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    George Floyd's family describes 'tears of joy' after guilty verdict

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    George Floyd's family describes 'tears of joy' after guilty verdict

    • Why the Chauvin verdict is a major American milestone

      Why the Chauvin verdict is a major American milestone

      Given how rarely police are punished for harming Black men, Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the George Floyd murder trial offers hope that the past need not repeat itself.

      Haunting historical pattern »
      • Obama weighs in on the Derek Chauvin verdict

        Obama weighs in on the Derek Chauvin verdict

      • Chauvin convicted of murder in case that rocked nation

        Chauvin convicted of murder in case that rocked nation

      • Why Georgia faith leaders are urging Home Depot boycott

        Why Georgia faith leaders are urging Home Depot boycott

      • CNN reporter: Minn. troopers asked inappropriate question

        CNN reporter: Minn. troopers asked inappropriate question

      • Biden faces a fundamental question on leadership

        Biden faces a fundamental question on leadership

    • Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect's backyard
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect's backyard

      A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect's father, authorities said in a court document. The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a reporter for The Tribune of San Luis Obispo. Ruben Flores, 80, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory after the murder for hiding Smart's body after his son allegedly killed her.

    • U.S. judge rejects ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's bid to end sentence early
      U.S.
      Reuters

      U.S. judge rejects ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's bid to end sentence early

      NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a petition by Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer and fixer for former President Donald Trump, to release him from home confinement in May, six months ahead of schedule. U.S. District Judge John Koeltl said the petition was premature because prosecutors were not yet required, under a 2018 law allowing early release for some prisoners, to credit Cohen for hundreds of hours of work and courses he completed while imprisoned at a federal facility in New York state. The Manhattan judge also said Cohen had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, and faced no irreparable harm because there was "no basis to conclude that Mr. Cohen's service of his sentence violates his constitutional rights."Cohen, 54, who represented himself, is serving a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations, tax evasion and other crimes to which he pleaded guilty in December 2018.

    • Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Teen's death puts focus on split-second police decisions

      Thirteen-year-old Adam Toledo dropped the gun he'd been holding, turned and began raising his hands just as the officer had commanded. The graphic video that became the latest tragic touchstone in the nation's reckoning with race and policing puts a microscope on those split-second decisions with far-reaching and grave consequences. Investigators are still sorting through exactly what happened, but the shooting has raised difficult questions about why the boy wasn't given more time to comply and whether the deadly encounter could have been prevented in the first place.

    • The Best (and Most Beautiful) Watering Cans to Keep Your Plants Alive and Thriving
      Lifestyle
      Architectural Digest

      The Best (and Most Beautiful) Watering Cans to Keep Your Plants Alive and Thriving

      Helpful, well-designed pour decor Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

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      Biden reacts to Chauvin guilty verdict

      President Biden delivered remarks on the guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday evening. Chauvin was found guilty on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in George Floyd's death in Minneapolis in May 2020.

    • Turkey says any U.S. recognition of Armenian 'genocide' would further harm ties
      Politics
      Reuters

      Turkey says any U.S. recognition of Armenian 'genocide' would further harm ties

      ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that any move by U.S. President Joe Biden to recognise the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire as a genocide will further harm already strained ties between the NATO allies. Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War One, but contests the figures and denies that the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide. For decades, measures recognizing the Armenian genocide, stalled in the U.S. Congress and U.S. presidents have refrained from calling it that, stymied by concerns about relations with Turkey and intense lobbying by Ankara.

    • 'Clean up your mess, Kevin': Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries responds to Maxine Waters censure effort by telling GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to 'sit this one out'
      Politics
      Business Insider

      'Clean up your mess, Kevin': Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries responds to Maxine Waters censure effort by telling GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to 'sit this one out'

      Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries sharply criticized Republican efforts to censure Rep. Maxine Waters. Waters is facing criticism for telling protesters to "get more confrontational." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the fourth-highest-ranking House Democrat, sharply criticized Republican efforts to censure Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters and said the GOP should deal with its "mess" before attacking Democrats.

