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Lynching report; Badger, NF, flood risk; space museum rocket, and more...

An organization issues a new report detailing the number of African-Americans lynched in the South -- and intends to follow up with public memorials...The river is rising near Badger, Newfoundland -- and after past floods put homes at risk, residents, and the town's mayor, are on edge -- and on high alert...and for decades, an American rocket has contented itself with entertaining children in front of an Ottawa museum -- but now, it's being dismantled.
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As It Happens29:12Feb 11 - Fahmy new trial, Toronto Star vaccine follow-up, Eve Adams: Colle (Part 1)

Part One

Mohamed Fahmy: new trial
The brother of Mohamed Fahmy isn't sure which is worse: the government's inaction on behalf of the Canadian journalist imprisoned in Egypt -- or the government's actions on his behalf.

Toronto Star editor John Cruikshank on vaccine story controversy
For days, the Toronto Star has been taking shots for a disastrous article casting doubt on the safety of the HPV vaccine -- and today, the paper's publisher says they let readers down.

Liberal MPP Mike Colle on Eve Adams crossover
Brand-new federal Liberal Eve Adams says she's hoping to represent a Toronto riding in the next election -- but provincial Liberal Mike Colle says she actually represents his worst nightmare

Part Two

Lynching report
A new report on lynchings in the American South isn't just about the numbers, which are horrifying. It's also about the African-Americans who were killed -- and how one organization wants them to be remembered.

Ottawa space museum rocket
The American-made Atlas rocket that has long graced the lawn of the Canada Science and Technology Museum will be dismantled, because it has become a safety hazard.

Part Three

Drowned migrants
At least 300 people have died attempting to get to Europe from Libya, on rubber dinghies -- raising serious questions about Europe's search-and-rescue program.

Badger, Newfoundland flood risk
 

New Orleans cemetery vandalism

New Orleans' oldest cemetery is severely restricting public access because of rampant vandalism

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