A new legal battleground in US abortion wars
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 29 June 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
A former White House aide testified that former President Donald Trump tried to commandeer his limousine on January 6, an independent report advises the UK to suspend use of live facial recognition over privacy concerns, and environmentalists are concerned about the impact of global timber trade disruption. Plus, access to mail-order abortion pills is shaping up to be the next legal battleground.
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UK should immediately ban use of live facial recognition, warns report
Ukraine war hits global timber trade and adds to risks for forests
Abortion pills in demand after reversal of Roe vs Wade
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:09.9 | Good morning from the Financial Times, today is Wednesday, June 29, |
| 0:13.7 | and this is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.4 | Access to mail-order abortion pills is a new front in the US leo battle over abortion. |
| 0:24.1 | In the UK there's a new call to ban live facial recognition technology in public areas. |
| 0:30.3 | And the war in Ukraine has roiled another global industry, the timber trade. |
| 0:35.2 | I'm Jess Smith, in from our Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:42.8 | There was a stunning moment in Washington yesterday. |
| 0:45.4 | At US congressional hearings into the January 6th attack on the capital, |
| 0:49.9 | lawmakers heard testimony from a former White House aide. |
| 0:53.3 | She said that former President Trump tried to come and |
| 0:56.1 | dear the presidential limousine in an effort to join rioters who were attacking the capital. |
| 1:01.6 | Secret service stopped him. |
| 1:03.4 | Here's the former aide, Cassidy Hutchinson. |
| 1:05.9 | The President said something to the effect of, |
| 1:08.4 | I'm the effing President, take me up to the Capitol now. |
| 1:12.8 | To which Bobby responded, sir, we have to go back to the West Wing. |
| 1:18.6 | The President reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. |
| 1:24.4 | Mr. Engel grabbed his arm, said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. |
| 1:31.8 | Hutchinson also testified that Trump demanded that his arms supporters be let into his rally |
| 1:37.1 | before marching to the Capitol. The goal of the hearings is to reconstruct what happened |
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