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Sanctuary Cities in the USA

How US cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented migrants, Tilikum the killer whale that killed, discovering DNA, free whiskey galore and Kenya's hit song.

This week how American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants, the story of Tilikum and first recorded killing of a human by an orca whale, discovering DNA, the ship wreck that gave locals whiskey galore and Kenya's smash hit song - that got everyone singing in Swahili.

(Photo: Supporters of Sanctuary Cities demonstrating in San Francisco, January 2017. Credit: AP)

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Sun 12 Feb 201723:06GMT
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    BBC World Service except News Internet
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    BBC World Service except News Internet

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