COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have tumbled to an average of around 600 per day — the lowest level in 10 months — with the number of lives lost dropping to single digits in well over half the states and hitting zero on some days. Confirmed infections, meanwhile, have fallen to about 38,000 day on […]
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US Backs Waiving Intellectual Property Rules on Vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the U.S. alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy. United States Trade […]
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For 3 Ex-cops, Will Blaming Chauvin for Floyd’s Death Work?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, activists and the Floyd family are turning their attention to this summer’s trial for the other three officers involved in his May 2020 arrest. All three have already sought to deflect responsibility to Chauvin, by far the most senior officer on the […]
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Grim List of Deaths at Police Hands Grows Even After Verdict
Just as the guilty verdict was about to be read in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, police in Ohio shot and killed a Black teenager in broad daylight during a confrontation. The shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, who was swinging a knife during a fight with another person in Columbus, is […]
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Ex-cop guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after deliberating about 10 hours over two days […]
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Expert Blames George Floyd’s Death on Heart Rhythm Problem
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm disturbance as a result of his heart disease, a forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, contradicting experts who said Floyd succumbed to a lack of oxygen from the way he was pinned down. Dr. David Fowler, […]
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Feds Recommend Pause in Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Clot Reports
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Questions about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19vaccine were raised this morning following reports that federal health agencieshave recommended an immediate pause in the use of the single-dose shot after sixU.S. recipients developed serious blood clots. While Los Angeles and Orange counties, and the state, did notimmediately say what that could […]
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Police report multiple victims in Tennessee school shooting
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Multiple people including a police officer were shot Monday at a high school in the East Tennessee city of Knoxville, authorities said, adding that the scene had been secured. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted that authorities were at the site of the shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School. The online posting […]
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Expert: Chauvin Never Took Knee Off Floyd’s Neck
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck — and was bearing down with most of his weight — the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at Chauvin’s murder trial. Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles […]
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Ex-cop Told Onlooker Floyd Was Big, ‘Probably on Something’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something,” according to police video played in court Wednesday. The video was part of a mountain of […]