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In this courtroom sketch, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, center, sits beside his defense attorney during a Sept. 11, 2020, hearing in Minneapolis. (Cedric Hohnstadt via AP) MINNEAPOLIS (CN) — Prosecutors in the criminal trial of four former Minneapolis police officers for the death of George Floyd have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to ensure the group is tried together.  Assistant Attorney General Matthew Frank filed a notice of appeal late Thursday afternoon. Frank has led the murder and aiding-and-abetting prosecution of fired officers Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J....

Copy shortlink: Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville welcomed diners over the New Year's holiday, defying the governor's most recent executive order meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 and an injunction requiring the establishment to shut down until Jan. 10. The scenes at the restaurant, which has been packed at times with maskless diners and people drinking at the bar, bother Tyler Norkunas, who lives nearby and wonders why local law officers haven't stopped the gatherings amid the pandemic. "I think [police] need to step in and take the reins," said Norkunas, 29. "It should ...

Campaigners say the rationing of this healthcare is the "biggest public scandal of modern times". Now the Daily Express is urging families to join the fightback against an injustice that sees sick patients bankrupted after being denied their right to free universal health care. Retired Rear Admiral Philip Mathias – of the nhschcscandal.co.uk campaign – who was forced to fight for a refund of £200,000 spent on his mother's care in Wiltshire, said: "There is overwhelming evidence that this CHC scandal has unlawfully denied tens of thousands of very ill and vulnerable people the healthcare...

Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison Photo by Bob LoCicero / Shutterstock.com MN Attorney General Cracks Down on Defiant Restaurants The state’s top lawyer is taking legal action against three more Minnesota establishments that have reopened for indoor dining, despite the governor’s most recent executive order. Most restaurants in the state have been compliant, AG’s spokesman says. Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison Photo by Bob LoCicero / Shutterstock.com Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison announced late Tuesda...

NOBBY STILES’S family say they have been told his brain was severely damaged by repeated heading of the ball. The former Manchester United and England player died aged 78 in October having suffered from dementia for many years, and his family told a national newspaper that they received the diagnosis after donating his brain to Dr Willie Stewart’s field study. The study is looking at the possible link between dementia and a career in professional football. It found in October 2019 that footballers were three-and-a-half times more likely to die of neurodegenerative disease than age-matche...