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Live: Defense calls use-of-force expert who testifies Derek Chauvin acted with 'objective reasonableness'

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Live: Defense calls use-of-force expert who testifies Derek Chauvin acted with 'objective reasonableness'

Barry Brodd also testified in the trial of the Chicago police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

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Biden plans to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021

President Biden has been hinting for weeks that he was going to let the May 1 deadline, which the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban, lapse.
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US investigating possible air bag failures in GM vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers nearly 750,000 Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC vehicles from the 2020 and 2021 model years.
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Orting firefighters face low staffing numbers ahead of wildfire season

Fire Chief Zane Gibson said during a normal day they have just four on-duty firefighters. Meanwhile, their calls have more than doubled over time.

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A Pierce County judge ruled Deputy Daniel McCartney, who was killed in 2018, was aware of the hazards of the job but “voluntarily confronted that risk.”
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The Derek Chauvin trial jury is only partially sequestered until deliberation

The Chauvin trial jury is currently supervised while in the courthouse but can return home at night. They’ll be sent to hotels during deliberation.