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Speaker 1 (00:02):
BIA News this hour, I'm Terry McReady coming up. Protests
are spreading nationwide. LA's mayor says communities are paralyzed with
fear over ice raids. A man is arrested by agents
while scrolling through a church parking lot. But first, here's
BIA News now and he.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Our India flight with two hundred and forty two people
on board is crashed shortly after takeoff in the western
city of a Metabot. Aviation expert Paul Edwards says it's
still too soon to say what went wrong.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
It looks like some form of catastrophic failure which made
it lose speaking now, that could be one of the engines.
It could be a whole host of different things.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
The London bound Dreamliner went down near the airport, sparking
a massive fire. Rescue efforts are underway. At eighty years old,
Beatrice Wilson, who is black, has opened her eighth business,
a new nel salon in Atlanta, Georgia. After retiring in
twenty twenty one, the entrepreneur is back with b nails
on Martin Luther King Drive, proving it's never too late
to follow your dreams. City leaders joined her grand opening

(00:55):
and the Indiana Pacers now lead the NBA Finals two
to one after beating the Thunder one sixteen to one
of Game three. Game four is Friday in Indianapolis. Give
bi in Nes Now on demand twenty four to seven
on the iHeartRadio app. Here's Terry McCready.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
Anti ice protests are continuing across the country. In overnight,
curfew remained in place in a one square mile area
of downtown Los Angeles. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott ordering
the state's National Guard to be deployed to cities to
ensure peace and order. Protests have also erupted in cities
such as Denver, New York, Chicago, Saint Louis, Las Vegas,

(01:29):
and Washington, d C. Black Congresswoman Sydney Cume Logger discussing
the task of dispersing crowds and also wide in on
Governor Newsom's handling of the protests.

Speaker 3 (01:40):
I think the governor was spot on. He was talking
about this being a democracy. This is not how you
work with governors, you know. Remember it was the Capitol
police who asked for the National Guard to be deployed
on January sixth, and Donald Trump didn't do so. So
why all of a sudden when he is looking for numbers,
you know, deportation numbers to go up. Is he committing
these kinds of a try?

Speaker 1 (02:00):
And Los Angeles Cumloger Dove, speaking on CNN, she's a
member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Los Angeles' Black Mayor
Karen Bass said, ice raids are terrorizing the community. But
when you raid home depots and workplaces, when you tear
parents and children apart, and when you run armored caravans
through our streets, you're not trying to keep anyone safe.

(02:21):
Bess said, the White House is out of line. Community
members and religious leaders are denouncing an immigration and customs
enforcement rate at a house of worship, alleging federal agents
targeted a Spanish speaking man in the church parking lot.
Reverend Tanya Lopez is senior pastor at Downey Memorial Christian Church,
and since she saw several men in plain clothing with

(02:41):
police badges and bulletproof vests detain the individual, she says
an agent pointed a rifle at her when she tried
to get closer to the vehicle. Reverend Richie Sanchez, a
regional minister from the Pacific Southwest Region Disciples of Christ
says the community will keep up the resistance by continuing
to rise and meet the challenge. He says, after all,
LA is a place where this population is a microcosm

(03:05):
of the United States. Beginning on January first, Oregon Health
Plan patients with certain rare and severe diseases will be
able to access cell and gene therapies. Oregon is one
of thirty five states to apply for a multi year
initiative with the CENTRIS for Medicare and Medicaid Services to
negotiate lower costs for these therapies. They'll begin with sickle

(03:26):
cell disease, which is a painful blood disorder that can
shorten a person's lifespan by twenty years. The majority of
patients are Black, African American or Hispanic. More than half
of people with sickle cell are enrolled in Medicaid. Kenyan
President William Rudeau is condemning the death of thirty one
year old blogger albert Oswong while in police custody. Brudeau

(03:46):
said it is unacceptable. He's calling for a prompt and
transparent investigation. Ajwong was active on x and Facebook. He
was arrested last weekend for posting allegations of corruption against
a senior police officer. Was later detained and transferred to
Nairobi without a court order. The case has sparked national
outrage and mounting concerns over police brutality. Stay informed, stay connected,

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your podcasts. I'm Terry mccreedy for the Black Information Network.