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20 Apr

“30 years later and nothing has changed.” The killing of George Floyd set off a reckoning over race and policing in America — but the outrage is not new. We watched Derek Chauvin’s trial with the families of Rodney King, Oscar Grant and Stephon Clark. nyti.ms/3xas08X

The Chauvin trial has forced these families to relive the scars of police violence. “His daughter was the same age I was when my dad was beaten,” said Lora Dene King, a daughter of Rodney King, about George Floyd’s daughter. nyti.ms/2QDVv2i

Sequette Clark watched the Chauvin trial at her mother's house. It was the same house's backyard in which the police shot and killed her son Stephon Clark in 2018. "I felt saddened, heavy, drained," she said. “I felt as if I was a slave 400 years ago.” nyti.ms/2QDVv2i

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18 Apr

How safe is flying? The air in planes is refreshed more often than most grocery stores. But that doesn’t guarantee it's completely free of Covid-19.

Watch how air moves through a plane, and see what it means for the risk of flying now. nyti.ms/2QABXM2

With the help of researchers, we simulated more than two million air particles to understand how they flow. At any given moment inside the cabin, you’re breathing a mixture of fresh and refreshed air that’s been filtered. nyti.ms/2QABXM2

This is what happens when someone wearing a mask sneezes on board.

Not all particles are the same size, and most don’t contain infectious viral matter. But if passengers nearby weren’t wearing a mask, the sneezed air could increase their chances of inhaling viral particles.

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15 Apr

Bernie Madoff’s enormous fraud left behind a devastating human toll and paper losses totaling $64.8 billion. The architect of the largest Ponzi scheme in financial history, Madoff died in prison on Wednesday while serving a 150-year sentence. nyti.ms/3uUGxU7

When he was sentenced in 2009, Madoff acknowledged that he was responsible for “a great deal of suffering and pain.”

He said he left a “legacy of shame.” nyti.ms/3mK9Juo

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In a 2011 prison interview and email exchange with @dianabhenriques, Madoff said the financial institutions he dealt with were somehow complicit in his fraud. His family maintained they knew nothing of his crimes until he confessed. nyti.ms/3tnJSuS

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13 Apr

Tasers look and feel different from pistols, and most police forces have protocols to prevent a mix-up.

So how could the officer who shot Daunte Wright in Minnesota on Sunday grab her gun instead of her Taser, as the police chief said? nyti.ms/3uLVpEj

There are many differences between Tasers and standard police handguns:
— Tasers are often brightly colored.
— Standard police pistols weigh significantly more than a typical Taser.
— Unlike Tasers, Glocks usually have a trigger safety that can be felt when touching the trigger.

Most police forces — including Brooklyn Center’s — have standard precautions and protocols in place to prevent a mix-up that can be deadly.

“If you train enough, you should be able to tell,” said Scott A. DeFoe, a retired sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department.

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13 Apr

Breaking News: The U.S. will seek to pause Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine after six women developed rare blood clots, officials briefed on the decision said.
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All six recipients who developed clots were women between the ages of 18 and 48. One woman died and a second woman has been hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.

Nearly seven million people in the U.S. have received Johnson & Johnson shots.
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Scientist from the FDA and CDC will jointly examine possible links between the vaccine and the rare clotting disorder and determine whether the FDA should continue to authorize use of the shot for all adults.
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13 Apr

The smell of damp earth filled the air as the hunter moved, clutching a homemade rifle, with only a headlamp to illuminate his prey. But he was confident. A member of the Bunun, an Indigenous group in Taiwan, he has hunted on this land for over 60 years. nyti.ms/2QnNnCA

For thousands of years, Indigenous people in Taiwan hunted without interference.

But around 400 years ago, colonial settlers began arriving from mainland China, Europe and later imperial Japan, leading to frequent violent clashes. nyti.ms/3a8Xr9J

Ultimately, the Indigenous people of Taiwan were forced to curtail their hunting traditions, assimilate their cultures and languages, and forgo their land rights.

In response to economic and social marginalization, an Indigenous rights movement has emerged in recent decades.

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