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VICE News Tonight: Episode 50
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3:07 China is one of the largest producers of fentanyl worldwide. VICE News follows the path of the dangerous drug as it moves to the U.S. and the effort to keep it from reaching the streets. 9:01 Brexit, and non-Brexit country, are on edge. Even pro-Brexit towns like Grimsby (70% Leave), are now clamouring to be an exception to any trade restrictions that might arise from leaving the Union. VICE News met the city’s crucial fish processing community that’s trying to take matters into its own hands. 14:46 Postville has become synonymous with the militarized approach that the government now takes to immigration enforcement. And the effects of the raid are still being felt. 19:26 The Department of Justice lost a fight this week to stop two undocumented teenage girls in detention facilities from having abortions. 22:22 New Orleans residents have been going to Fred Parker, aka Chocolate Santa for almost 40 years. Now 71, with bad knees and traveling via scooter, he's still making stops at local schools and his studio – where lines go down the block. VICE News visits Fred and his fans right before Christmas hits.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- VICE News Tonight
- Mùa
- Mùa 2
- Tập
- Tập 50
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2017-12-21
- Thời lượng
- 25 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 50 là tập 50 trong Season 2 của VICE News Tonight. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2017-12-21. Thời lượng là 25 min.
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3:43 VICE News travels to Puerto Rico to find out why restoring power there has been so difficult after Hurricane Maria.
11:25 President Trump and congressional Republicans took a victory lap at the White House today, after final passage of their tax reform bill gave them their first big legislative win of the Trump era.
14:20 The National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend a whopping $600 apiece on presents for family and friends this Christmas. There’s just one problem: a shortage of trees to put them under. It’s a slow-moving aftershock of the Great Recession, being felt years later in places like Oregon—the heart of Christmas tree country. 17:45 The last remaining porn cinema in Paris is preparing to spin its last reel, before it closes at the end of the year. VICE News profiled its veteran pornographer-in-chief Maurice Laroche as he reflected on how digital smut and gentrification killed a Parisian tradition.
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3:38 VICE News meets with American Marines stationed in Afghanistan as they assess what role they will play in the future of the country. Facing a mounting Taliban threat, the Marines must decide whether or not local forces are ready to handle the security situation on their own. 14:36 McConnell says the Senate will vote on the tax reform bill later this evening. Trump has touted the plan as a Christmas present to the middle class. But many CEOs are dubious that corporate tax reform will raise wages or create jobs.
18:13 On Monday, Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest was finally designated as the country's first Dark Sky Reserve. To get the honor, local homes and businesses had to abide by local ordinances limiting light pollution by changing the bulbs of outdoor lights and aiming them downwards to get a better view of the night sky. 23:23 In this week’s Music Critic, new guest Regina Spektor reviews holiday music in this special edition of Music Critic: Gwen Stefani’s “My Gift is You,” Hanson’s “Finally It’s Christmas,” DMX’s “Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer,” and Sia’s “Puppies are Forever.”
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3:11 - Trump outlines his, ‘America First’ national security strategy.
6:45 - Fed up with political dysfunction, a community group that's been accused of being racist is trying to do the South African government's job. 11:53 - The Trump administration has been trying to block two undocumented teens' access to abortion providers. Judge Tanya Chutkin issued a temporary restraining order effectively tying the government’s hands—but she postponed implementing the order for 24 hours, so that the administration can have time to respond. 14:56 - What it's like to take care of multiple family members at age 15. 20:56 - Country singer Neal McCoy has released a song, "Take a Knee...My Ass," as a direct response to athletes taking a knee at games. VICE News joins McCoy in Vegas, to hear about the song's inception, and how McCoy's version of patriotism has shot him into stardom.
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The GOP is finally able to pass a tax reform bill. All Trump has to do now is convince the country that the new law is as good as he says.
Then VICE News follows Caracas mayoral candidate Erika Farías Pena on the campaign trail, as well as Manuel Melo, a 21-year-old protestor who took the streets to express his disillusionment with the government.
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3:44 In the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, VICE News travels to Gaza to report on whether the policy will unite Palestinian factions.
9:20 In the largest examination of police shootings to date, VICE News spent nine months gathering data from the fifty largest police departments in the country — 4,000 officer-involved shootings in total, one-third of which were fatal. 12:46 Should immigrants facing deportation have guaranteed, publicly-funded access to a lawyer? Earlier this month, an NYC-based non-profit announced a new grant program, the SAFE Cities Network, which supplements public money for deportation defense — with the condition that access is universal. 18:56 YouTube star Jake Paul wants to be social media’s first billionaire. And with 12 million subscribers and more than a hundred million video views a month, he’s probably well on his way. But selling a few thousand more sweatshirts won’t hurt.
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4:06 Doug Jones beat Roy Moore by 20,000 votes on Tuesday night to become Alabama’s next U.S. Senator. But we don’t know much about Doug Jones, because he ran on an intentionally vague message. 7:02 VICE News looks at the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticuts, visiting Nelba Marquez-Greene whose six-year-old daughter Ana was killed in the shooting.
12:56 The FCC released rules that set the groundwork to repeal the 2015 regulation that protects some of the founding principles of the Internet. VICE News looks at what net neutrality is and why this vote matters.
15:23 VICE News investigates James Fields, the man suspected of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville will appear in court for a preliminary hearing.
17:42 Taiwan's recycling programs are some of the most advanced in the world. But the country's political isolation means that no one really knows about it. 21:26 On Taylor Swift's 28th birthday, tickets for her upcoming Reputation Tour went on sale to the public. But she really celebrated last week, with a special presale just for her biggest fans.
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