今日の英語ニュース☆2023.11.05☆時事英語・ニュース英語を極める
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[00:00] Introduction
[01:50] Calls for immediate cease-fire rejected as Israeli troops advance on Gaza City
As Israel’s military says it’s closing in on Gaza City, ground zero in its war to crush Hamas, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken met with officials in the Middle East to try to ease Palestinian civilians’ suffering. UN officials warn of starvation in Gaza, while protests in Washington, D.C. and other capitals around the world called for an immediate cease-fire. Leila Molana-Allen reports.
《イスラエルとハマスの戦い２９日目; 現地リポート; 》
[05:04] News Wrap
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the European Union.
《ネパール地震; Nepal earthquake; 》
[06:10]★今日のおすすめ★ How states are using legislative privilege to drag out redistricting lawsuits
In 2021, each state redrew its congressional district lines to reflect the 2020 census results. Two years later, the maps in many states are the subjects of lawsuits alleging that they dilute Black and Latino votes. A ProPublica investigation shows how some state legislatures are trying to shield the data used to draw those maps. ProPublica reporter Marilyn Thompson joins John Yang to discuss.
《共和党主導州で人種的少数派の票を薄める選挙区割り; それに対抗する裁判で必要なデータの開示を拒否する共和党主導州議会; 長引く裁判で是正されないまま; データ開示拒否の根拠として使われるlegislative privilegeとは何か; 立法府特権; 》
[07:57] >>And a source, along the way, told me you need to look at the issue of legislative privilege and the use of privilege to try to block the public from knowing what's going on in the redistricting.
>> What is legislative privilege?
>>[* legislative privilegeとは何かを説明している部分 ] Legislative privilege is a very old concept. It's embedded in the U.S. Constitution and in the Constitution of many states that basically holds that the legislatures work needs to be private in order to allow them to do the business of the public, and that only in exceptional circumstances will the legislature have to reveal what it does. Redistricting is interesting because it's one of those circumstances in which the plaintiffs, largely minority groups, have to prove that there was deliberate legislative intent to draw a line a certain way. Therefore, in order to prove intent, you got to see the evidence. And without the evidence, you got nothin.
[09:59] It appears to be a very coordinated legal strategy. We did not pinpoint one specific person who's promoting it, but we certainly were able to see that the National Republican Redistricting Trust, which has been advising Republican states around the country on their redistricting battles. They played a major role in laying the groundwork for potential lawsuits and what to do.
[* The National Republican Redistricting Trust (NRRT) is an American organization founded to strengthen the Republican Party's influence in the 2020 redistricting cycle. It was launched in 2017 in response to the formation of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Republican_Redistricting_Trust ]
[13:07] The role of cryptocurrency in financing terrorist organizations
Shortly after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a virtual currency exchange in Gaza that it said had facilitated transactions for Hamas using decentralized digital currencies. Former federal prosecutor Ari Redbord joins Ali Rogin to discuss how terrorist groups are using cryptocurrency to fund their operations and how law enforcement is responding.
《テロリストの取引に使われる暗号通貨; 米財務省がガザに拠点を置く暗号通貨取引所に制裁措置; Ari Redbord, global head of policy at TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics company; 暗号通貨でマネーロンダリング; 仮想通過》
[19:07]★今日のおすすめ★ National Zoo says goodbye to beloved pandas as they prepare for return to China
The giant pandas at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. are heading home amid rising tensions between the United States and China. For many, it’s a bittersweet farewell, but zoo officials hope it’s just a pause in panda diplomacy and not the end.
《米中の緊張が高まる中、アメリカの動物園からいなくなるパンダ; 「パンダ外交」の今後は; 》
[19:57] Here at the National Zoo, they will be enjoyed by the millions of people who come from across the country to visit the nation's capital each year. I notice Dr. Ripley is wearing a panda tie. And I have my panda pin, I'll have you know. And I think pandemonium is going to break out right here at the zoo.
[* pandemonium(大騒ぎ、大混乱)とpandaのだじゃれ。この映像は、パンダが初めてアメリカに来た時のもの。 ]
[22:55] She says the pandemonium has real benefits.
>>People won't conserve what they don't care about. People have to care to conserve. And so for me, it's been so important to teach people to care about these animals, to want to conserve these animals, but also to feel good about it. There's a joy in this, and there's also a success.
[* pandemonium = 上の説明のように、pandaのだじゃれで使われていた言葉。それを受けてここでも使っている。 ]
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[25:01] And remember, set your clocks back tonight an hour as daylight saving time ends.
[* アメリカで夏時間が終わるので時計を１時間遅らせましょう、というお知らせ ]
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