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EXPLAINER: Courtroom technology on display in Chauvin trial

The foundation of the case against the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd is a mountain of video evidence, but presenting that to jurors isn’t as easy as pushing play

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Vote counting to start in Amazon union election

Vote counting in the union push at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, is expected to start as early as Thursday, but hundreds of contested ballots could muddy the outcome if it’s a close race

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

7th man arrested in sex abuse case at youth detention center

New Hampshire police have arrested a seventh man in connection with sex abuse allegations at the state’s youth detention center

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Nations around the world are setting new records for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease is surging even in some countries that have kept the virus in check

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

2 new airlines await Americans looking to fly somewhere

Two new U.S. airlines are planning on starting service this spring, tapping into the travel recovery that is picking up speed

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Florida sues federal government to allow cruises to sail

The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Reigning Mrs. World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested the reigning Mrs. World for pulling the crown off the head of the winner of a Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant and allegedly causing injuries

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Lawyers raise a stink over Ghislaine Maxwell's jail care

The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell are reaching new lows

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

In Peru, authorities allowed secret burials of virus victims

Herman Wong and dozens of other people were clandestinely buried almost a year ago in Iquitos, a city in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russia wants Slovakia to return its Sputnik V vaccines

Russia has asked Slovakia to return its Sputnik V vaccine shots “due to multiple contract violations.”

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Singapore's designated future leader steps aside

Singapore’s designated future leader, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, has taken himself out of the running in a surprise decision, saying in a letter released Thursday that a younger person with a “longer runway” should become the next prime minister

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Spain: Work due for auction from $1,800 may be a Caravaggio

Spanish authorities have slapped an export ban on a painting initially set to be auctioned this week with a starting price tag of 1,500 euros ($1,780), saying it could be a lost work by Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

DATE: April 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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