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01:50 Force used on George Floyd was 'excessive', police expert says at Chauvin trial – video An expert police witness said Derek Chauvin used a technique designed to inflict pain for an extended period of time on George Floyd, as he testified at the former officer’s murder trial yesterday. Sgt Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles police specialist on the use of force, said video footage showed Chauvin using “pain compliance” by pulling Floyd’s wrists into handcuffs and clicking them tighter. The technique is used to inflict pain to encourage compliance, but with Floyd not resisting and lying...

First Thing: Biden announces sweeping gun reform orders Molly Blackall Good morning. The White House announced several executive actions against gun violence yesterday, after mass shootings in the US in recent weeks. It also said it would nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and gun control advocate, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Key orders from the announcement include: Rules on unregistered “ghost guns”: The justice department must come up with regulations on unregistered firearms, assembled from parts, in the next month. Tigh...

Thai monk rescued after being trapped for 4 days in flooded cave A Thai monk who spent four days trapped in a flooded cave was rescued Wednesday. Phra Ajarn Manas, a 46-year-old Buddhist monk, entered the cave Saturday to meditate, Reuters reported. He was making a pilgrimage and stopped at the cave in Phitsanulok. An unexpected rainstorm flooded the northern Thailand cave, about 200 miles north of Bangkok, leaving Manas stranded inside, according to Reuters. Residents alerted a local rescue unit to his peril Tuesday. But the rain continued to fall, preventing rescuers from getting to Manas. ...

Rescuers bring monk out of flooded cave 2 published : 7 Apr 2021 at 14:26 2 Rescue workers give Phra Ajarn Manas (seated, centre) first aid before bringing him safely out of Phra Sai Ngam Cave in Noen Maprang district of Phitsanulok on Wednesday. (Photo: Prasat Bun Sathan Rescue Foundation Facebook account) Rescuers brought a monk safely out of a flooded cave in Phitsanulok on Wednesday, days after he was trapped by rising water after going inside to meditate. Phra Ajarn Manas,  46, was on a pilgrimage from another province. He had entere...