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Explainer: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?

Explainer: What is the impact of racially diverse juries?

Scholars, courts and legal groups have increasingly advocated for greater jury diversity, arguing, that by almost every metric, they make for better juries.  Of the six men and three women selected through Monday for Derek Chauvin's jury, five are white, one is multiracial, two are Black and one is Hispanic. They range in age from their 20s to their 50s.
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Chauvin trial: Judge weighs delay as Floyd family settlement roils case

Chauvin trial: Judge weighs delay as Floyd family settlement roils case

Prosecutors pushed back Tuesday afternoon on defense arguments that news of a $27 million settlement between Minneapolis and the George Floyd family may taint the process to pick a jury in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial.
by Brandt Williams, Jon Collins, Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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Sharp, 'off the charts' rise in alcoholic liver disease among young women

Sharp, 'off the charts' rise in alcoholic liver disease among young women

Some doctors are seeing a disturbing spike in lethal alcoholic liver disease, especially among young women. The recent trend has been supercharged, they say, by the pandemic's isolation and pressures.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Interior Secretary

Deb Haaland confirmed as first Native American Interior Secretary

Her historic role is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against Indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.
by Nathan Rott

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Vatican excludes gay union blessing

Vatican excludes gay union blessing

The Vatican decreed Monday that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions.
by The Associated Press

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Chauvin trial: Civil settlement roils criminal case; 9th juror chosen

Chauvin trial: Civil settlement roils criminal case; 9th juror chosen

Derek Chauvin’s attorney told the court Monday he wants his client’s criminal trial postponed following Friday's news of a $27 million civil settlement between Minneapolis and George Floyd’s family. The judge says he'll consider it.
by Riham Feshir, Brandt Williams and Jon Collins

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How the COVID relief bill could help reshape the finances of American families

How the COVID relief bill could help reshape the finances of American families

Included in the bill is a provision that provides many parents an allowance of $250 a month for each child and $300 for kids under 6. Although set to last only through this year, many experts see it as a potentially game-changing initiative to fight poverty.
by Scott Horsley

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FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at U.S.-Mexico border

FEMA to help manage unaccompanied minors at U.S.-Mexico border

The Biden administration is turning to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help managing and caring for record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children who are streaming into the United States by illegally crossing the border with Mexico.
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