Tennessee Lawmaker Reinstated, Kentucky Shooting Latest, Biden in Ireland

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

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Just days after being expelled from the Tennessee House by Republicans, state Representative Justin Jones was reinstated at the state Capitol House. A bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky live streamed a shooting spree at his job before being gunned down by police. President Joe Biden is in Ireland for business and pleasure as he revisits his Irish Catholic roots on the anniversary of the Good Friday agreement.

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0:00.0	Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones was reinstated and sworn back in on the
0:07.1	steps of the state capital as his supporters chanted.
0:09.7	Welcome home, welcome home!
0:12.8	Will Republican to expel him welcome him back?
0:14.7	I'm Michelle Martin with Laila Faddle and this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.8	A gunman in Kentucky live streamed his killing spree before he was gunned down by police.
0:26.0	This should not continue to happen.
0:28.3	It does.
0:29.3	This marks the 146th mass shooting just this year.
0:33.0	And President Biden is in Ireland for business and pleasure as he revisits his Irish Catholic
0:38.2	roots.
0:39.2	They always use to kid me because I always quote an Irish poet somewhere before the Senate.
0:43.2	You think I did it because I'm Irish?
0:45.6	That's not the reason.
0:46.6	I did because there's the best poets in the world.
0:48.7	Stay with us.
0:49.7	We'll give you the news.
0:50.7	You need to start your day.
0:59.3	Democratic Representative Justin Jones was sworn back in at the Tennessee Capitol last
1:04.9	night just days after being expelled by Republican members.
1:08.8	The Nashville Metro Council unanimously voted to reinstate Jones at least temporarily.
1:14.2	Voters in District 52 elected Justin Jones to be their voice at the state house and
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