Daunte Wright’s family calls for stiffer charge against former Minnesota officer

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April 15, 2021

Daunte Wright’s family calls for stiffer charge against former Minnesota officer

Kim Potter – who was released on $100,000 bond hours after her arrest Wednesday – appeared alongside her attorney at her initial appearance Thursday over Zoom, saying very little.
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April 15, 2021

Vaccine Passports: Are we going to have to show proof of vaccination?

A COVID vaccine passport is a certificate which verifies that someone has been vaccinated against COVID-19.
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April 15, 2021

Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year

A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse has been named the World Press Photo of the Year.
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April 15, 2021

Defense rests after Chauvin decides not to testify at his murder trial

Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which the racially diverse jury will begin its deliberations.
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April 15, 2021

U.S., Maine jobless claims fall in hopeful sign that layoffs are easing

Maine numbers dip slightly after U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March, the most since August, in a sign that a sustained recovery is taking hold.
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April 15, 2021

Blinken visits Afghanistan to sell Biden troop withdrawal

The secretary of state seeks to assure senior Afghan politicians that the U.S. remains committed to the country despite the planned exit of the remaining 2,500 American troops by Sept. 11.
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April 15, 2021

Months after hack, U.S. poised to announce sanctions on Russia

The sanctions would be the first retaliatory action against the Kremlin for last year's hack, which breached vital federal agencies.
Published
April 14, 2021

CDC advisers seek more data on rare blood clots before deciding whether to resume Johnson & Johnson shots

Some public health officials – including Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC – say the lack of a recommendation is a decision that will have consequences.
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April 14, 2021

Coinbase, a digital currency exchange, soars in market debut

The company's initial public offering happened with cryptocurrency chatter seemingly everywhere, even at the Federal Reserve.
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April 14, 2021

Senate OKs tough former regulator as market watchdog chief

Gary Gensler is confirmed on a mostly party-line vote of 53-45 to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission.