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Officer in Floyd case gave onlookers a ‘cold’ stare, witness says

As onlookers pleaded with Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck, Chauvin just gave them a “cold” and “heartless” stare, the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testified Tuesday at Chauvin’s murder trial.

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CDC extends eviction moratorium

An eviction moratorium expected to expire this week was extended Monday by Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 
Video used early as ex-officer’s trial in George Floyd’s death begins

The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with prosecutors showing the jury video of Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on the Black man’s neck for several minutes as onlookers yelled at him repeatedly to get off and Floyd gasped that he couldn’t breathe.

Animals likely source of COVID, new report says

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press.

 
Massive ship stuck in Suez Canal freed after 6 days

Suez Canal officials say the massive container ship that was stuck in vital waterway for nearly a week has been set free and is on the move.

Doctors in Paris warn of catastrophic overload of virus cases

With infections soaring and hospitals increasingly running short of intensive-care beds, doctors have been stepping up the pressure for a full French lockdown.

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