News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into alleged abuses at the Minneapolis Police Department, examining whether its officers have a “pattern or practice” violating the civil rights of residents https://t.co/OBIrDfjSEa
— POLITICO (@politico) April 21, 2021
It will be another eight weeks before Derek Chauvin is sentenced, according to Judge Peter Cahill.
— CNN (@CNN) April 21, 2021
The ex-Minneapolis Police officer will await sentencing in jail after his bail was revoked upon being found guilty in George Floyd’s murder. @ElieHonig explains the next steps. pic.twitter.com/RggrMczEpw
Police released three new videos from body camera footage of the incident and audio of the two 911 calls police received from the scene. https://t.co/1W5HuKUV0S
— ABC News (@ABC) April 21, 2021
“Today, we did it”: President Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. had reached 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations in his first 92 days in office — eight days ahead of his initial goal. https://t.co/ovYQ6r7obp pic.twitter.com/NW6dXOqXOU
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 21, 2021
A FDA report finds that a J&J contractor's plant for producing Covid vaccines is not large or sanitary enough and the company hasn't resolved issues that led to the contamination of millions of doses https://t.co/OBtZZeUV88
— POLITICO (@politico) April 21, 2021
Children make up nearly 21% of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S., according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.https://t.co/KUfouoHmNM
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 21, 2021
Several thousand protesters took up the sidewalks near the Kremlin where President Vladimir Putin had spoken earlier on Wednesday. They chanted “Go away!” — referring to Putin; and “Release him!” — referring to the jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. https://t.co/p9765eqbzv
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 21, 2021
The White House is weighing requests from Kyiv to send additional weaponry to Ukraine as it faces the biggest military buildup of Russian forces on its border in nearly a decade https://t.co/n7oO7sUEzO
— POLITICO (@politico) April 21, 2021
🚨 SCOOP: Chris Christie is seriously considering running for president in 2024.
— Axios (@axios) April 21, 2021
He's told friends he'd be the only person in the 2024 field with executive experience who has run a presidential race before — a clear shot at Gov. Ron DeSantis. https://t.co/CA9HdnP8KE
United Nations video shows villages covered in ash amid ongoing volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, with the UN reporting more than 12,700 people have been evacuated from their homes. https://t.co/msHhSRxNvF pic.twitter.com/xTcjVtrBCU
— ABC News (@ABC) April 21, 2021
