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Televised Chauvin trial due to pandemic yields wide access — and concern

Televised Chauvin trial due to pandemic yields wide access — and concern

Opening statements are set for Monday in a trial with international attention, and for the first time, the world will be able to see every twist and turn of the case from a Minnesota courtroom, thanks to an unprecedented decision by Judge Peter Cahill.
by Matt Sepic

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Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

Chauvin trial: 'Blood choke' used on Floyd, prosecution witness says

A key eyewitness in the trial of Derek Chauvin testified Monday that his mixed martial arts training convinced him that the position of Derek Chauvin’s knee on the neck of George Floyd, and the way Chauvin was moving his knee, was deliberate and dangerous.
by Brandt Williams, Riham Feshir and Jon Collins

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As U.S. corporations face reckoning over prescription opioids, CEOs keep cashing in

As U.S. corporations face reckoning over prescription opioids, CEOs keep cashing in

Some companies that sold or distributed opioid medications face a wave of lawsuits, have filed for bankruptcy, or find themselves on the hook for billions of dollars in settlements. But CEOs and other top executives keep getting rewarded.
by Brian Mann

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Duluth NAACP calls for end to 'racially disproportionate policing' 

Duluth NAACP calls for end to 'racially disproportionate policing' 

The Duluth chapter of the NAACP has issued a series of demands to the city’s police force, accusing the police of racially discriminatory policing that has led to disproportionate arrests and use of force incidents involving people of color. The city says it’s committed to making change.
by Dan Kraker

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Police: 2 dead, 8 wounded in Virginia Beach oceanfront shootings

A pair of overnight shootings along the beachfront in Virginia Beach left two people dead and eight wounded in a scene described by authorities on Saturday as “very chaotic.”
by The Associated Press

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Daily Mail seeks to reverse order denying trial credentials

Daily Mail seeks to reverse order denying trial credentials

The British newspaper has asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to swiftly throw out a judge’s order denying it credentials for a former police officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death. 
by The Associated Press

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'Split-second decision' defense may not work for Chauvin

'Split-second decision' defense may not work for Chauvin

For most police officers going on trial, the argument that they made a split-second decision in a life-or-death situation often carries significant weight for a jury. It's a reason why officers are so rarely convicted. But it's an argument that's almost certainly not available to Derek Chauvin, who goes on trial Monday in George Floyd's death.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art

U.S. court sides with photographer in fight over Warhol art

A U.S. appeals court sided with a photographer Friday in her copyright dispute over how a foundation has marketed a series of Andy Warhol works of art based on her pictures of Prince.
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