Texas Border Law, Mississippi Cops Sentenced, Ohio Senate Primary

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🗓️ 20 March 2024

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Migrants in Texas are waking up to a new day of anxiety after a whirlwind of court orders about a controversial immigration enforcement law. Six former Mississippi police officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men are being sentenced this week in federal court. And Ohio Republicans nominate the candidate endorsed by Donald Trump for a race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate.

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0:00.0	The state of Texas wants to arrest people they think are in the United States illegally.
0:07.0	In a manner of hours, courts allowed that law to take effect and then blocked it.
0:12.0	What happens now?
0:12.7	I'm Steve Insky with Michelle Martin,
0:14.8	and this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.3	In Mississippi, two black men were tortured by police officers.
0:25.0	But what is doing, I forgive that part, but only that,
0:28.0	he still did, you know what I'm saying?
0:30.0	What he did and he got his head is going to be punished for it.
0:32.0	Evidence at this week's sentencing hearing shows how what he did and has to be punishment.
0:32.6	Evidence at this week's sentencing hearing shows how the officers covered this up.
0:37.0	And Ohio Republicans picked the candidate endorsed by Donald Trump in a race that could determine
0:41.4	control of the Senate.
0:42.4	If Joe Biden enters Ohio, sure, brother, and a race that could determine control of the Senate.
0:42.6	If Joe Biden enters Ohio,
0:44.4	Sherrod is gonna fly out of here like a scared cat.
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