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Obama tells Flint residents he "will not rest" until the city's water supply is safe, and calls the lead-poisoning crisis a "man-made disaster" that was avoidable. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama talks about climate change at an Alaska national park in a video he shoots himself with a 'selfie' stick. Rough Cut (No reporter narration.)
A rare total solar eclipse plunges the city of Ingram, Texas into complete darkness at 1:33 pm local time (1833 GMT). The "path of totality," where the Moon completely obscures the Sun's light, will streak across the United States, before returning to the ocean over Canada's Atlantic coast, in a celestial spectacle witnessed by tens of millions of people. IMAGES
As new figures show the UK is in recession, with two successive quarters of falling GDP in Q3 and Q4 2023, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says that the economy is "more resilient than most people predicted" and insists that the government will "stick to our guns" on its plans to bring down inflation. News of the recession comes as voters go to the polls in two by-elections on Thursday, with the Conservatives fearful of losing one-time strongholds in Wellingborough, central England, and Kingswood in the southwest. SOUNDBITE
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and the rest of the winning team receive a hero's welcome as they parade the streets of Kansas City amidst cheering fans to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. IMAGES