Inside War-torn Sudan, Corporate Grocery Profits, Memphis Officers On Trial

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🗓️ 12 September 2024

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NPR gets a rare look inside Sudan where fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces has left millions displaced and struggling for survival. As grocery prices remain high, new data examines whether profits are outpacing rising costs. And the trial of three Memphis police officers begins with disturbing footage of the fatal traffic stop of 29 year-old Tyre Nichols.

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0:00.0	A rare look inside Sudan where a civil war has left cities and ruins and millions on the brink of family.
0:08.8	They forget about us.
0:10.0	It's a forgotten war.
0:11.2	Why is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises getting so little attention?
0:15.2	I'm Leila Faldil.
0:16.3	That's Michelle Martin and this is a first from NPR News.
0:21.3	Tyree Nichols was killed after a violent encounter with Memphis police
0:25.1	officers during a traffic stop last year. Three of those officers are now on
0:28.8	trial accused of violating the 29-year-old black man's civil rights and attempting to cover it up.
0:34.7	Also, grocery prices remain high.
0:36.7	Are big companies behind it or is there something else going on?
0:39.6	We have no other choice.
0:40.9	We have to buy groceries.
0:42.4	They use that just pick advantage and keep
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