Becky Sullivan

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A Fancy Bottle Of Wine That Went To Space Can Be Yours For Perhaps A Million Dollars

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

The bottle of Pétrus 2000, a luxury wine that would normally cost about $6,500, spent 14 months on the International Space Station. Now, via Christie's, it can be yours.

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Garrett Rolfe, Officer Fired In Rayshard Brooks Killing, Reinstated But Put On Leave

Wednesday, May 05, 2021

The Atlanta Police Department moved to dismiss Rolfe the day after he shot Brooks. Rolfe will remain on administrative leave until his criminal charges are resolved, the department said.

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Man Who Shot And Killed 3 At Kansas Jewish Centers Dies In Prison

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. founded two white supremacist militias in the 1980s and served time in prison but fell off the radar of law enforcement before his deadly antisemitic rampage in 2014.

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3 Romance Novels Written By Stacey Abrams Will Be Reissued

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

The novels, published under the nom de plume Selena Montgomery, have been out of print for years. They form a trilogy, each starring Black lead characters working for a U.S. espionage organization.

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Family And Civil Rights Leaders Mourn Andrew Brown Jr. At Funeral

Monday, May 03, 2021

Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot dead by sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out search and arrest warrants last month. The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered his eulogy.

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Prancer, The 'Haunted Victorian Child' Dog From Viral Ad, Has Been Adopted

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

The 13-pound Chihuahua, who hates men, children and other animals, was also described as "a chucky doll in a dog's body." Now, he has found a home with a 36-year-old single woman in Connecticut.

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With Slow Progress On Federal Level, Police Reform Remains Patchwork Across U.S.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

While some blue states and cities have succeeded in passing reforms, more muted action in other places has left activists calling out for federal legislation.

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U.S. Will Share 60 Million Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine With Other Countries

Monday, April 26, 2021

The administration has faced growing calls to send its stockpile of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is not yet cleared for use in the U.S., to help countries hit hard by the virus.

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Southeast Asian Leaders Call For Immediate End To Violence In Myanmar

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Leaders of Southeast Asian nations attended the emergency summit about the situation in Myanmar, where the military has killed nearly 750 civilians since the coup in February.

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'He Was A Prince': Grief And Anger At Daunte Wright's Funeral In Minneapolis

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Mourners gathered to pay their respects to Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minn., earlier this month.

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After Chauvin Conviction, Police Consensus On Reform Remains Elusive

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Law enforcement organizations across the country condemned former police officer Derek Chauvin's actions, but efforts to craft new local and national policing standards are riven by disagreement.

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1st Full Day Of Jury Deliberations Underway In Chauvin Murder Trial

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The 12 jurors, who have remained anonymous throughout the trial, will be fully sequestered each night at a nearby hotel until they reach a decision. Any verdict must be unanimous.

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'Open Water' Explores Blackness and the Vulnerability of Falling In Love

Monday, April 19, 2021

Caleb Azumah Nelson's Open Water is built on a familiar premise: two young people meet and fall in love. Nelson's debut novel is brimming with references to Black art, music, poetry and photography.

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In Minneapolis, Residents And Law Enforcement Alike Brace For Chauvin Trial Verdict

Monday, April 19, 2021

With the National Guard on patrol and barbed wire fences lining downtown, residents say they feel anxious ahead of a verdict, which could come this week.

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Brooklyn Center, Minnesota's Most Diverse City, Is In The Spotlight After Shooting

Sunday, April 18, 2021

The inner-ring suburb where Daunte Wright was shot by police has diversified dramatically over the last 30 years. Its city administration — and police force — have been slower to change.

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All Federal Inmates To Be Offered Vaccine By Mid-May, BOP Director Says

Friday, April 16, 2021

A third of people held in federal prisons have received the vaccine already. But federal inmates make up just 10% of people incarcerated in the U.S. For others, vaccine timing is uncertain.

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Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Makes 1st Court Appearance In Manslaughter Case

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Kim Potter has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Wright's family has expressed skepticism about the police explanation that Potter mistook her gun for her Taser.

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Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Police officials previously said Kim Potter mistook her handgun for her Taser when she shot the 20-year-old on Sunday. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

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'I Never Imagined This': Daunte Wright's Family Calls For Accountability

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The family, joined by their lawyer Benjamin Crump and George Floyd's relatives, questioned why police felt the need to use force, in the form of a Taser or gun, on Wright.

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Brooklyn Center Police Chief And Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resign

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

The resignations of Kim Potter, who fired her gun at Wright, and Chief Tim Gannon come after the city council passed a resolution calling for them to be relieved of duty.

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