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UK PM open to formal slavery apology; Brewers parade crowd

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out financial reparations, and he heads to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean next week where the issue is expected to come up.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
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Photo: Prime Minister's Office · OGL 3 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBritain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he's open to a formal apology for slavery on behalf of the British state, though he has ruled out financial reparations.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe says today's Britons can't be held liable for historical wrongs, and he's due at the Commonwealth meeting in the Caribbean next week.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHis words: "We led the world in abolishing slavery, and we can show leadership again today."

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMilwaukee police estimate the Brewers parade drew more than seven hundred fifty thousand people, nearly double the four hundred thousand they expected, and possibly the biggest single-day event in Wisconsin history.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey planned for four hundred thousand and got a crowd that would fill Lambeau Field nine times.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a lot of people missing the one bathroom.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorClip it, Kenji, I'm choosing to be annoyed that I laughed.

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