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A former police officer who killed a black man in a routine traffic stop has been found guilty of manslaughter at her trial in minneapolis. kimberley potter mistook her handgun for a taser when she shot daunte wright. the latest british government data says far fewer people are ending up in hospital with the omicron variant. people infected are 50 to 70% less likely to need hospital care, compared to previous variants. the research also shows that protection from catching covid starts to wane 10...

Him massages. these women testified ghislaine maxwell helped recruit them, arrange their travel and their massage appointments and at times participated in the alleged sexual assault. then maxwells attorneys will have a turn to address the jury saying shes scapegoated, the only reason why she is on trial is because jeffrey epstein isnt. he died by sue identify awaiting trial. they are expected to attack the credibility of these accusers saying they were motivated by money and the memory that too...

Gascon, a bail for man arrested of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor. gascons office justify the move as signing a policy that aims to reduce overcrowding in jail and the judge ultimately set bail at 100,$000. gascons office denies existing bail be set at 0. high crime plagues america the biden administration making sure criminals will be supported when they get out of prison. the department of justice pledging $100 million taxpayer money to help currently reintegrate and the criminal j...

Cnn correspondent adrienne broaddus in minneapolis. what do we expect in the coming days? >> reporter: we expect closing arguments today, each side, the defense and the prosecution will make their final push trying to persuade this jury to believe their side. lets start with the prosecution. during the course of this eight-day trial they focused on potters training. she became certified to use that taser in 2002, and every year after, she was required to undergo additional training to become rec...

Of manslaughter in the first degree while committing a misdemeanour, on or about april 11, 2021, in hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. and the verdict was agreed to at the hour of 11:40am and signed by the jury person on 12.23.21. the verdict on count two is, we, the jury on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree, culpable negligence on or about april 11, 2021, in hennepin county, state of minnesota, find the defendant guilty. during the trial, the jury was ...

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Gun for her taser when she killed the 20-year-old in a traffic stop near minneapolis back in april. daunte wrights mother told cnn this morning the guilty verdict is not justice but it is accountability. listen. >> im still going to always stand on accountability. i think, again, justice would be dawn ti being home. justice would be no more names being yelled in our streets. until that happens and we dont have to fight anymore, thats when true justice will be. but right now, were going to accept...

Troublemaker. thanks for the plug. thank you, as always, congresswoman ayanna pressley. >> joining me is attorney general keith ellison because of the prosecution of former police officers derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd and kim potters manslaughter conviction for the death of daunte wright. i was in the middle of both of those situations. its only fair for viewers to ask, if you feel the needle moving at all in the direction of something resembling reform in minnesotas courtrooms w...

Complete with a noose, gallows, and countless confederate flags. now while some have had a racial reckoning after george floyds death in 2020, the insurrection was a glaring warning that a significant portion of our country is threatened by an america no longer powered by white dominance, and one that takes accountability for our history there it is. cue the upwar over critical race theory, which is not taught anywhere, for the record. this is leading to a reality where white parents are trying ...

For 5-6 seconds before she fired the one shot into daunte wrights chest. their argument was that she shouldve known better, and because she didnt know better, that means she was reckless and how she was handling her firearm and it was also negligent because she should have known better but didnt act upon that knowledge and training that she shouldve had. mike? >> jacqui: garrett, one follow-up question i want to clarify. he said you got an announcement of a trial outcome. so is there still some ...