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Month: April 2021

Chicago police body camera footage to be released in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

The Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability will release body camera footage on Thursday from the fatal police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo last month. In a news conference Thursday ahead of the video’s release, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she had seen the videos and they are “incredibly difficult to watch.” “As a mom,

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Manslaughter charge in Daunte Wright’s death is a ‘good initial step,’ family lawyer says, as ex-officer is due in court

The family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend — sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday. Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice

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Maxine Waters tells Jim Jordan to ‘shut your mouth’ after Covid-19 hearing erupts

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci got into a heated exchange Thursday over the country’s Covid-19 mitigation measures, which ended with Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters telling Jordan to “shut your mouth.” During a House subcommittee hearing about federal government’s response to the pandemic, Jordan, an Ohio conservative,

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Tracking rain to end the week

THURSDAY: After a chilly start to the day, some sunshine will help us rebound. Temperatures will top out in the upper 50’s and low 60’s once again, with clouds increasing this evening. TONIGHT: Those clouds will be here to stay overnight, keeping things more seasonal overnight. Lows will bottom out near 40. EXTENDED: Those clouds are increasing ahead

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