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My name is Lee Hawkins.

I've been a journalist for over 25 years. On my new podcast, What Happened in Alabama,

I get answers to some of the hardest questions about how things came to be for many black Americans and the truth that must come

before any reconciliation can happen. I investigate my family history, my upbringing

in Minnesota, and my father's painful nightmares about growing up in Alabama.

What happened in Alabama is a new series confronting the cycles of trauma for myself, my family, and for many black Americans.

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I'm David Brancaccio in New York.

First, China's property sector has been in deep trouble for many months, but officials in

Beijing have not seen a systemic threat and have avoided major policy interventions

until today. The Chinese government has a new package of rules to try to prop up

real estate. Problems include major property companies buried under huge amounts of debt and many Chinese families

who put money down on houses that are still not built. The BBC's Mickey Bristow reports

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