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    Closing arguments begin for Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death of George Floyd

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    Closing arguments begin for Derek Chauvin's murder trial in the death of George Floyd

    • 5 people shot, hospitalized in Louisiana incident

      5 people shot, hospitalized in Louisiana incident

      One victim was shot in the head, and another suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to local news outlet.

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      • 16-year-old faces murder charge in mall shooting

        16-year-old faces murder charge in mall shooting

      • Why Infowars' Alex Jones now faces a reckoning

        Why Infowars' Alex Jones now faces a reckoning

      • Pig's head left at former home of use-of-force expert

        Pig's head left at former home of use-of-force expert

      • In FedEx shooting, a major red flag that never flew

        In FedEx shooting, a major red flag that never flew

      • Suspected poacher killed by elephants in South Africa

        Suspected poacher killed by elephants in South Africa

    • Rep. Steve Stivers, former chair of top Republican committee, to leave Congress early
      Politics
      Axios

      Rep. Steve Stivers, former chair of top Republican committee, to leave Congress early

      Rep. Steve Stivers (R-Ohio), former chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, announced Monday that he will be retiring from Congress on May 16 to become president and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Why it matters: Stivers' resignation will add breathing room to the Democrats' razor-thin majority in the House and create a special election in Ohio's Republican-leaning 15th congressional district. Between the lines: Stivers raised $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2021 and was reportedly considering a run for U.S. Senate in Ohio.

      • Republican congressman Stivers to step down as balance in House remains tight
        Republican congressman Stivers to step down as balance in House remains tight
        Reuters
      • Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers to leave Congress next month
        Ohio Rep. Steve Stivers to leave Congress next month
        NBC News
    • Republicans demand action against Maxine Waters after Minneapolis remarks
      Politics
      The Guardian

      Republicans demand action against Maxine Waters after Minneapolis remarks

      The Republican leader in the House of Representatives and an extremist congresswoman who champions โ€œAnglo-Saxon political traditionsโ€ have demanded action against the Democratic representative Maxine Waters, after she expressed support for protesters against police brutality. On Saturday, Waters spoke in Brooklyn Center, the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by police last week. The California congresswoman spoke before final arguments on Monday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes last May, resulting in the Black man's death and global protests.

      • Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Yahoo News Video
      • Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene
        Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene
        Associated Press
    • Supreme Court rejects appeal over pickup seized at border
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Supreme Court rejects appeal over pickup seized at border

      The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Kentucky man whose pickup truck was seized at the Mexican border and held by the federal government for more than two years. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower-court ruling against the man, Gerardo Serrano. Serrano was crossing the border at Eagle Pass, Texas, on his way to visit relatives in 2015 when federal border agents searched and then took possession of his Ford F-250 pickup.

    • Couple: Man has tossed used cups in their yard for 3 years
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Couple: Man has tossed used cups in their yard for 3 years

      An upstate New York couple may have finally solved the mystery of who's been tossing used coffee cups in their front yard for nearly three years. Edward and Cheryl Patton told The Buffalo News they tried mounting a camera in a tree in front of their home in Lake View to catch the phantom litterer. After Edward Patton called police, they waited and pulled over a vehicle driven by 76-year-old Larry Pope, who Cheryl Patton said had once worked with her and had had disagreements with her over union issues.

    • McCarthy Calls on Pelosi to Take Action against Waters for โ€˜Inciting Violenceโ€™
      U.S.
      National Review

      McCarthy Calls on Pelosi to Take Action against Waters for โ€˜Inciting Violenceโ€™

      House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) is urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take action against Representative Maxine Water (D., Calif.), whom he has accused of โ€œinciting violenceโ€ in Minneapolis with inflammatory rhetoric. โ€œMaxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis โ€” just as she has incited it in the past,โ€ McCarthy said in a tweet.

    • Table Mountain fire: Residents evacuated in Cape Town suburb
      U.S.
      BBC

      Table Mountain fire: Residents evacuated in Cape Town suburb

      South African emergency workers have evacuated three 17-storey residential buildings overlooking Cape Town as a huge fire burns along Table Mountain. The blaze spread quickly after breaking out on Sunday morning near a memorial to politician Cecil Rhodes. A restaurant was destroyed.

      • Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town
        Table Mountain wildfire threatens University of Cape Town
        Reuters
      • Evacuations, damage as raging wildfire spreads in Cape Town
        Evacuations, damage as raging wildfire spreads in Cape Town
        Associated Press
    • Rape victimโ€™s murder jury foreman was just 18: โ€˜Iโ€™ve grown some humanity since thenโ€™
      U.S.
      Kansas City Star

      Rape victimโ€™s murder jury foreman was just 18: โ€˜Iโ€™ve grown some humanity since thenโ€™

      In the more than a year that I've been writing about Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, who was essentially being held in sexual slavery in Lawrence, Kansas when she killed her rapist at age 19, I've never stopped wondering what the Douglas County jury was thinking back in 2015. Most news reports blandly referred to Hal Sasko, the former employer she drugged and then nearly decapitated in January of 2014, as her 52-year-old roommate. The jury quickly decided that Gonzales-McLinn had killed Sasko in an especially heinous, atrocious or cruel manner, too.

    • Black Lives Matter fence in Minnesota at center of row in city on edge
      U.S.
      The Guardian

      Black Lives Matter fence in Minnesota at center of row in city on edge

      The message has endured outside their house in West t Paul, with block capital letters about 6ft high, since not long after George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed by a white police officer just a few miles away in Minneapolis last May. The timing of the row is especially sensitive as the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murdering Floyd, approaches its conclusion. The entire Minneapolis-St Paul region was already on edge as a result, and tension was only heightened earlier this week by the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, by a white police officer in Brooklyn Center on the outskirts of Minneapolis.

      • Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Yahoo News Video
      • Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene
        Shots fired at Guardsmen patrolling near Wright scene
        Associated Press
    • Queenโ€™s birthday to pass without gun salute for second time
      World
      The Telegraph

      Queenโ€™s birthday to pass without gun salute for second time

      There will be no gun salute to mark the Queen's 95th birthday on Wednesday as she continues to mourn the loss of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. For the second consecutive year, the traditional 41-gun and 21-gun salutes in Hyde Park and the Tower of London on April 21 have been cancelled, the Ministry of Defence said. Her Majesty will continue to observe a period of mourning until Friday and as such, is understood to be reluctant to mark this year's anniversary.

      • Silence and gun salutes for Duke of Edinburgh
        Silence and gun salutes for Duke of Edinburgh
        Associated Press Videos
      • Canada honors Duke with memorial and gun salute
        Canada honors Duke with memorial and gun salute
        Associated Press Videos
    • Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters for her 'continual incitement of violence.'
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      Marjorie Taylor Greene says she'll introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters for her 'continual incitement of violence.'

      GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she'd introduce a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters. Greene said Waters incited violence when she spoke with protesters in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Protests in the city have gone on for a week following the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright.

      • Marjorie Taylor Greene to introduce House resolution to expel Maxine Waters
        Marjorie Taylor Greene to introduce House resolution to expel Maxine Waters
        TheGrio
      • Rep Maxine Waters Calls for Action at Daunte Wright Protest in Brooklyn Center
        Rep Maxine Waters Calls for Action at Daunte Wright Protest in Brooklyn Center
        Storyful
    • Royal summit to decide future of monarchy to be led by Prince Charles and Prince William
      Celebrity
      The Telegraph

      Royal summit to decide future of monarchy to be led by Prince Charles and Prince William

      The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge will hold a summit to decide the future of the monarchy over the next two generations following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. In consultation with the Queen, Britain's next two kings will decide how many full-time working members the Royal family should have, who they should be, and what they should do. The death of Prince Philip has left the Royal family with the immediate question of how and whether to redistribute the hundreds of patronages he retained.

      • Duchess of Cambridge pays final respects to Prince Philip in first royal funeral
        Duchess of Cambridge pays final respects to Prince Philip in first royal funeral
        Yahoo News UK
      • Harry, William, and Kate Left Prince Philip's Funeral Together
        Harry, William, and Kate Left Prince Philip's Funeral Together
        Cosmopolitan
    • Carrollโ€™s diversity plan faces uphill battle, uncertain future in divided community
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Carrollโ€™s diversity plan faces uphill battle, uncertain future in divided community

      Angela Jones isn't losing hope that the Carroll school districtwill eventually have a diversity plan, but she worries about her teenage son because of the ongoing debate and division in the community. Jones is also a member of CREED (Cultural and Racial Equity for Every Dragon), a parents' group that wants a diversity plan in place for all marginalized children in the district. I am very optimistic that we will have a diversity plan in place.

    • Watch NASA attempt to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for the first time
      Science
      Business Insider

      Watch NASA attempt to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars for the first time

      NASA is about to find out whether its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, flew for the first time early Monday. Update: The Ingenuity helicopter successfully lifted off from Mars, flew 10 feet high, and landed safely on Monday. NASA is about to find out whether its Mars helicopter successfully flew its first flight - a feat that could revolutionize spaceflight.

      • NASA will attempt to fly its Mars helicopter on April 19th
        NASA will attempt to fly its Mars helicopter on April 19th
        Engadget
      • NASA's Mars helicopter becomes the first aircraft to fly on another planet
        NASA's Mars helicopter becomes the first aircraft to fly on another planet
        Engadget
    • Police officerโ€™s powerful TikTok message on Daunte Wright goes viral
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Police officerโ€™s powerful TikTok message on Daunte Wright goes viral

      A US police officer has demonstrated the โ€œhuge differenceโ€ between a gun and a Taser in a viral TikTok video, describing how it is difficult to confuse the two items in an officer's arsenal, in the wake of Daunte Wright's death. The video posted from the account of a man named Brian B had about 6 million views and 1.4 million likes before the account was taken down after it became viral and triggered an extensive online conversation. The officer, appearing in his police uniform in the Tiktok video, can be seen loading his belt with both Taser and pistol before tapping the pistol as โ€œdominantโ€ and Taser as โ€œnot so dominant.โ€

    • World
      WPVI โ€“ Philadelphia

      7 teens arrested in connection with carjackings, assaults in Delaware

      Delaware State Police have announced that seven teenagers have been arrested in connection with several carjackings and violent attacks in the First State.

    • Trump is desperate to get credit for the COVID-19 vaccines, but his political heartlands are reluctant to actually take them
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Trump is desperate to get credit for the COVID-19 vaccines, but his political heartlands are reluctant to actually take them

      Trump has long been anxious to get credit for the COVID-19 vaccines developed during his presidency. Former President Donald Trump makes no secret of wanting to take credit for the existence of COVID-19 vaccines - but data shows his supporters are still less likely to want the shot. Trump has long been anxious that nobody forgets one of the biggest advances from during his presidency: the vaccines.

    • Reunited in grief: How Prince Harry spent a golden hour talking with his family
      Celebrity
      The Telegraph

      Reunited in grief: How Prince Harry spent a golden hour talking with his family

      They gamely presented a united front in the aftermath of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral, strolling side by side and chatting amiably as they emerged from St George's Chapel into the sunshine. But the Duke of Sussex, 36, was afforded a rare opportunity to have a proper heart to heart with his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, his father and his grandmother on Saturday, as they returned to the confines of Windsor Castle. There, a couple of hours after the ceremony, when most other guests had melted away, senior members of the Royal family spent around an hour together, face to face for the first time in more than a year.

      • Prince Philip's Funeral, In Photos
        Prince Philip's Funeral, In Photos
        HuffPost
      • How the UK newspapers reacted to Philip's funeral
        How the UK newspapers reacted to Philip's funeral
        Yahoo News UK
    • Terrence Floyd reveals he was alone with Derek Chauvin at trial: โ€˜I was revolted but I did not want to kneel on his throatโ€™
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Terrence Floyd reveals he was alone with Derek Chauvin at trial: โ€˜I was revolted but I did not want to kneel on his throatโ€™

      George Floyd's brother has revealed how he came within feet of Derek Chauvin on the first day of the trial, and while he felt disgusted, he had no desire to harm the police officer charged with murder. Terrence Floyd, 44, who is one of three brothers of the man whose live was taken last spring, has been attending every day of the trial of Mr Chauvin. He said it was intense and emotional, not only having to rewatch the video of Mr Chauvin kneeling on his brother's neck for more than eight minutes as the unarmed African American man gasped he could not breathe, but being in the court room while he was.

      • Report: NBA prepared to postpone games after Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict
        Report: NBA prepared to postpone games after Derek Chauvin murder trial verdict
        Yahoo Sports
      • Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd
        Yahoo News Video
    • See the photo from the first helicopter flight on Mars, showing the planet's surface and the Ingenuity drone's shadow
      Science
      Business Insider

      See the photo from the first helicopter flight on Mars, showing the planet's surface and the Ingenuity drone's shadow

      NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flew on Mars for the first time Monday, making spaceflight history and proving that aerial exploration is possible on other planets. During the flight, it took the photo above, showing the surface of Mars and its own shadow. This was the first powered controlled flight conducted on another planet.

