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Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s death, reacted to the verdict with relief and tears.
- USA TODAY
How long will Derek Chauvin be in prison? What to know about the guilty verdict in George Floyd's murder
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd in a landmark trial. Here's what to know about prison sentencing, protests and more.
- INSIDER
Derek Chauvin's defense focuses on reasonable doubt in a closing argument that compares the murder case to baking cookies
Attorney Eric Nelson told jurors they must consider all the facts and circumstances Chauvin had to assess when he used force on George Floyd.
- Associated Press
Opt-out decisions throw wrench into NFL draft options
Caleb Farley was the first top prospect to make the decision that has added a whole new layer of uncertainty to the annual crapshoot that is the NFL draft. The talented Virginia Tech cornerback decided back in July to skip the 2020 season because of the coronavirus. Having lost his mother to cancer in 2018, Farley was unwilling to put another loved one at risk and felt it would be safer to skip the season no matter the impact on his draft status.
- Business Insider
Tucker Carlson's reaction to Derek Chauvin's conviction was to cast doubt on the jurors who decided he murdered George Floyd
After Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, Tucker Carlson said the jury was motivated by fear of further protests if they acquitted.
- Yahoo News
'This was accountability, but it's not yet justice': Reactions to Chauvin guilty verdict
Here are some of the reactions that poured in following Tuesday’s announcement of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
- The Week
Columbus police fatally shoots Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, quickly releases body-cam footage
A police officer in Columbus, Ohio, shot a teenage girl Tuesday evening while responding to reports of an attempted stabbing. The girl, identified by family members and Franklin County Children's Services as Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 5:21 p.m. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting. Bryant, who is Black, was shot at about 4:45 p.m., or 15 minutes before a Minneapolis jury returned guilty verdicts in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer who killed George Floyd, who was Black. Protesters quickly gathered near the home where Bryant was shot. A woman who identified herself as Hazel Bryant, aunt of the victim, told The Columbus Dispatch that Ma'Khia Bryant lived in a foster home and got into an altercation with someone at the home. The aunt said her niece had a knife, but maintained she dropped it before the officer shot her. Columbus officials Tuesday night released body-camera footage from the officer who shot Bryant. It shows the officer firing four shots at Ma'Khia Bryant as she appeared to swing a knife at another woman. The other people at the scene erupted in angry disbelief. "We know, based on this footage, the officer took action to protect another young girl in our community, but a family is grieving tonight and this young 15-year-old girl [sic] will never be coming home," Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said at Tuesday night's news conference. "It's a tragic day in the city of Columbus. It's a horrible, heartbreaking situation," he added. "We felt transparency in sharing this footage, as incomplete as it is at this time" was critical. Interim Columbus Police Chief Michael Woods said BCI will be in charge of the investigation, and "we want to be sure that independent review from them, that we stay out of their way, and we provide the information that they request from us." More stories from theweek.comAll 40 movies nominated for an Oscar this year, rankedThe new HBO show you won't be able to stop watchingAmerica's incredibly successful pilot of universal health care
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COVID pushed Cirque du Soleil into bankruptcy. For a comeback, it bets big on Vegas
The company announces that it's emerging from the pandemic with a focus not on touring shows but on Las Vegas. SoCal visitors are key.
- The Independent
Supreme Court scraps last GOP election lawsuit, ending five-month challenge to results
The decision has wider implications for future elections
- Associated Press
Ukraine adopts military reservist law amid Russia tensions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law allowing to call up reservists for military service without announcing a mobilization, his office said Wednesday. The move comes amid a massive Russian troop buildup near Ukrainian borders and a flareup of cease-fire violations in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russia-backed separatists since 2014. The new law, passed by Ukraine's parliament in late March, will allow the country to "quickly equip the military units of all state defense forces with reservists, thereby significantly increasing their combat effectiveness during military aggression,” Zelenskyy's office said in a statement.
- The Independent
Derek Chauvin news – live: Fox News, DeSantis and Taylor Greene attack verdict as Biden launches police review
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- LA Times
Blake Bailey's publisher hits 'pause' on shipping and promotion of book amid allegations
W.W. Norton says it won't ship more copies of "Philip Roth: The Biography" while sexual misconduct allegations against author Blake Bailey play out.
- Business Insider
Moderna's mRNA technology could help in the decades-long search for an HIV vaccine
"We had such a spectacular outcome with coronavirus that we absolutely need to embark on this platform and test it," a veteran HIV researcher said.
- The Independent
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?’
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
‘Tears in my eyes.’ Illinois man bowls perfect game after adding dad’s ashes to ball
His dad, an avid bowler, died in 2016.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Here are the 2021 Lexington All-City girls’ basketball teams and player of the year
Paul Laurence Dunbar’s Elise Ellison-Coons is player of the year.
- The Independent
‘Am I off my meds?’: Greg Gutfeld reprimanded on Fox News for ‘selfish’ on-air reaction to Chauvin verdict
Incredulous fellow anchors groan in background as Gutfeld offers take on verdict
- The Independent
Ma’Khia Bryant: Everything we know about the police shooting of a teenage girl
Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation leading investigation into fatal police shooting
- The Independent
Joe Biden celebrates ‘some justice’ for George Floyd as AOC calls conviction not enough
President says it was ‘really important’ that former police officer found guilty on all counts
- Associated Press
Envoy: China not discriminating against foreign journalists
China continued to welcome foreign journalists and discriminated against none, a Chinese envoy said on Wednesday, contradicting an Australian reporter's opinion that they were “barely tolerated.” Wang Xining, the Chinese Embassy in Australia’s deputy head of mission, and Michael Smith, one the last journalists working for Australian media to flee China, were taking part in a panel discussion about China at the National Press Club of Australia.