News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades Sunday night to clear protesters who gathered outside the department in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. pic.twitter.com/Eq5xHwdjcy
— NPR (@NPR) April 12, 2021
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota have released video showing moments right before an officer shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. The department's police chief later said she intended to use a Taser instead of her gun. https://t.co/IkJltyeMrt pic.twitter.com/yQ5WZrWBKw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 12, 2021
An expert cardiologist testified that George Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels brought on by prone restraint and positional asphyxia — making him the fifth doctor to say as much in Derek Chauvin's trial. https://t.co/Hm7fS6lUOv
— CNN (@CNN) April 12, 2021
Regeneron will seek US approval for its Covid-19 antibody cocktail as a preventative treatment after a trial showed it helped reduce the risk of symptomatic infections in households where someone else is ill, the drugmaker says. https://t.co/pSrbJ9Imus
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 12, 2021
People who have lost family members to Covid-19 can get help with funeral expenses from FEMA, which is accepting applications for aid of up to $9,000 per burial. https://t.co/OVONfK37Wk
— CNN (@CNN) April 12, 2021
Shops, restaurants and salons prepared for reopening in England, as the country eases out of another lockdown amid a drop in COVID-19 cases and an increase in vaccinations. https://t.co/qz5XEYbU7e pic.twitter.com/uYLuiQZeQV
— ABC News (@ABC) April 12, 2021
President Biden on infrastructure negotiations: "I'm confident everything's going to work out perfectly." pic.twitter.com/gzHS0L1t6a
— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2021
Ukraine's leader has asked for a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian troop buildup along his country's border and the escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine. But the request hasn't been answered so far. https://t.co/D7Kax3wtTK
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) April 12, 2021
La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas Monday in the biggest eruption since volcanic activity began on St. Vincent last week, with officials worried about the lives of those who have refused to evacuate. https://t.co/ab6QDqsZXz
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 12, 2021
Cindy McCain to be named Biden ambassador to UN program: report https://t.co/6E3vESFgJ5 pic.twitter.com/nkyooXAPwu
— The Hill (@thehill) April 12, 2021