      • NASA makes history by flying a helicopter on Mars for the first time
        NASA makes history by flying a helicopter on Mars for the first time
        TechCrunch
      • NASA helicopter breaks records with flight on Mars
        NASA helicopter breaks records with flight on Mars
        Associated Press Videos
    • 10 of our favorite beachfront restaurants across Florida
      Lifestyle
      USA TODAY

      10 of our favorite beachfront restaurants across Florida

      These are places with amazing waterfront views where you will find iconic Florida foods like grouper, Key lime pie and oysters from the Gulf โ€“ or perhaps just a great cheeseburger or a plate of superior chicken wings. Presented in alphabetical order, the list is culled from USA TODAY Network contributors in coastal communities across Florida, with restaurants hugging both the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. In case you missed it: 10 of our favorite beaches from all across Florida Beach Bistro Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, Anna Maria Island's Beach Bistro is one of the most celebrated restaurants in the state.

    • 'No personal liberties were taken away': Joe Scarborough blasts Jim Jordan for spreading 'lies' about Fauci
      Politics
      Business Insider

      'No personal liberties were taken away': Joe Scarborough blasts Jim Jordan for spreading 'lies' about Fauci

      Joe Scarborough blasted Rep. Jim Jordan for his conduct while questioning Fauci during a hearing. "When do Americans get their freedom back?" Jordan aggressively asked of Fauci. "It's so personal and it is personal," Scarborough said.

      • Anthony Fauci On Viral Exchange With Jim Jordan: 'This Has Nothing To Do With Liberties'
        Anthony Fauci On Viral Exchange With Jim Jordan: 'This Has Nothing To Do With Liberties'
        HuffPost
      • Dr. Fauci Just Said How We Can ALL Reopen Faster
        Dr. Fauci Just Said How We Can ALL Reopen Faster
        Eat This, Not That!
    • Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has a double-digit lead over Gov. Greg Abbott in latest Texas gubernatorial poll
      Politics
      INSIDER

      Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey has a double-digit lead over Gov. Greg Abbott in latest Texas gubernatorial poll

      Texans would rather vote for actor Matthew McConaughey than Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a poll released by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. The "Dallas Buyers Club" star has flirted with the idea of running for governor, referring to it as a "true consideration" during a March appearance on "The Balanced Voice" podcast. If McConaughey were to run, the poll of 1,126 registered voters found that 45 percent of registered voters would back him.

      • Matthew McConaughey Trounces Greg Abbott In Poll For Texas Governor
        Matthew McConaughey Trounces Greg Abbott In Poll For Texas Governor
        HuffPost
      • Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? Actor Has Double-Digit Lead Over Incumbent in Poll
        Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? Actor Has Double-Digit Lead Over Incumbent in Poll
        The Wrap
    • World
      WABC โ€“ NY

      Police searching for 2 women who grabbed necklace off 84-year-old in Brooklyn

      Police are searching for the two women who grabbed a necklace off an 84-year-old woman in Brooklyn.

    • Judge resigns after repeatedly using n-word
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Judge resigns after repeatedly using n-word

      A judge in Colorado resigned after she was censured for repeatedly using the n-word. The offence was one of four violations of the judicial code committed by Natalie T. Chase, according to the Supreme Court of Colorado on Friday. It found in a report that she โ€œundermined confidence in the impartiality of the judiciary by expressing views about criminal justice, police brutality, race and racial biasโ€.

    • California hospitality workers laid off during the pandemic must get priority access to jobs with former employers, a new law says
      Business
      Business Insider

      California hospitality workers laid off during the pandemic must get priority access to jobs with former employers, a new law says

      California hotels and airports must prioritize former staff laid off due to the pandemic when they are hiring. Gov. Newsom signed the bill Friday, which included fines for companies who don't follow the rules. Hospitality workers in California who lost their jobs during the pandemic will get priority for new roles with their former employers, per a statewide bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.

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

    • โ€œWhile a long, slow train ride across the country can be a great thing, the US needs real high-speed rail too.โ€

    • โ€œLiberals are right that America has a car problem โ€” but it's commutes, not road trips, that suck.โ€

    • โ€œInvestments into a high-speed rail system wouldnโ€™t just improve the railroads โ€” automobile traffic could also see some relief.โ€

    • โ€œBig cities that are reasonably close together is pretty much a prerequisite for high-speed rail.โ€

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