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The congresswomen were seen tearfully embracing after a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the death of George Floyd.
- The Telegraph
Boris Johnson scraps plans for televised White House-style briefings from £2.6m studio
Boris Johnson’s plans to hold White House-style press briefings have been abandoned, despite the Government spending £2.6million on a new Downing Street conference facility. In another major No 10 upheaval, it was confirmed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister had decided to axe the daily televised press conferences. The No 9 briefing room, which has only recently been renovated, will now be used by the Prime Minister, ministers and officials to hold press conferences. Allegra Stratton, the Prime Minister’s press secretary, will now become his spokesman for the COP26 United Nations climate summit, which is taking place in November. She will move across the road to work in No 9, where Mr Sharma and the Government’s COP26 team are based. On Tuesday night Ms Stratton, a former broadcast journalist who previously worked for Chancellor Rishi Sunak, said she was “delighted” to be taking on the new role, adding that it was a “unique opportunity to deliver a cleaner, greener world". “I’m looking forward to working with the Prime Minister and Alok Sharma [the UK’s COP26 President] to ensure it is a success,” she said. But others suggested Ms Stratton, pictured below, had effectively been sidelined.
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OJ Simpson criticised over comments on Chauvin trial
‘You gotta let the jury speak, it’s the American way’
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‘Racist lunatic’: Twitter lights up over Tucker Carlson’s diabolical laugh
Clip of Fox News host’s maniacal cackle goes viral and garners millions of views with social media users calling it ‘scary,’ ‘unhinged,’ and ‘unsettling’
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Gemma Chan condemns British newspaper for trivializing 'casual racism' in Prince Philip report
The article in The Sunday Times referred to racist comments made by Prince Philip about "slitty eyes" as "gaffes."
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Russia arrests over 1,400 at rallies for hunger-striking Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Police rounded up more than 1,400 protesters on Wednesday as Russians in dozens of cities took part in rallies organised by allies of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over his failing health in jail. His spokeswoman was jailed for 10 days, and another close ally detained, on the same day that President Vladimir Putin delivered a state-of-the-nation speech warning the West not to cross Russia's "red lines" and pointedly made no mention of Navalny. Protesters in central Moscow chanted, "Freedom to Navalny!" and "Let the doctors in!".
- Time
The Derek Chauvin Verdict Is Haunted by the Ghosts of Those Who Found No Justice
People gather as they celebrate at George Floyd Square after the verdict was announced in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on April 20, 2021. When Judge Peter Cahill read the verdict that Derek Chauvin was guilty on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd I imagined ghosts dancing around the courtroom. The verdict was, in a sense, vindication for them.
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Fact check: Ma'Khia Bryant was holding a knife when shot by police
Columbus police fatally shot Ma'Khia Bryant on April 20. Contrary to a Facebook claim, Bryant had a knife in her hand at the time of the shooting.
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Tucker Carlson calls support for George Floyd an ‘attack on civilisation’
Fox News host uses show to question validity of Derek Chauvin verdict, asking: ‘Can we trust the way this decision was made?’
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Nine shot at child’s 12th birthday party in Louisiana
Police has claimed that more than one weapon was used at the birthday party in which nine sustained gunshot wounds
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38 others have been killed by police in county where Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot
Ohio study shows rate of black people being killed in state is 339 per cent higher than that of white people
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Pfizer, unions, others donated $61.8 million for Biden's inaugural
U.S. President Joe Biden raised $61.8 million for his inauguration events, receiving large contributions from corporations, labor unions and wealthy individuals, according to a financial disclosure. The Democratic president's inaugural committee took in $1 million in contributions each from about 10 big companies, including Pfizer Inc, the maker of one of the COVID-19 vaccines being deployed in the United States, as well as from AT&T Services Inc, Bank of America Corp and Boeing Co. Corporations making $1 million donations also included Uber Technologies Inc, Lockheed Martin Corp and Qualcomm Inc, according to the filing submitted on Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.
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‘She was a child’: White House calls fatal police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant ‘tragic’
Jen Psaki says killing of 16 year old ‘came just as America was hopeful for a step forward’ after Chauvin guilty verdict
- Kansas City Star
‘Ted Lasso,’ starring KC’s Jason Sudeikis, gets Season 2 debut date and a new trailer
Jason Sudeikis has won awards from the Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild and Critics Choice for playing Ted Lasso.
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Police officer’s powerful TikTok message on Daunte Wright goes viral
Officer Brian B says someone shouldn’t be doing a police job if they can shoot someone in heat of moment
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Newsmax host claims Derek Chauvin was ‘sacrificed to the mob’ as right-wing outlets accused of racism
Robert Schmitt follows Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson in attacking jury’s guilty verdict
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Val Demings and Jim Jordan clash over police funding
‘Law enforcement officers deserve better than to be utilised as pawns! And you and your colleagues should be ashamed of yourselves!’ Demings thunders at Jordan
- The Telegraph
Covid passports proving vaccine status to be available for summer holidays
Covid passports will be made available to prove people have been vaccinated as early as next month, in time for summer holidays, the travel industry has been told. The Department for Transport wants an official certification scheme that gives British travellers a document they can show at borders overseas in place by May 17. In a separate development, a European medical agency recommended that fully vaccinated travellers should be able to sidestep tests and quarantine. It potentially smooths the path for holidays to more than 20 countries that have indicated they could ask travellers for proof of vaccination, such as Israel, Croatia, Turkey, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus. Greece has moved to reopen its tourism industry by dropping quarantine rules for travellers from more than 30 nations if they have been vaccinated or tested negative for Covid-19. The Covid vaccine certificate could come in either digital or physical form, with government officials exploring the best way to make it work in the tight time frame.
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Twitter becomes platform of hope amid the despair of India's COVID crisis
After spending hours fruitlessly calling government helplines in a search for a hospital bed for a critically ill COVID-19 patient, Indian lawyer Jeevika Shiv posted an SOS request on Twitter. "Finally, it was help online that worked as people responded with information," Shiv said. India is reporting more than 250,000 new COVID-19 cases a day in its worst phase of the pandemic.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Late-night hosts react to Chauvin guilty verdict. ‘Still a lot of work to be done’
Here’s what they had to say about Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict.