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    Derek Chauvin won't testify in his murder trial in George Floyd's death; defense rests its case

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    • Biden breaks with Obama, Trump on almost everything

      Biden breaks with Obama, Trump on almost everything

      President Biden was viewed by many as a moderate, but his aggressive approach to governing has delighted progressives while putting Republicans on their heels.

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      • DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

        DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

      • Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

        Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

      • Officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt won't be charged

        Officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt won't be charged

      • Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

        Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

      • SCOTUS bill represents undercurrent of Dem fury

        SCOTUS bill represents undercurrent of Dem fury

    • Afghanistan: Biden calls for end to 'America's longest war'
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      BBC

      Afghanistan: Biden calls for end to 'America's longest war'

      The US will continue to support Afghanistan after withdrawing all US troops, but not "militarily," President Joe Biden has pledged. "It is time to end America's longest war," he said in a speech from the White House room where US airstrikes there were first declared in 2001. The number of US troops on the ground in Afghanistan fluctuates, and US media report the current total is closer to 3,500.

      • Biden Pledges To End War In Afghanistan After 2 Decades
        Biden Pledges To End War In Afghanistan After 2 Decades
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      • Biden Visits Arlington Cemetery After Afghanistan Withdrawal Speech
        Biden Visits Arlington Cemetery After Afghanistan Withdrawal Speech
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    • Toddler found walking alone near highway while mom dined with friend, Texas police say
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      Kansas City Star

      Toddler found walking alone near highway while mom dined with friend, Texas police say

      Dominique Edwards was driving home late Tuesday when he saw something he won't soon forget โ€” a 2-year-old toddling along the feeder road to North Freeway in Harris County. Police arrived to take the girl then started checking nearby hotels, according to KTRK. An 8-year-old boy and his 3-year-old brother were asleep inside, KHOU reported.

    • Pelosi Mocked AOC, Squad Members When They Arrived in Congress: โ€˜See How Perfect I Am?โ€™
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      National Review

      Pelosi Mocked AOC, Squad Members When They Arrived in Congress: โ€˜See How Perfect I Am?โ€™

      House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly mocked Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and other members of the progressive โ€œSquadโ€ when they arrived in Congress amid growing tensions between the moderate and left-wing factions of the party, according to a new report. On Thursday Politicoย published an adapted excerpt from USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page's new book Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power,ย which details howย tensions flared early on between Pelosi and the Squad, the progressive group of lawmakers elected in 2018 that includes Ocasio-Cortez and Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.). After the Squad members cast the only four Democratic votes against an immigration bill the speaker had backed, Pelosi showed little concern over their opposition, Page writes.

      • Pelosi mocked Ocasio-Cortez and the Squad by talking like a baby: 'See how perfect I am and how pure?'
        Pelosi mocked Ocasio-Cortez and the Squad by talking like a baby: 'See how perfect I am and how pure?'
        Business Insider
      • Inside Nancy Pelosiโ€™s War With AOC and the Squad
        Inside Nancy Pelosiโ€™s War With AOC and the Squad
        Politico
    • Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana
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      Associated Press

      Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana

      For the first time that Marรญa can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in Mexico's Sinaloa state months after it should have been sold. Sitting in her wooden house tucked into the same mountains that produced some of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, including Joaquรญn โ€œEl Chapoโ€ Guzmรกn, the 44-year-old mother of four thinks she knows why: expectations Mexico will soon legalize marijuana. โ€œIt has never happened to us where we harvest and have it (stored) in sacks,โ€ said Marรญa, who asked that her full name not be used and her exact location not be revealed because in the mountains surrounding Badiraguato, where organized crime controls everything, misspeaking can be dangerous.

    • Shop Troye Sivanโ€™s Eclectic Home Style
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      Architectural Digest

      Shop Troye Sivanโ€™s Eclectic Home Style

      Take a page out of the stylish young star's book, from must-have splurges to affordable accessories Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post
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      Reuters

      U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the department. The Senate backed the nomination by 56-42, as a handful of Republicans joined Biden's fellow Democrats to vote in Sherman's favor. Sherman, 71, a foreign policy veteran, ran into Republican resistance because she helped negotiate the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans as well as some Democrats.

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      Video shows shooting in Ohio hospital

      Police body camera footage shows a routine police pat-down of a man in a hospital emergency room erupting within minutes into a fatal police shooting after the man apparently fires a gun he had concealed in his possession. (April 15)

    • China tops list of US's biggest threats for first time
      World
      The Telegraph

      China tops list of US's biggest threats for first time

      The US has for the first time designated China as its number one threat, with the intelligence community revealing on Wednesday that it is opening investigations into Beijing โ€œevery 10 hoursโ€. Spy agency leaders told a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that China is an "unparalleled priorityโ€, citing the country's regional aggression and cyber capabilities. โ€œI don't think there is any country that presents a more severe threat to our innovation, our economic security and our democratic ideas,โ€ Christopher Wray, FBI director, said in his testimony.

      • Intelligence agencies: China is top threat to U.S. global influence
        Intelligence agencies: China is top threat to U.S. global influence
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      • U.S. spy chiefs say China is 'unparalleled priority'
        U.S. spy chiefs say China is 'unparalleled priority'
        Reuters
    • UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
      Science
      Associated Press

      UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover

      The United Arab Emirates' space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending its first rover to the moon. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center said it is partnering with Japan's ispace company to send a rover to the moon on an unmanned spacecraft by 2022, rather than 2024. The โ€œRashidโ€ rover, named after Dubai's ruling family, will deploy to the moon using ispace's lunar lander.

      • SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver an Astrobotic lander and NASA water-hunting rover to the moon in 2023
        SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver an Astrobotic lander and NASA water-hunting rover to the moon in 2023
        TechCrunch
      • UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022
        UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022
        Reuters
    • Charlotte had two homicides reported overnight in a three-hour period, CMPD says
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      Charlotte Observer

      Charlotte had two homicides reported overnight in a three-hour period, CMPD says

      Charlotte had two homicides reported in a three-hour period overnight, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. The first was reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 4000 block of Wilkinson Boulevard, near west Charlotte's Westerly Hills community. The victim was identified as Demontravis Davonte Reid, 25, CMPD said in an update.

    • France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests
      World
      BBC

      France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests

      France has urged all its citizens in Pakistan to leave the country temporarily amid violent anti-French protests across the country. The country's embassy in Pakistan warned of "serious threats to French interests in Pakistan", saying protests were increasing nationwide. The protests were sparked months ago after France defended the right to show cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

      • France asks citizens to leave Pakistan amid violent protests
        France asks citizens to leave Pakistan amid violent protests
        Associated Press
      • Pakistan outlaws extremist group after days of anti-France riots
        Pakistan outlaws extremist group after days of anti-France riots
        The Telegraph
    • US set to sanction a dozen Russian individuals, 24 entities for influencing the 2020 election, SolarWinds hack
      Politics
      Business Insider

      US set to sanction a dozen Russian individuals, 24 entities for influencing the 2020 election, SolarWinds hack

      The Biden administration is set to sanction Russian intelligence officials over attempts to influence the 2020 election. Russian officials and entities could also be sanctioned for misconduct, including the SolarWinds hack. The sanctions may be announced this week, just days after Biden and Putin last spoke on Tuesday.

      • US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        Engadget
      • US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
        US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
        Associated Press
    • 'My healthy sister just never woke up'. The reality of Sudden Adult Death โ€“ and how to protect yourself
      Health
      The Telegraph

      'My healthy sister just never woke up'. The reality of Sudden Adult Death โ€“ and how to protect yourself

      Patrick Mead had just finished his breakfast one Sunday morning in October 2019ย when he noticed his sister, Lauren, hadn't yet left her bedroom. The siblings worked together at a restaurant near their family home in Frome, Somerset; they had a shift that morningย and Lauren was going to be late. Lauren, the seemingly healthy 19-year-old with whom Patrick used to gossip every afternoon after school, had died in her sleep.

    • What happened to Bernie Madoff's family? Where Ruth Madoff and others are now
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      NBC News

      What happened to Bernie Madoff's family? Where Ruth Madoff and others are now

      The death of Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff has dredged up memories of the destruction and pain left behind in the wake of perhaps the most infamous Wall Street scheme in recent history. Madoff, 82, died while serving a 150-year prison sentence stemming from fraud charges that involved cheating thousands of investors, including the filmmaker Steven Spielberg and the actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, out of billions in promised returns. In 2011, Ruth said during an interview with NBC's "TODAY" show that she did not miss her imprisoned husband, adding that "the villain of all this is behind bars."

      • Bernie Madoff, Ponzi scheme mastermind, dies in prison
        Bernie Madoff, Ponzi scheme mastermind, dies in prison
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      • Attorney says there were no winners in Madoff case
        Attorney says there were no winners in Madoff case
        Yahoo Finance Video
    • US urges Lebanese leaders to break political impasse
      World
      Associated Press

      US urges Lebanese leaders to break political impasse

      A senior U.S. official on Wednesday berated Lebanese politicians for fighting over the formation of a new government for months while millions endure mounting economic hardship. David Hale, U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, said America and the international community are ready to help, โ€œbut we can do nothing meaningful without a Lebanese partner.โ€ Hale spoke on a two-day visit to Lebanon amid a monthslong political deadlock and dangerous rift between the president and prime minister-designate.

    • Two North Carolina police officers suspended over beating Black man in clash caught by bystander video
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Two North Carolina police officers suspended over beating Black man in clash caught by bystander video

      Two North Carolina police officers have been suspended after repeatedly punching a Black man lying on the ground in a clash that was caught on camera by a filming bystander. At around 6pm on Monday, Kinston Police officers McKinley Jones and Kevin Page responded to a 911 call from a woman who said David Lee Bruton Jr, 36, had threatened to โ€œslapโ€ her, according to the Jones Free Press. In a press conference on Tuesday, police said that Mr Bruton then attempted to run away from the officers, but tripped and fell to the ground, with the officers quickly moving to detain him while he was on the floor.

    • S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on upbeat earnings, strong retail sales
      Business
      Reuters

      S&P 500, Dow hit record highs on upbeat earnings, strong retail sales

      The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones indexes notched record highs on Thursday as upbeat earnings reports from several companies and a strong rebound in March retail sales bolstered hopes of a broader economic rebound. Coupled with rapid vaccinations and hopes of a return to normal, the upbeat data provided another opportunity for investors to pile into high-flying technology stocks that took a beating recently. Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc rose between 1.1% and 2.0%, taking the S&P technology sector to the top of pack in early trading.

      • Stock market news live updates: Stocks jump, S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs after retail sales, jobless claims top estimates
        Stock market news live updates: Stocks jump, S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs after retail sales, jobless claims top estimates
        Yahoo Finance
      • US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow rise on boost from bank earnings
        US STOCKS-S&P 500, Dow rise on boost from bank earnings
        Reuters
    • Myrtle Beach, SC is a top place to move to during pandemic, relocation data shows
      Business
      The State

      Myrtle Beach, SC is a top place to move to during pandemic, relocation data shows

      Myrtle Beach and its northern neighbor Wilmington tied for seventh in a list of the most popular places to move during the pandemic. The data, from moving and storage company PODS, follows trends from the past year showing that people have been rushing to flee expensive, crowded cities for more affordable rural, mountainous or beach destinations. โ€œWith increased moving activity happening during a time when people are dealing with uncertainty and safety concerns, I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication to customer service that our entire PODS team has shown,โ€ PODS chief customer officer Luci Rainey said in a statement.

    • Biden set to give first formal address to Congress just before he marks 100 days in office
      Politics
      USA TODAY

      Biden set to give first formal address to Congress just before he marks 100 days in office

      WASHINGTON โ€“ President Joe Biden is set to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, April 28, just before he marks his 100th day in office. Biden accepted an invitation Tuesday night from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address a joint session on that date, the White House confirmed. The speech will allow Biden to claim progress during his first 100 days, a benchmark historically for the presidency.

      • Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28
        Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28
        Associated Press
      • Biden to address U.S. Congress as lawmakers consider infrastructure plan
        Biden to address U.S. Congress as lawmakers consider infrastructure plan
        Reuters
    • Journalist hit in face with non-lethal round while covering protests over police killing of Daunte Wright
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Journalist hit in face with non-lethal round while covering protests over police killing of Daunte Wright

      A journalist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune was reportedly shot with a non-lethal round and was seriously injured while covering the Daunte Wright protests in Minneapolis. According to freelance journalist Jared Goyette, he is working with the ACLU to file an emergency restraining order against the Minneapolis Police Department to force them to stop firing non-lethal rounds at journalists covering the protests. He said the journalist - a reporter at the Minneapolis Star Tribune - is doing "ok," but said he was worried more reporters would be injured while trying to do their jobs.

      • Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
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      • Third night of protests after Daunte Wright shooting
        Third night of protests after Daunte Wright shooting
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    • What's at Stake in U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry's Trip to China
      World
      Time

      What's at Stake in U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry's Trip to China

      Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged at the U.N. General Assembly in September that China would achieve peak carbon in 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. China's 14th Five-Year Plan, approved in March, switched the country's development from โ€œhigh-speedโ€ to โ€œhigh-quality,โ€ with the aim of realizing a โ€œbeautiful Chinaโ€ and forging an โ€œecological civilization. But while China is by far the world's leader in solar and wind power deployment, it still consumes more coal than the rest of the globe combined, and continues to green-light new coal projects.

      • U.S.'s John Kerry in China for talks ahead of climate summit
        U.S.'s John Kerry in China for talks ahead of climate summit
        Associated Press
      • US envoy John Kerry woos China over climate
        US envoy John Kerry woos China over climate
        BBC
    • Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: Bidenโ€™s unforced error puts America at risk
      World
      USA TODAY Opinion

      Withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: Bidenโ€™s unforced error puts America at risk

      President Biden's decision to bring home all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by theย 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a major mistake. An unconditional U.S. troop withdrawal goes beyond what the Trump administration negotiatedย with the Talibanย in the first phase of that peace process,ย on February 29ย of last year in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban, according to the U.N. and U.S. government, has not cut ties to al Qaeda, has not engaged seriously in theย intra-Afghanย peace process, and has not reduced violence against Afghan forces.โ€ฏ (Nor has it moderated its misogynistic and intolerant views.)ย It has not held up its end of the bargain; we should feel no obligation to do so, either.

      • Secretary of State Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
        Secretary of State Blinken in Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal
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      • 'The longer we stay, the stronger the Taliban gets': Sen. Murphy praises Biden's decision on Afghanistan withdrawal
        'The longer we stay, the stronger the Taliban gets': Sen. Murphy praises Biden's decision on Afghanistan withdrawal
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    • Daunte Wright shooting: Kim Potterโ€™s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Daunte Wright shooting: Kim Potterโ€™s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges

      Kim Potter, the white police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday has been charged with manslaughter. A GoFundMe campaign for a memorial fund for Mr Wright has raised over half a million dollars towards covering funeral and providing support for his family. Minneapolis faced its third night of civil unrest on Tuesday after the killing, which occurred in the suburb of Brooklyn Center.Tensions are already high amid the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, last May.

      • Families Of Daunte Wright, George Floyd Rally Outside Derek Chauvin Trial
        Families Of Daunte Wright, George Floyd Rally Outside Derek Chauvin Trial
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      • Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo News
    • House committee votes for the first time in favour of slavery reparations bill
      U.S.
      The Independent

      House committee votes for the first time in favour of slavery reparations bill

      A House committee, in a historic vote, passed a legislation for forming a panel to study reparations for slavery for Black Americans on Wednesday. It intends to establish a 13-person commission to study the lasting impacts of slavery and ongoing racial discrimination throughout the country's history, in order to send its recommendations on necessary remedies, including reparations to the descendants of enslaved people. The bill was passed after a long discussion over the issue last year during the Black Lives Matter protest and 2020 election campaign trail, as it garnered support from several other Democrats, including President Biden who made racial inequality his focus in his domestic agenda.

      • House Panel Approves Bill To Study Slavery Reparations
        House Panel Approves Bill To Study Slavery Reparations
        HuffPost
      • Congress poised for battle over reparations for Black Americans
        Congress poised for battle over reparations for Black Americans
        Reuters
    • Biden, Pelosi, and top lawmakers mourn the loss of Capitol Police officer Billy Evans alongside his wife and two young children
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      Biden, Pelosi, and top lawmakers mourn the loss of Capitol Police officer Billy Evans alongside his wife and two young children

      President Joe Biden and top lawmakers gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to honor Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans. Biden addressed Evans' family, including his 9-year-old son Logan and 7-year-old daughter Abigail, in personal terms. "Never ...

      • Biden pays tribute to slain Capitol Police officer
        Biden pays tribute to slain Capitol Police officer
        Associated Press Videos
      • Biden offers prayer to family of slain Capitol officer
        Biden offers prayer to family of slain Capitol officer
        Reuters Videos
    Companies speak out on voting rights
    • โ€œThereโ€™s no โ€˜both sides of the debateโ€™ when it comes to active voter suppression.โ€

    • โ€œCompanies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.โ€

    • โ€œThe truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.โ€

    • โ€œThe truth is, the companies hold the cardsโ€ฆIf companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.โ€

    • โ€œWhen a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mobโ€™s beck-and-call.โ€

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