Sao Paulo Brazilians outraged by the death of a Black man after being beaten by supermarket security guards have been protesting in major cities across the country, chanting a phrase familiar to Americans: “I can’t breathe.”
Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use
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Sao Paulo, Brazil Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvi...
Two-time golf major winner Angel Cabrera arrested in Brazil
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Federal Police in Brazil have arrested golfer Angel Cabrera on an Interpol red notice for alleged crimes committed in Argentina. In a statement by Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro, an unnamed 51-year-old Argentine w...
New York attorney general sues NYPD over ‘brutal’ handling of George Floyd protesters
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the New York City Police Department and its leadership over its "excessive, brutal and unlawful" handling of George Floyd protests, James said in a news release. Jam...
Defiant Trump denounces violence but takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot
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A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was "totally appropriate" while at the same time calling for "no violence" in his first public remarks to reporters af...
Survivors of school lockdowns say the Capitol trauma mirrors their daily reality
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Washington, DC Aalayah Eastmond was scrolling through Twitter this week when she saw a meme comparing lawmakers on lockdown at the Capitol to students during active-shooter drills in public schools. Eastmond survive...
Biden to take train to Washington for inauguration, moving forward to ‘not be deterred’ by violence or virus
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Joe Biden will begin his new journey as the 46th President of the United States in a familiar way: riding Amtrak from Wilmington to Washington. A day before he is sworn into office, Biden is planning to make his way...
Powerless to change result, Pence braces for Trump’s fury
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Vice President Mike Pence enters the US Capitol on Wednesday for a date with history. He has told President Donald Trump, the boss he's served obsequiously for four years, that he cannot submit to demands he overthr...
Surveillance video shows 15-year-old beating mother to death in Texas, police say
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A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder after surveillance video captured him beating his mother to death in McKinney, Texas, police said in a news release Sunday. The boy's father called police to the home a...
Three French police officers shot dead after responding to a domestic violence incident
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Paris Three police officers have been shot dead and a fourth has been injured following a domestic violence incident in central France, local prosecutors told CNN affiliate BFM TV. The officers from the Gendarmerie N...
America’s top general meets with Taliban, calls for a reduction in violence
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Washington America's top military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, met with representatives of the Taliban in Qatar during an unannounced trip this week through the Middle East. Mille...
Brazil announces Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan
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Brazil's Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced its national vaccination rollout plan to counter Covid-19, set to start early next year. During a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, with President Jair...