A Chauvin trial expert says the video of the Columbus, Ohio, incident suggests police had no ‘clear options’ to use of deadly force.
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Europe reopens but virus patients still overwhelm ICU teams
In France, Greece and elsewhere, the cursor is moving toward other economic, social and educational imperatives.
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India virus patients suffocate amid oxygen shortage in surge
At least 20 COVID-19 patients at the critical care unit of New Delhi’s Jaipur Golden Hospital died overnight as ‘oxygen pressure was low.’
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From scarcity to abundance: U.S. faces calls to share vaccines
Honduras has obtained a paltry 59,000 vaccine doses for its 10 million people.
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Mariners beat up on Red Sox, 8-2
Kyle Seager, Sam Haggerty and Ty France lead a 12-hit attack with three hits apiece.
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The world isolates. A New Zealand band plays to 50,000 fans
The band Six60 has been playing to huge crowds in New Zealand, where social distancing isn’t required after the nation stamped out the coronavirus.
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Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art announce May reopenings
Most of Washington’s smaller, private museums have already reopened.
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Out of the cave: French isolation study ends after 40 days
After 40 days in voluntary isolation, 15 people in a scientific experiment have emerged from a vast dark cave in southwestern France.
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Summit catapults world ahead in crucial year to curb warming
America’s climate summit was designed to send the world off on a fast start toward Glasgow negotiations in November, and experts said it did so.
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One verdict, then six police killings across America in 24 hours
At least six people were fatally shot by officers across the United States in the 24 hours after jurors reached a verdict in the murder case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.