GOP Rep.-elect pleads with Republicans to get vaccine.
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TOP STORIES
Monday, March 29
DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL TO OPEN The high-profile trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck as he lay dying in May 2020, is set to begin with opening statements today. Chauvin, 45, is charged with second- and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter in Floyd's death. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Get up to speed with our preview, including what we know about the jurors, here. [HuffPost]
SUEZ SHIP A LITTLE LESS STUCK Engineers "partially refloated" the massive container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal. The obstruction has held up $9 billion a day in global trade since last Tuesday. Ten tugboats have worked day and night to push and pull the vessel and were given an assist when the full moon brought a spring tide. [AP]
DR. BIRX SAYS WHITE HOUSE COULD HAVE SAVED LIVES Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as former President Donald Trump's coronavirus response coordinator, said the White House could have saved hundreds of thousands of lives if it had coordinated better during the onset of the pandemic. More than 548,000 people have died in the U.S. [HuffPost] |
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NO SURPRISES IN DRAFT COVID-19 ORIGIN STUDY A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the coronavirus likely spread from animals to humans and that a lab leak is "extremely unlikely," according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. The findings, while not finalized, leave many questions unanswered, and the report's release has been repeatedly delayed. [AP]
REP-ELECT ASKS FELLOW REPUBLICANS TO GET VACCINE Rep.-elect Julia Letlow (R-La.), who won the seat vacated after her husband died from COVID-19, pleaded with her fellow Republicans to get vaccinated. Recent polling from PBS, NPR and Marist found that at least 41% of Republicans don't plan on getting vaccinated. [HuffPost]
VIDEO SHOWS POLICE THREATENING 5-YEAR-OLD Newly released video shows police officers in Montgomery County, Maryland, viciously berating a 5-year-old boy, screaming in his face and encouraging his mother to beat him as he cries after the child allegedly hit a teacher. The boy's mother has sued the department. [HuffPost] |
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WHAT'S BREWING
HEAVY RAINFALL TURNS DEADLY IN TENNESSEE At least four people died and more than 100 required rescue after heavy rainfall and rising floodwaters overtook homes, apartments, roads and vehicles in parts of middle Tennessee. Authorities urged people to stay home and not drive through water. [HuffPost]
TEEN GIRLS CHARGED WITH MURDER IN DRIVER DEATH Two girls, ages 13 and 15, have been charged with murder after their botched attempt at stealing an Uber Eats driver's car resulted in his death. Mohammad Anwar, 66, was out making deliveries when the girls, armed with a stun gun, tried to steal his car. He sustained life-threatening injuries during the ordeal and was pronounced dead in the hospital. [HuffPost]
SWING-STATE DEMS EMBRACE BIDEN AGENDA Democrats across the country are lining up behind the essential parts of Biden's policy program, like the American Rescue Plan — even in areas that only very narrowly swung blue in 2020, HuffPost's Kevin Robillard writes. Democrats are eagerly awaiting a proposal that includes hundreds of billions in infrastructure spending, among other items. [HuffPost]
MORE ON THAT BIDEN AGENDA As Biden gears up to press Congress for a $3 trillion overhaul of the nation's infrastructure, Republicans have started trying to narrow the package's ambitions to just roads, bridges and ports. But on Monday, much of the Congressional Progressive Caucus is set to unveil the THRIVE Act, which would provide $10 trillion in infrastructure spending over the next decade. [HuffPost]
NY MOVES CLOSER TO RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA New York state lawmakers reached an agreement over the weekend to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the state. Proponents have said the move could create thousands of jobs and begin to address the racial injustice of a decades-long drug war. [AP]
GA OFFICIAL: VOTING LAW WAS REVENGE Georgia Republican election official Gabriel Sterling said the state's new restrictive voting law was partly motivated by Trump's desire for revenge. The law also stripped Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, of his role as chief elections officer, after he defied Trump over his false claims of election fraud. [HuffPost] |
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