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Month: May 2023

Officer who held back crowd during George Floyd’s murder convicted of aiding and abetting manslaughter

By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN A Minnesota judge found former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao guilty of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his role keeping bystanders back in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, according to court documents filed Monday. In a 177-page verdict, Judge Peter Cahill wrote that Thao “actively

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Colorado Avalanche’s Andrew Cogliano fractures neck during game and returns to play; team later announces he is ‘out indefinitely’

By Ben Morse, CNN The Colorado Avalanche’s Andrew Cogliano fractured his neck during a NHL game last Friday and returned to complete the game. The team later announced he is “out indefinitely.” Cogliano was injured in the second period of the Avalanche’s Game 6 of the Western Conference first round of the NHL playoffs against

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Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation’

CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released an advisory Tuesday addressing the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” affecting the country and laying out a framework for a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection.” The advisory is part of the Biden administration’s broader efforts to address mental health, White House press

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Hundreds of hazardous sites in California are at risk of flooding as sea level rises, study finds

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Hundreds of hazardous industrial sites that dot the California coastline — including oil and gas refineries and sewage-treatment plants — are at risk of severe flooding from rising sea level if the climate crisis worsens, new research shows. If planet-warming pollution continues to rise unabated, 129 industrial sites are estimated to

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A cool and breezy week ahead

After strong gusty winds yesterday, breezy conditions continue today along with cooler than normal temps. The area of low pressure will linger through much of the week, wind speeds will be lower than yesterday, but still breezy. That low pressure system drop farther South through the week, which will keep highs 10-15 degrees colder than

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