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Mediawatch for 3 July 2022
Abortion angst in America triggers media reaction here; Willie Jackson: new minister in charge at pivotal media moment. Audio
'Stacks of bodies': 46 dead migrants found in truck in Texas
The bodies of 46 dead migrants have been discovered inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, according to city officials.
Abortion ruling, anti-trans laws top of mind during US Pride events
People celebrating US Pride events have expressed outrage at the Supreme Court's overturning of the constitutional right to abortion, and a wave of anti-transgender laws.
March For Our Lives: US rallies for stricter gun laws
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of mass shootings.
South Korea, US launch missiles in response to North Korea firings
South Korea and the United States have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles off South Korea's east coast today in response to North Korea's short range ballistic missile launches on Sunday.
Six dead in Philadelphia, Tennessee in latest US mass shootings
Mass shootings in Pennsylvania and Tennessee have killed at least six people and wounded more than 25.
NZ lining up beside old 'friend' after historic White House visit
Power Play - Ardern's visit to the White House was well overdue but comes at a time when New Zealand needs to be drawing clear battle lines between friend and foe.
Oklahoma gunman who killed four targeted surgeon who treated him
A gunman who killed four people at an Oklahoma medical building before killing himself had gone there to kill a doctor who he blamed for back pain he felt after surgery, authorities say.
Jacinda Ardern meets Joe Biden, Kamala Harris at White House
It's been months of planning, and at times seemed like it would never happen. But today Jacinda Ardern sat down with the US President in the Oval Office - just the third time a New Zealand Prime… Video, Audio
Ardern's prize White House meeting amid China concerns
Kathryn speaks with RNZ political editor Jane Patterson from Washington DC, where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has met with US president Joe Biden earlier today. The pair have acknowledged more work… Audio
What the PM meeting with the US president means for NZ
The Prime Minister has managed to nail down a meeting with US President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris during her US trip. Audio
USA correspondent Kelsey Snell - baby formula crisis
Dominating the news in the US is the Michigan formula plant shutdown causing a shortage of baby formula. This has resulted in the Biden administration taking steps to ease the situation. Product is… Audio
Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift
US President Joe Biden has warned China is "flirting with danger" over Taiwan, and vowed to intervene militarily to protect the island if it is attacked.
NZ exporters unlikely to capitalise on US infant formula shortage
The severe shortage of baby formula in the United States could provide an opportunity for New Zealand exporters to test the waters there, but the window of opportunity will likely be short-lived.
USA correspondent Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. He talks to Kathryn about Buffalo's racially-motivated supermarket killings, the pushback from supporters of abortion… Audio
Ukraine war 'will drag on if we don't act decisively' - former US general
A former US army commanding general says efforts to stop Russia's invasion can no longer be deterred by "exaggerated fears" of nuclear repercussions. Audio
Thousands flee as Arizona wildfire almost triples in size
A wind-driven Arizona wildfire almost tripled in area on Wednesday after burning dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee their homes in a drought-hit rural area.
Lifting of US mask mandate may be appealed - Biden administration
A US judge's ruling to end mask mandates on aeroplanes will be appealed if health officials say the mandates are necessary to slow Covid-19, the Biden administration says.
US will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling
The Biden administration will no longer enforce a US mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful.
US correspondent Kelsey Snell
The Senate has confirmed judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court. Jackson, Biden's first pick for the nation's high court, will become the first black woman justice… Audio