      • Democrats halt GOP effort to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for comments about Derek Chauvin trial
        Democrats halt GOP effort to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for comments about Derek Chauvin trial
        USA TODAY
      • McCarthy to introduce resolution to censure Maxine Waters over "confrontational" comments
        McCarthy to introduce resolution to censure Maxine Waters over "confrontational" comments
        Axios
    • Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
      World
      Associated Press

      Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed

      Chad's president of three decades died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a shadowy rebel group, the military announced Tuesday, as the insurgents vowed to take the capital in what could become a violent battle for control of the oil-rich Central African nation. The military quickly named President Idriss Deby Itno's son as the country's interim leader, capping a series of stunning announcements that came just hours after the 68-year-old Deby had been declared winner of an election that would have given him another six years in power. Chad is not a monarchy.

      • Military: Chad’s president killed during battlefield conflict
        Military: Chad’s president killed during battlefield conflict
        Yahoo News Video
      • Chad leader Deby, key Western ally, killed in battle -army
        Chad leader Deby, key Western ally, killed in battle -army
        Reuters
    • Catcaller shoots woman after she ignores his ‘belligerent’ advances, Georgia cops say
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Catcaller shoots woman after she ignores his ‘belligerent’ advances, Georgia cops say

      A Georgia woman has a long road to recovery after authorities say she was shot by an aggressive catcaller. Meairra Mansaray, 24, and her boyfriend were riding scooters through Atlanta Wednesday afternoon when a stranger became flirtatious, then got “belligerent when she rejected him,” according to city police. Things turned violent after Mansaray's boyfriend, Juwan Davis, stepped in and asked the man to stop.

    • The family of Emmett Till reportedly offered support to George Floyd's while awaiting the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial
      Celebrity
      The Week

      The family of Emmett Till reportedly offered support to George Floyd's while awaiting the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial

      The family of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was brutally tortured and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, reportedly offered support to the family of George Floyd as they awaited the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial. Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, met with Deborah Watts, Till's cousin, briefly during the trial; the pair were recently brought together to speak more formally with each other by CNN. "We're both like, we're holding the rope and we don't want to let it go," Floyd said in that interview.

      • Time line of George Floyd's death and Derek Chauvin trial
        Time line of George Floyd's death and Derek Chauvin trial
        Yahoo Finance Video
      • Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd
        Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd
        Yahoo News Video
    • Israel prepares second COVID vaccine round, expects to include children
      World
      Reuters

      Israel prepares second COVID vaccine round, expects to include children

      Israel is planning a second round of COVID-19 vaccination in six months, by which point it expects children to be approved by health regulators to receive jabs, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. Around 81% of Israeli citizens or residents over 16 - the age group eligible for the Pfizer vaccine in Israel - have received both doses in one of the world's fastest rollouts. Israel has said it plans to administer vaccines to 12- to 15-year-olds upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

      • Israel to buy millions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
        Israel to buy millions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
        Reuters
      • Germany expects vaccine deliveries to ramp up in 2nd quarter
        Germany expects vaccine deliveries to ramp up in 2nd quarter
        Associated Press
    • As California recall looks likely, hard work begins for GOP
      Politics
      Associated Press

      As California recall looks likely, hard work begins for GOP

      California Gov. Gavin Newsom's critics almost certainly have qualified a recall election for the ballot, a remarkable feat in the heavily Democratic state. Now the real work begins. The chance to recapture the governorship in the most populous state is an energizing prospect for Republicans who have been locked out of statewide office for more than a decade.

    • A mom was found dead in a car, next to her sleeping toddler, at a South Florida hotel
      U.S.
      Miami Herald

      A mom was found dead in a car, next to her sleeping toddler, at a South Florida hotel

      A 32-year-old mother was found dead Tuesday, next to her sleeping child, inside a car in the parking lot of a Boynton Beach hotel. The suspect — identified as 39-year-old Narcisse Antoine of West Palm Beach — fled after the “domestic-related” shooting and died by suicide, police said. The murder-suicide happened around 1:30 a.m.

