Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet Friday to make recommendations for use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine after it was put on hold to investigate a potential link to serious blood clots. The CDC and US Food and Drug Administration recommended a pause on use of the J&J
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Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday after jury of 12 people, unnamed and unseen during the trial in Minneapolis, deliberated more than 10 hours. The jury of five men and seven women began deliberations Monday to decide the extent of Chauvin’s role in the death of George Floyd. Of the
Continue ReadingThe judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd said Monday that Rep. Maxine Waters’ comments could be grounds for appealing a verdict. “I’ll give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in this whole trial being overturned,” Judge Peter Cahill
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Students at a number of Minnesota schools organized walkouts Monday. Osseo Senior High, where Malika Freeman is a junior, was one of dozens to take part. “I hope there will be change. I hope that love will be spread, solidarity, justice for everyone who has
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What was going through Derek Chauvin’s mind when he kneeled on a handcuffed, prone George Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds last May? That key question was at the heart of the three charges against the former Minneapolis Police officer and was top of mind for jurors in their deliberations. To render a verdict,
Continue ReadingThe nearly two-decade relationship late basketball player Kobe Bryant and Nike has ended. Bryant was “an important part of Nike’s deep connection to consumers,” Nike said in a statement. “Though our contractual relationship has ended, he remains a deeply loved member of the Nike family,” the company added. Bryant, along with eight other people, including
Continue ReadingThe House voted Tuesday afternoon to block a resolution from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to censure Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters following her remarks over the weekend calling for protesters to “get more confrontational” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin were acquitted in the killing of George Floyd. Democrats had an extremely narrow margin to
Continue ReadingDave Calhoun, Boeing’s CEO for the company’s worst year ever, will get to stay around to try to lead the aerospace giant’s rebound for the foreseeable future. That’s because the Boeing board announced it is raising its executive retirement age. Calhoun just turned 64 this week, and normally the mandatory retirement age for Boeing executives
Continue ReadingEven a verdict finding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of George Floyd’s murder will not erase generations of trauma caused by systemic racism, Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday. Harris was speaking just before a sequestered jury in Minnesota announced it had reached a verdict in the Chauvin trial. “This verdict is but
Continue ReadingNatural Light is instantly recognizable for its cheap beer. But the 44-year-old brand is branching out to keep fickle drinkers satisfied. The brewer, owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, has rapidly expanded its options in recent years with new flavors and spiked seltzers. Now it’s unleashing boozy popsicles and flavored vodkas. “We want to be the preferred
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The former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes last year was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday in one of the most consequential trials of the Black Lives Matter era. Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Continue ReadingChinese President Xi Jinping has called for global cooperation in the face of a growing anti-China front led by the United States, warning that an “open world economy” is essential to recovering from the pandemic. “Attempts to erect walls or decouple run counter to the law of economics and market principles,” Xi said Tuesday via
Continue ReadingAdd Pampers and Tampax to the list of brands you may soon pay more for at the store. Procter & Gamble said Tuesday that it will raise prices on brands such as Pampers diapers and Always and Tampax tampons, the latest consumer goods’ manufacturer to hike what it charges retailers. The exact amount of price
Continue ReadingAll the dogecoins in circulation are now worth more than $53 billion after fans declared April 20 Doge Day on social media with the aim of pushing the digital currency’s value to new heights. The price of a single dogecoin jumped as much as 20% on Tuesday to 42 cents, nearing Friday’s all-time high of
Continue ReadingThe top US military official who runs the American nuclear arsenal warned that China and Russia are modernizing their nuclear weapons and capabilities faster than the US, saying during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that if it does not start investing more in nuclear defense and infrastructure, the US will be “at risk of losing
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — College students, one of the larger groups statewide testing positive for COVID, eagerly lined up on the campus of Connecticut College on Tuesday to get their Pfizer vaccine. Even through their masks, you could see the smiles on the student’s face. The campus
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration kicked off a 100-day effort on Tuesday to beef up cybersecurity in the nation’s power grid, calling for industry leaders to install technologies that could thwart attacks on the electricity supply. The move follows a high-profile, if unsuccessful, cyberattack in Florida that sought to compromise a water treatment plant, which highlighted some
Continue ReadingThe US Ambassador to Russia will return to the United States this week for discussions with the Biden administration about the relationship between Russia and the US, amid heightened tensions between the two nations. Ambassador John Sullivan plans to come back to the US for “consultations,” the US Embassy in Moscow said in a statement
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Less than 48 hours after the formation of a new European Super League, English Premier League Manchester City said it had begun the process of withdrawing from the exclusive competition. “Manchester City Football Club can confirm that it has formally enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League,”
Continue Reading(CNN) — La jerarquía del Partido Comunista de Cuba eligió el lunes al presidente del país, Miguel Díaz-Canel, para el poderoso cargo de primer secretario, reemplazando a Raúl Castro, quien anunció su retiro, informaron medios estatales cubanos. Como jefe de Estado y líder del único partido político permitido por la ley en la isla, Díaz-Canel
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