BBC: Los Angeles protests

In this programme, violent protests in Los Angeles. Trump sends Marines. 

In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it. 

You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website www.bbclearningenglish. com. 

So let's hear more about this story. 

Immigration raids in Los Angeles have led to protests, some of which have become violent. 

These protests began last Friday and some have led to clashed with immigration authorities, vandalism and looting. President Trumpt has sent National Guard and US Marine troops into the city. 

The mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, has introduced restrcitions to a part of the city center to try and control the violence. 

Police say they have arrested lots of people. 

Curfew. That's from the BBC.

Yeah, that headline again. Mass arrests in LA as police enforce nightime curfew. And that is from the BBC.

This headline is about the mayor's restrictions, and we're going to learn the word curfew. 

Uh A curfew is a restriction where people are banned from being outside in a particular place at a particular time. Curfews are commonly used by authorities during times of violence or unrest. 

In this story, people have been banned from being outside in an area of central Los Angeles at night time, which can be described as a curfew. 

Curfew can sometimes be used more generally. For example, particularly in American English, Parents can give their children a curfew, a time they need to be home by in the evening. 

We've had curfew, a restrictioon on being outside at a particular time. 

For example, the curfew meant that everyone had to be home by eight o'clock. 

This is Learning English on the News, our podcast about the news headlines. Today we're talking about unrest in LA and President Trump's response to it. 

In response ot the protest, President Trump sent National Guard troops and US Marines to the city. 

This move was opposed by California state Governor Gavin Newsom, as well as the mayor. 

It's very unusual for the president to send troops without the approval of local politicians. This has led to arguments between the governor and the president. 

Let's have another headline. This one's from Fox News. US Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ice riots. 

That headline again from Fox News. US Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help quell anti-ice riots. 

This headline is talking about the decision to send US Marines to Los Angeles to deploy them. But we're interested in the verb quell. 

Yes, quell means to stop something. It's often used in law enforcement to mean stop unrest, a riot or a rebellion, often by force. And that's the meaning that it has in this headline. 

Yes, but we can also use quell to talk about calming feelings. So you can talk about quelling doubts or quelling fears. Again, quell here just means to stop the doubts or fears. 

And yes, we can also talk about quelling jealousy, quelling excitement. But it is much more common in written language than spoken language. 

We've had quell, stop or calm. 

For example, the police managed to quell the trouble quickly. 

President Trump has said that he sent the troops to LA that federal immigration officers were able to do their jobs Safely. 

The city's mayor and the state governor have argued that there's no need for a military presence in the city and that it could provoke further violence. Let's have another headline. A self- fulfilling prophey. How the clash in LA could explode. And that's from Politico. 

- provoke: to cause a reaction, especially a negative one 

                 to make or try to make a person or an animal angry