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Defense begins case against ex-cop in George Floyd's death
The defense began its case Tuesday at the murder trial of former Officer Derek Chauvin, seizing on a 2019 confrontation between police and George Floyd in which Floyd suffered dangerously high blood pressure and confessed to heavy use of opioid painkillers.
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Pressure builds to fire Minnesota officer who killed Wright
The pressure built Tuesday to fire the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed a 20-year-old Black man during an altercation after a traffic stop, a shooting authorities said was a tragic mistake but that family members of Daunte Wright and others pointed to as yet the latest example of a broken criminal justice system.
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Minnesota pauses J&J shots on FDA advice
Minnesota temporarily suspended COVID-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson doses following reports on Tuesday of severe blood clots in six U.S. women days after receiving their shots.
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More unrest as chief says officer meant to use Taser on Wright
After post-curfew clashes outside the Brooklyn Center police station Monday night, officials said 40 people were arrested. In Minneapolis, more than a dozen were arrested for looting and curfew violations.
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Officer who fatally shot man in Brooklyn Center is 26-year veteran
She got her police license in 1995 at age 22, according to state records.