News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, prosecutors said, correcting the 8:46 timing that has become a symbol of police brutality https://t.co/To8YgyqXvp
— CNN (@CNN) March 29, 2021
Jena Scurry, a 911 dispatcher who watched police pin George Floyd to the ground on a surveillance camera, said the restraint went on for so long she thought her screen had frozen.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 29, 2021
She testified that she grew so concerned that she called a police sergeant. https://t.co/jaQ4BhW4Ky
US Covid data
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 29, 2021
• 30,395,236 cases (per NBC)
• 552,025 deaths (per NBC)
• 145,812,835 vaccine doses administered (per CDC)
• 95,015,762 received at least one shot, 28.6% of US pop (per CDC)
• 52,614,231 fully vaccinated, 15.8% of US pop (per CDC)
Data as of Mar. 29, 2021
The Pfizer and Moderna coronavirus vaccines were 90% effective after two doses, the U.S. government found in its first real-world study of their effectiveness. "This is very reassuring news,” said the CDC’s Mark Thompson, the study’s lead author. https://t.co/xBbdKl6lHN
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 29, 2021
President Biden announces that 90% of adults will be eligible to get a Covid-19 vaccine within the next three weeks as well as have a vaccination site within five miles of where they live https://t.co/VdAwr916vA
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 29, 2021
A WHO report due tomorrow says the coronavirus most likely did not originate at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan — finding that wildlife farms may be the source of the main spillover event.
— NPR (@NPR) March 29, 2021
But critics are questioning the team's independence.https://t.co/expIMx1mHS
NEW: A judge has dismissed the threat of terrorism charges against 3 men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
— Axios (@axios) March 29, 2021
They still face charges of gang membership, felony firearm and providing material support to terrorism. https://t.co/CY4EfNEqL1
The Biden administration unveiled a new initiative to boost the U.S. offshore wind power, as part of Biden's effort to create new union jobs under a transition to a clean energy economy https://t.co/LKOBveIXVH
— POLITICO (@politico) March 29, 2021
Biden does not intend to meet with North Korea's Kim https://t.co/6VbHRXJKcH pic.twitter.com/AnGeSg7DsQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 29, 2021
Horns blare in celebration as the Ever Given ship, which has been stuck on the banks of Suez Canal since last week, is finally set free. https://t.co/f1pzyNOCyR pic.twitter.com/eFrQAW66nM
— ABC News (@ABC) March 29, 2021
