Cops kill Black motorist near Minneapolis

Business leaders discuss opposition to GOP voter suppression laws.

By Liza Hearon TOP STORIES   Monday, April 12 FRESH UNREST NEAR MINNEAPOLIS Police fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop just outside Minneapolis on Sunday, inflaming tensions in the region again while former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial over the death of George Floyd last year. The police shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, in the city of Brooklyn Center, sparked large protests. [HuffPost]   BUSINESS LEADERS TALK OPPOSITION As many as 100 CEOs and business leaders from American companies attended a Zoom conference call over the weekend to discuss a unified effort against Republican measures to suppress voting rights. Actions could include cutting donations to lawmakers or delaying investments in states. [HuffPost]   COP FIRED FOR PEPPER-SPRAYING BLACK ARMY OFFICER The town of Windsor, Virginia, fired a police officer after he pepper-sprayed a Black Army lieutenant during a traffic stop in December. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam called for an investigation into the incident in which two police officers pulled over Caron Nazario, threatening and pepper-spraying him. [HuffPost]   BUTTIGIEG APPEALS TO EVANGELICALS Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg encouraged evangelical Christians reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to consider that the shots might be a "part of God's plan." About 40% of white evangelical Protestants said they likely would not get vaccinated, according to a poll conducted last month, compared with about 25% of all Americans. [HuffPost] There's no "right" way to feel about lockdown ending. Why so many Filipino health workers are dying of COVID-19. Should you take aspirin before getting the vaccine? Here's what's standing in the way of your flexible working dreams. Get the latest coronavirus updates on our dedicated page MARYLAND ENACTS POLICE REFORMS Maryland became the first state to repeal its powerful Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights after the state's Democratic-majority legislature overrode Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's vetoes of three historic police accountability bills. [HuffPost]   TRUMP RIPS MCCONNELL Former President Donald Trump tore into Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) during a fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend, calling him a "dumb son of a bitch," according to The Washington Post. He also mocked the senator's wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, as he continued to air his lies and grievances about the 2020 election. [HuffPost]   WHAT'S BREWING   6TH PERSON DIES FOLLOWING S.C. SHOOTING A sixth person has died following a shooting earlier this week at the hands of former NFL player Phillip Adams, who also killed four members of a South Carolina family. Adams shot himself to death. [AP]   WHY MANAGING COVID-19 ENDGAME IS SO HARD Amid soaring coronavirus cases in her state, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to walk a fine line between following public health guidance and recognizing that Americans have lost patience for pandemic restrictions. Michigan's struggle shows why managing this stage of the pandemic is so difficult, writes HuffPost's Jonathan Cohn. [HuffPost]   BIDEN AVOIDS TEST AS BATTERY GIANTS REACH DEAL Two feuding South Korean battery giants reached a deal to keep a massive Georgia factory complex open, sparing President Joe Biden from having to take action. The president faced a choice between green jobs in a battleground state and taking a tough stance on intellectual property.[HuffPost]   INDIA'S SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES India is grappling with an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, tallying 145,000 cases in a new daily record on Saturday. Deaths in one day — 794 — hit a five-month high. Yet Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a jam-packed election rally of thousands of people, most without masks, in the eastern state of West Bengal. [HuffPost]   WHERE DEMS STAND ON FILIBUSTER REFORM If Biden and congressional Democrats want to pass their agenda, they are going to have to change the Senate's filibuster rules. Nearly all Senate Democrats are open to filibuster reform and HuffPost is tracking where they all stand on the issue. [HuffPost]   DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues. In case you missed it: Get caught up with the takeaways from the prosecution's case last week. [HuffPost] THE BEST OF THE REST  "The Real World" pioneered reality TV, but at what cost? Tony Hawk talks about pulling off his last Ollie 540. Why Northern Ireland is experiencing violence.  The Black church that could bankrupt the Proud Boys. Pakistan shows the perils of a private vaccine market. Iran accuses Israel of attacking key nuclear site. 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