in full force, calling for Johnson to be investigated for his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election 🗳️
#Midterms2022
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Week 3: in
#Stuttgart
asking people how ready the German economy is for the future
#GermanyDecides
@NinaHaase
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30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, I got to delve into the big baddie of German reunification — the Treuhand Anstalt. Thanks especially to
@marcboc83
for the many insights into what is a deeply complex aspect of the divisions between East and West today
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"Get him back." As more details emerge about the US soldier detained after he crossed into
#NorthKorea
, veteran and Congressman
@RepMoulton
told
@BBCWorld
that securing the soldier's release is the first priority
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House Intel Chairman
@RepMikeTurner
joined us last night
@BBCWorld
to discuss the leaked Pentagon documents and what they tell us about the state of the war in Ukraine 👇🏾
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Millions of people across three continents are experiencing extreme heat. We asked Prof. Karen McKinnon why it appears extreme events are warming faster than average temperatures 👇🏾
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US secretary of state Blinken traveling to Berlin on Thursday for talks with Chancellor Scholz and FM Baerbock
Exklusiv: US-Außenminister Blinken reist am Donnerstag nach Berlin. Auf dem Programm stehen Gespräche mit Bundeskanzler Scholz und Amtskollegin Baerbock. Quelle: RTL/n-tv.
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Two hours of sleep but still up before the rest of Cologne! Talking to
@dwnews
about Islam in Germany
#GermanyDecides
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The Munich Security Conference calm before the storm! Covering for
@BerlinPolicy
, follow here for updates!
#MSC2018
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A refugee who loves woodworking and a workshop too close to the border: Integration vs. bureaucracy - on our
#GermanyDecides
roadtrip
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"People power movements work."
@BBCWorld
spoke to
@Justinjpearson
after he and
@brotherjones_
won elections for their old seats, after they were expelled by Republican legislators in Tennessee earlier this year.
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Thanks to
@BenjySarlin
for joining us on
@BBCWorld
and updating us on the twists and turns in Democrats' efforts to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary committee
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"We will be very grateful if it's approved on Saturday."
As the House looks set to vote on a Ukraine bill this weekend, 🇺🇦 PM
@Denys_Shmyhal
told us Ukraine will be watching closely to see how the vote goes
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What compromises will President Biden and Speaker McCarthy have to make to strike a deal on raising the
#DebtCeiling
and avoid default?
This is what
@BetseyStevenson
and
@MichaelRStrain
told
@BBCWorld
tonight:
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Vielen Dank
@Lambsdorff
für das spannende und offene Gespräch über die USA und DE/EU mit Joe Biden im Weißen Haus! Und danke
@AmerikaHausNRW
und
@FNFreiheit
für die Einladung
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Who will succeed Angela
#Merkel
? Our special
#btw21
coverage starts in just about 30 minutes, join us on
@dwnews
📺
How much do Germans want change? What does "change" mean? How much do Germans want another Merkel? And does that help or hurt her CDU/CSU bloc?
Some of the questions
@dwnews
digs into tonight w/
@SumangaliS
,
@rbsw
and
@dw_politics
' correspondents for live
#btw21
coverage 📺👇
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This would be considered a form of torture in Germany
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I can only second what Jack said
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Covering the
#MarchForOurLives
rally in DC yesterday, we asked a kindergarten teacher about arming teachers in classrooms:
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This reminds me of my family bringing their curries wherever they travel, sometimes in the form of curry sandwiches. Yes, they're delicious
Brilliant. Half of S. Koreans traveling abroad will bring gochujang, kimchi, ramen and other local foods with them.
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#Merkel
on
@AnneWillTalk
fielding questions on Trump, G7, Russia, etc. Called the Trump tweet storm sobering (which is strong language for her, she pointed out) and renewed need to strengthen EU’s position. Interesting that she added the importance of EU-India ties
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After the
#SCOTUS
ruling striking down affirmative action,
@RepKenBuck
told
@BBCWorld
he welcomed the ruling and pointed to the "ills of the secondary education system" as being at fault for creating racial inequalities
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Early voting kicking off in Georgia, and at State Farm Arena this line stretches down the entire block. Voters told me they experienced some technical difficulties inside but they were able to cast ballots. It’s a holiday, so big turnout is expected
#VOTE
#Election2020
@dwnews
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After Myanmar’s junta confirmed it carried out an airstrike killing as many as 100 people, we spoke with
@RapporteurUn
about the difficulty of accessing independent information from the country
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President Biden says the Respect for Marriage Act is a first step but the fight for equality continues, amid ongoing threats of violence and hate towards the LGTBQI+ community
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Our unparalleled ed-in-chief. Brilliant and visionary, kind and warm, unfailingly funny. We miss you Sylke
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Nigel Farage tells the crowd at
#CPAC
that they are the “foot soldiers” in the battle to save Western civilization
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📺We've got a terrific panel joining us for our coverage starting at the top of the hour on
@BBCWorld
! Including our very own
@helenachumphrey
live from Miami
.
@SumangaliS
@RinaShah
@BradMossEsq
@CharlesCoughlin
and I will provide analysis of
#TrumpArraignment
today and his speech tonight on
@BBCWorld
. Please join us at 8 PM in Washington and 1 AM in London.
#BBC
#TrumpIndictment
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Now in DC: People starting to gather at BLM plaza in front of the White House where the group ShutDownDC will be kicking off an election night event in about an hour. There’ll be a Jumbotron streaming results and dance troupes
#ElectionDay2020
@dwnews
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Know the story of the Town Musicians of Bremen? A fairytale about squatters and justice - relevant to our topic this week!
#GermanyDecides
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Arrived in Schwerin for
@dwnews
and see both the
#AfD
and ultra-right NPD well represented
#btw17
#GermanyDecides
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I had the opportunity to sit down with Nobel Peace laureate
@mariaressa
to talk about her action plan to fight disinformation, and why she has shifted her focus to Big Tech 👇🏾
🔗Full interview with
@BBCWorld
here:
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