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Eight minutes changed the course of 2020. It was Memorial Day. May 25. George Floyd was being arrested by Minneapolis police outside of a grocery store after authorities received a 911 call that someone paid with a counterfeit bill. The caller told authorities the man was acting erratically. Floyd, who is Black, matched the caller’s description of the suspect. Minneapolis police officers responded and handcuffed Floyd. Shortly thereafter, Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, was caught on camera kneeling on Floyd’s neck on the curb of the city street. Floyd pleaded with Chauvin, gasping t...

2020 in pictures (August ~ December) [PHOTOS] Posted : 2020-12-17 08:40 Updated : 2020-12-17 18:36 A resting healthcare worker closes his eyes near a makeshift COVID-19 test center in Seoul Station, Dec. 14. The government established 150 test centers across the country to conduct free tests for three weeks that day. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul By Kang Hyun-kyung Mother Nature was cruel. It didn't allow the pandemic-weary people to enjoy a brief respite from the virus-driven stress during the summer when infections slowed. Torrential rain ripped through the nation for over two mon...

Skating rink glides forward - where to? Grace Duffield FacebookTwitterEmail Rep Tom O’Dea imagines the rink in New Canaan could possibly by like this, the Westport Pal Rink at Longshore Club Park in Westport.Jarret Liotta / Jarret Liotta A skater lacing up in a warm venue, reaching for a hot cocoa during a break and renting blades, if needed, is the image Parks and Recreation Commissioner Gene Goodman sees for Kiwanis Park. In contrast, the hum of a 24-hour chiller to keep the ice hard, bright night lights and air pollution is what neighbors who live near the 13.8-acre park at 73 Old Norwal...