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Hurricane Delta approaches US landfall

Residents in Louisiana are fleeing their homes

Residents in Louisiana are fleeing their homes as Hurricane Delta approaches. We'll hear the latest from Joel Cline of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Also in the programme, the Coronavirus pandemic means India is spending huge sums in support yet many citizens are borrowing. One woman tells us she has turned to money lenders to ease her financial woes, with no idea how much interest is being charged.The prestigious American university, Yale, is being sued by the Justice Department for allegedly discriminating illegally against Asian and white undergraduate applicants. We get reaction from Irene Vazquez, who is a student at Yale. And we'll hear from City University Professor Terri Watson on how Critical Race Theory, a tool for analysing systemic racism in US institutions such as universities, has become President Trump's latest target. Plus, we'll hear from Kai Ryssdal of our sister station Marketplace about how long it might take for the lights to come back on again on Broadway.

All through the show we'll be joined by Sinead Mangan of ABC in Perth.

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53 minutes

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  • Sat 10 Oct 2020 00:06GMT

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