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How negligence killed scores in Beirut

Post Reports

The Washington Post

Daily News, Politics, News

4.45.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Today on Post Reports, Sarah Dadouch brings us on the ground in Beirut, and Liz Sly reports on how the massive explosion there has thrown the city into deeper crisis. Columnist Jerry Brewer ruminates on how sports won’t be sports in the time of covid-19. And a Black doctor on how his scrubs are a form of armor.

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Hi there, is the Mayor of the Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.

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0:26.8

Hi, please, John and John.

0:28.7

This is Post Reports.

0:30.1

I'm Nicole Ellis in from our team powers.

0:34.6

It's Thursday, August 6th.

0:39.4

Today, how negligence killed scores of people in Bayroom.

0:42.4

The weirdness of sports right now and why a black doctor is wearing scrubs everywhere.

0:52.5

I'm standing at my window that's no longer there.

0:56.0

There's pieces of woods and nails sticking out of everywhere.

1:01.6

There's a small stream of cold air coming out of the air conditioner.

1:06.4

That was part of which was blown right off the wall.

1:12.5

My apartment was a f***ing house.

1:15.0

I'm just babbling, you know.

1:16.5

I'm really sorry to have that one in my arms.

1:18.0

I'm making my arms, they get me.

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