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Font Size Following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Minneapolis this week, San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg “Pop” Popovich let loose with another of his anti-Republican eruptions. The Trump hater denounced deplorable NBA owners who donate money to Republicans opposed to gun control and defunding the police. Dan Cancian’s Newsweek sports story recounts Popovich’s volcanic tirade during a press conference, citing the five-time NBA champion who “again blasted politician...

Daunte Wright’s Alabama aunt: ‘Can we get a conviction?’ Updated 8:10 AM; Today 8:10 AM Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun during a news conference at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP Facebook Share By Randy Furst, Reid Forgrave and Matt McKinney Star Tribune (TNS) and Tribune Media Services Former Brooklyn Center p...

Derek Chauvin Trial: 4 Major Takeaways From The Final Week Of Testimony Minneapolis is on edge as a verdict in the high-profile trial regarding George Floyds death inches closer. By Hayley Miller and Sara Boboltz The final week of testimony in the high-profile trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death last May of George Floyd, wrapped up Thursday as tensions in the city swelled. Chauvin has been charged with second- and third-degree murder as well as sec...

The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright’s Death Naisha Wright, Daunte Wrights aunt, shows pictures of a Glock 17 and a Taser X26P during a press conference at New Salem Missionary Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 15, 2021. Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images By When veteran Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter, who is white, stopped Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, for an expired registration tag, she committed an act of racial profiling. As a result, Wri...

Brian Stelter ignores BLM protesters violent attack of CNN camera crew Demonstrators gather during a protest over Sunday’s fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 8:22 AM PT – Friday, April 16, 2021 CNN Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter ignored an attack by rioters on reporters from his own network. While the self-proclaimed ...

THE killing of Chicago teenager Adam Toledo by police has seen protests break out across the city.The 13-year-old was shot dead by cops on March 29 bu

Minneapolis Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death will be in a jury’s hands by early next week, after his brief defense wrapped up with Mr. Chauvin passing on a chance to take the stand and tell the public for the first time what he was thinking when he pressed his knee against Mr. Floyd’s neck. Closing arguments are set to begin Monday, after which a racially diverse jury will begin deliberating at a barbed-wire-ringed courthouse in a ci...

Edison Research and NPR identifies six types of radio listeners, bolsters broadcasters’ top-dog-of-audio status, and arms sales reps and public radio fundraisers with powerful ammo. For example, the study finds that the heaviest users of radio are the most open to its advertising messages. Two of the six segments of listeners, “Radio Heads” and “Connection Seekers,” the groups that spend the most time with radio, are the least likely to avoid ads or sponsorship messages on AM/FM rad...

Derek Chauvin was recorded kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes. Minneapolis, United States: Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Thursday that he would not testify at his murder trial for the death of George Floyd, as a policewoman facing charges for the killing of another Black American made her first court appearance. Kim Potter, 48, charged with second-degree manslaughter for the death of Daunte Wright, was ordered during a brief Zoom hearing to a...

The 45-year-old Chauvin said he understood. Chauvin, who is white, was recorded kneeling on the neck of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, for more than nine minutes during his May 25, 2020 arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill. A bystander video of the arrest went viral and sparked protests against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States and around the world. Low level of oxygen Chauvins defence claims that Floyds death was due to underlying health conditions and co...