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Rye Brook, N.Y.: In 2017, as a high school freshman, I watched flavored e-cigarettes sweep through my school, addict my friends and classmates and ruin many students’ academics and health. In 2019 and 2020, I led the youth charge for an e-cigarette flavor ban in New York, a policy that ended the sale of these beguiling addictive products in the state once and for all. However, our state’s tobacco regulation has a gaping loophole: it fails to fully ban menthol tobacco products.

April 09, 2021 - 6:04 PM Blue wall of silence takes hit in Chauvins murder trial Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to co-operate with investigators. But thats not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyds death, some even taking the stand against him. Minneapolis Police Chief Meda...

Blue wall of silence takes hit in Chauvins murder trial Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. But thats not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyds death, some even taking the stand against him. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that Chauvin’...

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT by The Associated Press Last Updated Apr 10, 2021 at 12:11 am EDT ‘Blue wall of silence’ takes hit in Chauvin’s murder trial Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to co-operate with investigators. But that’s not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyd’s deat...

April 09, 2021 - 9:04 PM Blue wall of silence takes hit in Chauvins murder trial Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to co-operate with investigators. But thats not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyds death, some even taking the stand against him. Minneapolis Police Chief Meda...

Loading the player... Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. But that’s not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyd’s death, some even taking the stand against him. Minneapolis Police Chief  Medaria Arradondo testified that Chauvin’s kneeling on the handcuffe...

Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence — protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. But that’s not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleagues quick to condemn his actions in George Floyd’s death, some even taking the stand against him. Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testified that Chauvin’s kneeling on the handcuffed Floyd’s neck was “in no...

Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images On Monday, prosecutor Steve Schleicher led a line of questioning that perhaps stands as his team’s strongest case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin so far — not because the witness’s testimony was especially riveting but because it was coming from Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. That the department’s highest-ranking officer was testifying against a team member immediately set the trial apart. In fact, nine other off...

Blue wall of silence takes hit in Derek Chauvins murder trial Top Searches Blue wall of silence takes hit in Derek Chauvins murder trial AP / Updated: Apr 9, 2021, 23:24 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Derek Chauvin. AP Photo Police accused of wrongdoing can usually count on the blue wall of silence - protection from fellow officers that includes everything from shutting off body cameras to refusing to cooperate with investigators. But thats not the case with Derek Chauvin, with many colleague...

As the Derek Chauvin murder trial advances through its second week of testimony, the ex-cop’s former colleagues in the Minneapolis Police Department continue to testify against one of their own. For decades, the Blue Wall of Silence has protected members of law enforcement from being held accountable for misconduct and brutality as officers refused to report their colleagues’ violations. Chauvin’s murder trial in the death of George Floyddeviates from other trials that have followed p...