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Why Derek Chauvin Was Convicted, When So Many Other Police Are Not

When police officers kill a person, they are rare- ly charged with a crime. It’s even more rare for a jury to convict an officer for murder or manslaughter. So, what made Derek Chauvin’s case different?

Texas House approves bill allowing election judges to carry a gun in most polling places

The Texas House on Tuesday passed legislation that would allow election judges to carry a handgun in most polling places on Election Day and during the early voting period.

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Republican Lisa Murkowski breaks ranks to advance Biden's associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta

The Senate narrowly voted to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden's nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, setting up a final vote expected later Wednesday despite fierce opposition from most Republican senators.

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Netflix needs a Next Big Thing

Netflix is synonymous with streaming, but its competitors have a distinct advantage that threatens the streaming leader's position at the top.

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Derek Chauvin found guilty of all three charges for killing George Floyd

The former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck for over 9 minutes last year was found guilty Tuesday of all three charges against him in one of the most consequential trials of the Black Lives Matter era.

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Chad's President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels, state TV reports

Chad's long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, the army said in a surprise announcement Tuesday, plunging a volatile region deeper into crisis.

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Astros Need To Readjust As They Head To Colorado

As the Houston Astros prepare to take on the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, they have a lot of issues that have led up to their 1-7 record in the last eight games. In the 7-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday it was the issue with the bats again as the Astros were only able to muster up one hit which came on an error by left fielder Jose Marmolejos. It was also the lack of being able to get out of jams in certain innings.

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Rockets Defeat The Magic On Hot Shooting From Three-Point Range

No matter how few and far between they have come, the Houston Rockets enjoy every victory they get. After defeating the Dallas Mavericks at home, the Rockets lost five games in a row, but was able to get a much-needed win on Sunday to break the losing streak with a win over the Orlando Magic by a score of 114-110.

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Road Trip May Help Bring Some Life Back To The Astros

The Astros are doing what everyone of us does when we seem to be in a funk at work or at home. They are headed on a road trip that will hopefully bring them better results than their last homestand. Houston went 1-5 against the Oakland A’s and Detroit Tigers who were led by their former manager A.J. Hinch.

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Houston Needs To Speak Up Against Denver

Communication is the one thing that was missing on the defensive end on Wednesday night when the Indiana Pacers defeated the Houston Rockets 132-124 at Toyota Center. During his pregame press conference, Rockets head coach Stephen Silas elaborated on how much he emphasized it to the team.

Chile's vaccination rollout was fast and broad. So why are Covid-19 cases spiking?

It was supposed to be Latin America's bright spot in the fight against Covid-19. Chile, a country of 19 million on the Pacific coast of South America, had gotten a head start on vaccines by making agreements with pharmaceutical companies only months into the pandemic. By the beginning of this year, Chile had reached one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, while other countries in the region had yet to get any vaccines.

New book on Pelosi details fraught relationship with AOC and the Squad

It's no secret that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York have had a tense relationship.

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Rockets Hope to Bring Momentum From Their Last Game As They Take On The Indiana Pacers

After a tough 126-120 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Monday, the Houston are back in action against the Indiana Pacers looking to carry some of that defensive intensity they had in the second half of the Suns game where they held one of the highest scoring teams to just 45 points after giving up 81 in the first half.

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DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke faces Senate as supporters say civil rights chief is badly needed

Kristen Clarke, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, heads to her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday as a groundswell of supporters says there's an urgency for Clarke to take office and lead the team of federal prosecutors to address recent allegations of unconstitutional acts across the country, including police killings of unarmed people of color.

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Hit crime drama 'Luther' isn't 'authentic,' BBC's diversity chief says

The BBC's diversity chief has said its hit detective series "Luther" is not "authentic" enough.

Why Biden is making more progress on economic than social issues

The magnitude of the economic proposals that President Joe Biden may pass through Congress this year is drawing legitimate comparisons to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.

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'Shameless' series finale after party hit a snag

No spoilers here, but people were sad about Sunday's "Shameless" series finale.

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Blinken names chief diversity officer to lead change on a 'problem as old as the department itself'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken named retired ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as the department's first chief diversity and inclusion officer Monday, a step that current and former diplomats said reflects Blinken's seriousness about improving diversity at America's oldest Cabinet agency.

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Bad Bunny announces 2022 tour

It's happening! Bad Bunny has announced he's heading out on a North American tour, calling it El Último Tour del Mundo 2022.

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Biden to name Trump policy critics to lead two key immigration agencies

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus to serve as commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection and Ur Jaddou to serve as director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, according to four sources familiar with the selections.