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POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CVS Health Andrew Yang began his Thursday facing criticism for laughing during an impromptu interview when his questioner sugge...

Minneapolis Public Schools to shift to distance learning for Chauvin verdict The move comes just as some students are returning to school buildings.  April 16, 2021 — 3:15pm Text size Copy shortlink: Minneapolis Public Schools will shift back to distance learning next week over concerns of disruptions related to the impending verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. The district said Friday that all grade levels will move to distance...

By Arin Cotel-Altman City of Albany PUBLISHED 7:28 PM ET Apr. 15, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:28 PM EDT Apr. 15, 2021 SHARE Tensions remain high across the U.S. as the fallout from the death of Daunte Wright reverberates in communities both near and far. Here in the Capital Region, activists took their message to the streets, where they were met by Albany...

On Sunday, a police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man, after pulling him over for hanging an air freshener from his rearview mirror. Wright’s death is just the latest instance of police assaulting and killing drivers—specifically, Black men who pose no danger—following a routine traffic stop. Philando Castile, Walter Scott, and Sam DuBose were all shot and killed by police after a traffic stop; none of them posed any danger to the officers who took their lives. A...

Trevor Noah discussed "the talk" black families have with their children about encountering police on 'The Daily Show.'

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Derek Chauvin skips testifying as trial in George Floyd death nears end Updated 7:59 AM; Today 7:59 AM In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, and defendant, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin address Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill during motions before the court Thursday, April 15, 2021, in the trial of Chauvin, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Chauvin told the judge he wil...

She called Daunte Jr., her only grandchild, a "miracle baby" because he was born prematurely.  "Im hurt that he will not have his dad," she said. "He will have pictures. He will have history. He will have family that tells him about his dad on both sides... but he will not have his biological father." Bowers spoke of the impacts of a child growing up in a fatherless home.  "He (Wright Jr.) is going to be affected throughout his entire life not having his father there to take him to prom or gi...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Russia summoned the U.S. ambassador to Moscow and warned that it will respond. • 7 min read US announces sanctions on Russia, expels Russian personnel The Biden administration on Thursday announced a sweeping series of sanctions against Russia over election interference, cyber hacking and other “harmful foreign activities.” Tom Brenner/Reuters When President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News George Stephanop...

At a time when governors across the nation are either facing the threat of recall, sexual misconduct allegations, or mounting financial disinvestment thanks to prejudicial voting laws, a relatively drama-free Democratic primary in Virginia isn’t going to garner a sea of headlines. But it’s the same old-same old of the race that has gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Carroll Foy concerned.