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Heart disease, fentanyl contributed to George Floyd’s death but were not main cause, medical examiner says

George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were contributing factors to his death, but they were not the direct cause, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified on Friday in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide

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Pig in the city: Stray pig found

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Illinois (The Journal Times) — A pot-bellied pig was found on the loose near Downtown Racine, and the owner has been identified, according to the Wisconsin Humane Society. Wrinkles, the 3-year-old male pig, was found in the 900 block of Superior Street and returned to the Racine

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Heart disease, fentanyl were not the direct cause of George Floyd’s death, medical examiner says

George Floyd’s heart disease and use of fentanyl were not the direct cause of his death, the medical examiner who performed his autopsy testified in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker ruled Floyd’s death last May a homicide and identified the cause as “cardiopulmonary arrest”

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