Cop who killed Daunte Wright meant to use stun gun, police say

How Amazon crushed the union threat in Alabama.

By Liza Hearon TOP STORIES   Tuesday, April 13 RAGE OUTSIDE MINNEAPOLIS A police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop near Minneapolis on Sunday was likely trying to shock him with a stun gun when she mistakenly used her firearm, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said. "Holy s**t, I just shot him," Officer Kimberly Potter cries on bodycam video after she shoots Wright in the chest with her pistol. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who demonstrated outside the police station for a second night. [HuffPost]   ... WHILE CHAUVIN TRIAL CONTINUES NEARBY A cardiologist testified in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's trial Monday that George Floyd had an "exceptionally strong heart," undermining the defense claim that preexisting heart issues played a major role in Floyd's death. The defense is expected to begin calling witnesses today. [HuffPost]   HOW AMAZON CRUSHED UNION THREAT Make some time this morning for this inside account on how the union lost its high-risk campaign at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. HuffPost's Dave Jamieson wasn't expecting such a blowout. [HuffPost]   TUCKER CARLSON STANDS BY WHITE SUPREMACIST RANT Fox News host Tucker Carlson doubled down on comments he made days ago about the "great replacement" theory, a racist, far-right doctrine that imagines white people are intentionally being replaced with immigrants and minorities. The Anti-Defamation League has called on Fox News to fire Carlson. [HuffPost] What the future of restaurants will look like post-pandemic. How people of color can experience grief differently than white people. Twenty haircuts, before and after lockdown. Why I'm going on a marathon bike ride during a pandemic. How staying at home finally made fitness fun. Get the latest coronavirus updates on our dedicated page WARREN WANTS BIDEN TO ANSWER ON REFUGEES Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says she wants to hear more from President Joe Biden's administration regarding the delay in restarting refugee admissions into the U.S. Upon taking office, Biden said he was going to raise the limit on admissions to 62,500 people and lift the cap again next year, but he still hasn't made the policy change. [HuffPost]   MORE TROUBLE FOR INDICTED GAETZ PAL Joel Greenberg, the indicted ex-tax collector friend of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid legal fees for the underage teenager at the heart of sex trafficking charges against him, according to Politico. Greenberg is seeking a plea deal, suggesting he may cooperate in the investigation of Gaetz. [HuffPost]   WHAT'S BREWING   NCAA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR TRANSGENDER ATHLETES As GOP-led states seek to exclude transgender athletes from sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association issued a statement reaffirming its support for transgender student-athletes competing on teams that align with their gender identity. The organization suggested it may not hold championship games in states with anti-trans laws on the books. [HuffPost]   LOOMING SHOWDOWN OVER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Extra federal unemployment benefits are set to expire this year, and Republican state legislatures will be eager to cut benefits further once they do ― unless Democrats in Congress come up with a plan to stop them. Find out about the tactics that Democrats can try to use. [HuffPost]   TURNBULL SPEAKS OUT AGAINST MURDOCH Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull testified that Rupert Murdoch has done more to divide and damage America with the help of Donald Trump than Vladimir Putin has. The parliamentary hearing was prompted by a petition that was signed by half a million Australians calling for an investigation into Murdoch's media empire. [HuffPost]   CITY MANAGER FIRED OVER DAUNTE WRIGHT SHOOTING The city manager of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was fired in response to the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. City Manager Curt Boganey was fired and Mayor Mike Elliott was put in charge of the police department. [HuffPost]   BORIS JOHNSON DEFENDS PRINCE PHILIP'S RACIST REMARKS In a tribute to Prince Philip, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to bring up some of the late Duke of Edinburgh's racist remarks and then falsely claimed that "the world did not hold it against him" and he was "trying to break the ice." Prince Philip notoriously and repeatedly made offensive statements to and about people of color. [HuffPost]   RICK SCOTT GIVES TRUMP TINY BOWL Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.) presented Trump with the National Republican Senatorial Committee's inaugural "Champion for Freedom" award. The small, ceremonial dish sounds like a made-up gesture designed to placate an angry former president who spent the weekend fuming at GOP leaders and lying about the 2020 presidential election, writes HuffPost's Igor Bobic. [HuffPost] THE BEST OF THE REST  The war over Britain's illegal "plague raves." Why Brazil is easing restrictions even as COVID-19 rages. Perez Hilton and Lainey Gossip were famous for their mean blogs. Now they're trying to change. How to talk to family members when their vaccine fears are confirmed. Albany's toxic culture for women. BEFORE YOU GO John Boehner names "the most miserable son of a bitch." Carrie-Anne Moss was offered grandmother role a day after turning 40. I'm a 25-year-old woman and I've never had an orgasm. I befriended a man on death row. Here's what he taught me. 18 stunning birth photos that show the power of C-section moms. Are luxury perfumes really worth the extra cost? Will Smith scraps Georgia movie plans over "regressive" voting law. Daniel Dae Kim dishes about "drastic" pay cut after "Lost." Three jaw-dropping moments from new documentary about WeWork. Hank Azaria says he needed to listen in debate over Apu. Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song welcome their first child. The Oscars themselves will actually be a movie this year? Or something like that? Whoa! The "Ginger Assassin" pulls off bowling feat and the announcer loses it! Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? — Subscribe here!   ©2021 HuffPost BuzzFeed, Inc 111 E 18th St, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost   Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe