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(4/21/2021)   The recent shooting death of Daunte Wright involved Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter allegedly accidentally shooting Wright with her sidearm when she meant to use her Taser. In a community where law enforcement officers carry both of those weapons as standard practice when on patrol, Winona residents may be interested in the technicalities of how their local authorities prevent such a mistake from happening.  The heads of both the Winona Police Department (W...

Chauvin lost his claim of innocence. But who actually won? Certainly in the most basic terms there was justice for the victim and his profoundly aggrieved family. The man who murdered Floyd will be punished. And some might argue that the legal system finally “worked” for those terrible moments when a police officer abuses power and kills someone, too often someone of color. But what does it really mean — that the system worked? Is there a new Chauvin standard that offers solace t...

Americans breathed a collective sigh of relief last week after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. The crime was heinous, the verdict just, the moral neat. If you think that systemic racism is the defining fact of race relations in 21st-century America, then Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck is its defining image. But what about a case like that of Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenager who was shot and killed last week by Nicholas Reardon, a white police officer in Columbus, Oh...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The White House is "aware" of concerns that the Biden administrations proposed menthol cigarettes ban could unfairly target Black people, principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday. Jean-Pierre was asked about the menthol ban during a press gaggle on Thursday. Rev. Al Sharpton has previously said such bans are unfair for Black smokers. "We are aware of that, and we take that seriously the...

To those Bahamians who wanted Trump out of the White House, are you happy now? Dear Editor, The American drive-by media did a spectacular job in lampooning former President Donald Trump in the lead up to the November 3, 2020 presidential election. Routinely caricatured on TV shows such as “Saturday Night Live”, the left leaning media enterprise, along with Hollywood and social media giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, all made a concerted effort to portray Trump as the worst president in U...

Follow RT on The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a host of civil rights groups have warned the Biden administration against a reported proposed ban on menthol cigarettes, noting it would have “serious racial injustice implications.” In a letter sent this week to Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, Food and Drug Administration head Janet Woodcock and other officials, the ACLU, along with 26 other organizations – including a number of drug legalization groups – said the �...

WATCH: American TikToker takes aim at Trevor Noah WARNING: The video below contains strong language. While Trevor Noah is known for making millions of people across the world laugh and keep viewers of his primetime show informed, one person can’t stand him. American TikTok user Doug Romeo launched into “The Daily Show” host in a video that has gone viral on the social media app. In the video, Doug explains why he hates Trevor. Doug said that Trevor went to America to look for a better li...

Walz, DFL press for police accountability as budget negotiations start article Gov. Tim Walz and several lawmakers held a news conference Thursday to press for police accountability measures before the May 17 end of session. (FOX 9) ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Democratic lawmakers pressed for tighter restrictions on police Thursday as Senate Republicans prepare to open negotiations over the public safety budget. Walz spoke at a 90-minute news conference--one of the l...

The men also face charges of murder, malice, aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit a felony — all three pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The meeting came the day after President Biden called on Congress to pass police reform legislation.