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Study finds police officers of color make fewer stops and arrests and use less force than White officers

At a time of national reckoning and outcry over systemic racism, prominent proposals for addressing police brutality call for law enforcement agencies to more closely reflect the demographics of communities they serve. Now, one of the first studies of its kind — published Thursday in the journal Science — finds that deploying officers of color

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Rheumatoid arthritis drug reduces risk of death for severely ill hospitalized Covid-19 patients, researchers say

Tocilizumab, an intravenous anti-inflammatory drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, has been shown to reduce the risk of death for patients hospitalized with severe Covid-19, as well as reducing the risk of ventilation and the amount of time until discharged from hospital. The preliminary results came from the RECOVERY trial, which has been testing potential Covid-19

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Jeffrey Epstein estate executors are ‘indispensable captains’ of his criminal enterprise, US Virgin Islands AG says

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate coexecutors were “indispensable captains” of his criminal enterprise to traffic girls, according to a complaint from US Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise N. George. The amended complaint, filed Wednesday, names coexecutors Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn as defendants in their individual capacities, alleging their involvement in running Epstein’s trafficking operation for years.

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