    • Former Trump aides are reportedly frustrated he didn't become vaccine 'salesman-in-chief' as planned
      Politics
      The Week

      Former Trump aides are reportedly frustrated he didn't become vaccine 'salesman-in-chief' as planned

      Former aides to former President Donald Trump are reportedly looking back at the end of his term as a major missed opportunity to encourage his supporters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A new report in Politico describes how Trump's "unwillingness to pitch his voters on getting the jab has become the source of frustration for former aides," not to mention experts who believe he could have helped sway those Republicans who say they won't get vaccinated. While Trump was in office, there was reportedly a "monthslong effort to get him to publicly take the lead" on pushing vaccinations.

    • Israel to buy Moderna's booster shot against COVID-19 variants
      World
      Reuters

      Israel to buy Moderna's booster shot against COVID-19 variants

      Moderna Inc said on Tuesday it had secured a new COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement with Israel for 2022, under which the country has the option to buy doses of one of the company's variant-specific vaccine candidates. The announcement follows two earlier agreements between Israel and Moderna to supply a total of 10 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna's COVID-19 booster vaccine is in early-stage trials.

      • Israel to buy millions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
        Israel to buy millions of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses
        Reuters
      • Israel logs Indian COVID-19 variant, sees some vaccine efficacy against it
        Israel logs Indian COVID-19 variant, sees some vaccine efficacy against it
        Reuters
    • Japan says Chinese military likely behind cyberattacks
      World
      Associated Press

      Japan says Chinese military likely behind cyberattacks

      Tokyo police are investigating cyberattacks on about 200 Japanese companies and research organizations, including the country's space agency, by a hacking group believed to be linked to the Chinese military, the government said Tuesday. Police have forwarded the case involving attacks on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to prosecutors for further investigation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told reporters. Police believe a series of hacks of JAXA were conducted in 2016-2017 by “Tick,” a Chinese cyberattack group under the direction of a unit of the People's Liberation Army, Kato said.

    • A semitruck drove through a crowd celebrating the conviction of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. It's unclear if anyone was hurt.
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A semitruck drove through a crowd celebrating the conviction of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. It's unclear if anyone was hurt.

      A semitruck drove through a crowd in Minneapolis as people celebrated Derek Chauvin's murder conviction. A truck appeared to drive through a crowd of people in Minneapolis celebrating Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict in George Floyd's death on Tuesday. Video of the incident, posted by journalists Grace Morgan and Samantha Hendrickson, shows the truck quickly being surrounded by people as it turned into the crowd.

      • Minneapolis Celebrates, Reflects After Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
        Minneapolis Celebrates, Reflects After Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
        HuffPost
      • NBA figures react to Derek Chauvin verdict
        NBA figures react to Derek Chauvin verdict
        Yahoo Sports Videos
    • Why the world should pay attention to Taiwan's drought
      World
      BBC

      Why the world should pay attention to Taiwan's drought

      The government is compensating farmers, but Mr Chuang says a lot of landowners take the subsidies instead, and farmers can't object for fear they will not be able to lease the land. Even if they get the money, they risk hurting their brand and losing clientele they've worked hard to build by not growing their products. He points out the government has been encouraging young people to go into farming as Taiwan's farmers are ageing, but young farmers are now left with no way to farm after they've invested in equipment and land.

    • Greece signs deal to provide Saudi Arabia with Patriot air defence system
      World
      Reuters

      Greece signs deal to provide Saudi Arabia with Patriot air defence system

      Greece and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal to lend a Patriot air defence system to the Arab country to protect critical energy facilities, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday. Dendias and Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos met earlier on Tuesday with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhain in Riyadh. "We signed an agreement to move a Patriot battery here in Saudi Arabia," Dendias said in a press release, adding that he also signed a cooperation agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council.

