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The prosecution rested its case-in-chief on Tuesday morning after 11 days of testimony from 38 witnesses All eyes are now on Derek Chauvins defense attorney Eric Nelson  Nelson is expected to present a much more succinct case for his acquittal based on the assertion that Floyds death was caused by his drug use and underlying health problems, not the police restraint  The defense opened on Tuesday with video from Floyds arrest on May 6, 2019  Nelson sought to show that Floyd had a history of ...

Riot Breaks Out in Portland over Shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota 13 Apr 2021 Portland, Oregon, police declared a protest over the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to be a riot after the crowd turned violent Monday night. Police made multiple arrests after orders to disperse were ignored. At about 8:30 p.m. Monday night, a crowd gathered at the Penumbra Kelly Building and began throwing objects at police officers, according to a statement from Portland Police...

Higashioka and Cole help Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-1 By MARK DIDTLERApril 13, 2021 GMT DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Higashioka is not Gerrit Cole’s personal catcher but they will be paired together a lot. Higashioka omered twice to support Cole, and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 3-1 on Monday night in the Blue Jays temporary home at their spring training ballpark. Higashioka caught Cole for the second straight start — and win — after working with him during last year’s playoffs. Gary ...

Madison caravan to travel to Minnesota, providing protestors with food, water and medical supplies April 13, 2021 2:25 PM Jamie Perez Updated: MADISON, Wis. — Fighting for the protection of Black lives has been at the core of Jazzman Brown’s cause over the last year. Brown is a member of a local group called Feeding the Youth, which is involved in helping provide food and supplies at social justice events. “People will spend the whole day out there and not realiz...

 () You had one job, Google. Just like Facebook’s job is supposed to be connecting us to our friends by showing us the content they most recently posted, and Twitter’s job is to bring out the absolute worst in people in the speediest manner possible, Google’s job is to present the most relevant results to your query. Out of these three behemoths, it amuses Insanity Wrap to admit that only Twitter still does what it’s supposed to, but only because it’s so easy to be so awful on the in...

Most of the Twin Cities metro area was under a 7:00 p.m. curfew last night, leading to cancellation of a Minnesota Twins home game and other sports events. Rioting and looting were widespread in Brooklyn Center, where the police encounter with Daunte Wright took place, and elsewhere. The National Guard was deployed along with local law enforcement to try to limit the damage done by rioters. More bottles coming toward

Flower, pre-rolls, edibles, carts and more. These 4 Days of 420 are for you. The night featured two vigils: One, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, heard speeches from Black Portlanders on their frustration and despair in the face of yet another Black life lost to police violence. The other began in Laurelhurst Park with quiet candle lighting and ended with Portland police declaring a riot after attendees shattered windows of the Penumbra Kelly Building on East Burnside. The demonstration si...

Ive loved every minute of being a cop: Veteran Minneapolis cop who shot dead Daunte Wright resigns amid mounting pressure to fire her - and offers no apology to his family - as her police chief boss also quits Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot by Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kimberly Potter, 48, on Sunday after he was pulled over for what police said were expired license plate tags  Police said a struggle broke out when they tried to arrest Wright after running his name and realizing he ha...

Why the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Another police killing in Minnesota. And, remembering DMX.

Officer Kim Potter, a 26-year-veteran, resigned after fatally shooting Wright.