Wisconsin could open COVID-19 vaccines to all soon
A little more than an hour after the governor's remarks, his deputy health secretary indicated the move to open vaccines for all could happen quickly.
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WBAL - Baltimore VideosLawmakers question Emergent BioSolutions over J&J vaccine
More issues surround Johnson & Johnson as it struggles to get its COVID-19 vaccine back on track in the United States. Questions remain about the vaccine's connection to rare blood clots and questions remain about Emergent BioSolutions, the company making the shot in Baltimore. On Monday, Emergent BioSolutions confirmed it stopped making the J&J vaccine, also known as the Janssen vaccine, at its Baltimore plant at the request of the Food and Drug Administration on Friday.
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Maryland's sweeping measures lead nation in police reform
Maryland is at the forefront of police reform after the General Assembly passed sweeping measures that require everything from a duty to intervene to a body camera program for all law enforcement agencies. George Floyd's death at the hand of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin amplified the need for sweeping police reform across the nation. Maryland's police reform package is expected to dramatically alter the way officers do their jobs and how they are disciplined. It's designed to hold law enforcement accountable and increase transparency.
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Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage. Authorities wouldn't provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown's yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street.
- Charlotte Observer
Fake vaccine card scams spike in Charlotte area, BBB says. How to avoid getting duped
In just the past week, Charlotte’s BBB had at least seven people say scammers used a selfie they posted of their vaccine card to reproduce the card for online sale.
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Epic Games CEO funds conservation of a rare undeveloped barrier island on NC coast
Hutaff Island provides habitat for several endangered bird species, as well as loggerhead sea turtles.
- The Independent
Fox, Newsmax, Taylor Greene and Cruz question jury as conservatives cope with Chauvin murder verdict
Conservatives argue that a Minneapolis jury was intimidated into finding Chauvin guilty
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Facing bankruptcy, NRA launches low-energy $2 million ad campaign against Biden
After another spate of mass shootings in America, Democrats are attempting to tighten gun-control measures
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Fox host says those protesting police violence should be ‘barred’ from calling 911
‘Let’s just hope, in your life, you never need a police officer,’ Brian Kilmeade says
- The Independent
South Korean president calls Trump failure who ‘beat around the bush’ on North Korea
If tensions between the United States and China intensify, North Korea can take advantage of it and capitalise on it’, says Moon Jae-in
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Chauvin trial: Alternate juror discusses the trial moment that ‘really got me’
Lisa Christensen says that she “’teared up’ watching the nine-and-a-half minute video of George Floyd losing his life
- BBC
Covid: India sees world's highest daily cases amid oxygen shortage
The country records 314,835 new daily cases as Delhi hospitals fear running out of oxygen in hours.
- LA Times
What's on TV Thursday: 'Station 19'; Greta Thunberg on PBS
What's on TV tonight, Thursday, April 22: "Station 19" on ABC; "Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World" on PBS
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Cop who fatally shot teen in Tennessee school bathroom won’t face charges, official says
Anthony Thompson Jr., 17, died during a confrontation with police.
- The Independent
What happened to the other officers arrested over George Floyd death?
Three former police officers who responded to George Floyd call now face trial in August
- The Telegraph
Civil servants’ second jobs to be scrutinised after Greensill saga
Britain’s top civil servant has ordered senior colleagues to more tightly police officials who take second jobs after the Greensill saga, The Telegraph can reveal. Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, also said behind closed doors that the current rules would be looked at again to see whether they should be changed. The message was communicated by Mr Case at a meeting he held with the top civil servants in government departments on Wednesday morning. Earlier this month it emerged Bill Crothers, a former head of Whitehall procurement, became an adviser to the lender Greensill Capital while still working in the civil service.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene faces backlash for calling BLM greatest terrorist risk to US
‘It’s actually white supremacist extremists,’ says Star Trek actor George Takei
- Business Insider
House votes to make Washington, DC, the US's 51st state
The bill faces serious hurdles in the Senate, where it likely won't receive the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster.
- Reuters
Four crew dead, 9 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines
Four crew members from a cargo ship that ran aground off the southern Philippines have died, while seven have been rescued and a search is continuing for nine others, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. The crew of LCT Cebu Great Ocean abandoned the vessel, which was carrying nickel ore and 2,000 litres of diesel, before it ran aground in Surigao del Norte province on Monday, the coast guard said. The bodies of the four crew members were found after being washed onto the shore, while the seven were rescued in various parts of the southern province after reaching land, Gelly Rosales, a coast guard official, told Reuters.
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John Kerry criticises Donald Trump for pulling out of Paris accord ‘without any facts, without any science’
Climate envoy said US now working to ‘restore America’s credibility’ as Biden announces ambitious emissions targets
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100 more people to be charged over Capitol riots, federal prosecutors warn
Law enforcement reviewing thousands of documents with more than 900 search warrants, documents show