    • Greek Church to allow worshippers at Easter Week services
      World
      Associated Press

      Greek Church to allow worshippers at Easter Week services

      The powerful Church of Greece said Tuesday it would allow the faithful to take part in Orthodox Easter services next week but limit attendance and hold the services earlier in the day to conform with a government-imposed curfew. The decision comes despite Greece reporting a high number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, and as the country's hospitals are struggling to treat unprecedented numbers of intubated patients. Orthodox Easter services were canceled last year, when Greece had much fewer confirmed cases.

    • Where’s the refund for my upgrade on Cathay Pacific?
      Business
      Miami Herald

      Where’s the refund for my upgrade on Cathay Pacific?

      Q: I recently requested a refund from Overseas Adventure Travel for an air ticket I purchased through them for a Cathay Pacific flight. I had booked a round-trip premium economy ticket from San Francisco to Hong Kong. A representative from OAT air department recommended this upgrade to premium economy because Cathay Pacific had a special rate.

    • The war against Russia's spies just cost Putin billions from a cancelled nuclear contract
      World
      Business Insider

      The war against Russia's spies just cost Putin billions from a cancelled nuclear contract

      Russia announced on Monday the expulsion of at least 20 Czech diplomats in a furious response to the gutting of Moscow's most critical intelligence station in central Europe over the weekend, when Czech authorities accused Russian intelligence of being behind two blasts at an ammunition storage facility in 2014. Czechia has accused a notorious Russian intelligence unit implicated in multiple operations across Europe and the UK of conducting two operations in 2014 that led to explosions at a munitions factory in 2014. At the time, the ammunition was said to be headed for Russia's rivals in Ukraine.

      • Czechs exclude Rosatom from nuclear tender after dispute with Russia
        Czechs exclude Rosatom from nuclear tender after dispute with Russia
        Reuters
      • Russia expels Czech diplomats in row over international espionage and depot explosion
        Russia expels Czech diplomats in row over international espionage and depot explosion
        The Independent
    • Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky fined for bypassing House security
      Politics
      Lexington Herald-Leader

      Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky fined for bypassing House security

      Rep. Hal Rogers faces a $5,000 fine for failing to submit to security screening before entering the U.S. House floor earlier this month. The House Ethics Committee levied the penalty after the 21-term Republican allegedly failed to adhere to an officer's request to be wanded by a handheld device after setting off a magnetometer on April 14. “Rep. Rogers returned after voting and asked what he needed to do now,” the memo reads.

    • Britain to add India to COVID-19 travel red-list - health minister
      World
      Reuters

      Britain to add India to COVID-19 travel red-list - health minister

      Britain will add India to its travel "red-list" on Friday after detecting 103 cases of a coronavirus variant first identified in the country, health minister Matt Hancock said on Monday. "We've made the difficult but vital decision to add India to the Red List. This means anyone who is not a UK or Irish resident or a British citizen cannot enter the UK if they've been in India in the previous 10 days," Hancock told parliament.

      • Johnson scraps Delhi trip; UK puts India on virus 'red list'
        Johnson scraps Delhi trip; UK puts India on virus 'red list'
        Associated Press
      • What does India’s addition to the red list mean for travel?
        What does India’s addition to the red list mean for travel?
        The Independent
    • Video shows New Jersey police handcuffing a Black teen and seizing his bike over not having a bicycle license
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Video shows New Jersey police handcuffing a Black teen and seizing his bike over not having a bicycle license

      Police in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, stopped a group of teens riding their bikes, video shows. One of the teens was seen in the video being handcuffed as cops seized his bike. Police said the teens needed licenses to ride their bikes in the streets.

    High-speed rail: The future or fantasy?
    • “High-speed rail is bold and attention-grabbing, but the scale of the project makes it near impossible.”

    • “While a long, slow train ride across the country can be a great thing, the US needs real high-speed rail too.”

    • “Liberals are right that America has a car problem — but it's commutes, not road trips, that suck.”

    • “Investments into a high-speed rail system wouldn’t just improve the railroads — automobile traffic could also see some relief.”

    • “Big cities that are reasonably close together is pretty much a prerequisite for high-speed rail.”

    Read the 360