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A grand jury indicted one of the Louisville police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting—but on charges related to endangering her neighbors, not charges linked to her death “The grand jury indicted Mr. Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment, stemming from bullets fired recklessly into a neighboring apartment. Under Kentucky law, wanton endangerment involves conduct that creates a substantial danger of death or serious injury, while showing indifference to human life.”
Protests Grow After Decision Not to Charge Officers Who Shot Breonna Taylor
Trump Refuses to Commit to a Peaceful Post-Election Transfer of Power In response to a question, the president complained about mail-in ballots and said: “There won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation.”
Eric Trump Must Appear for Deposition Before Election “President Trump’s middle son must sit for a deposition by next month and the Trump Organization has to turn over documents in a civil fraud investigation by the New York attorney general, a state court judge ruled.”
Europe, Shunning New Lockdowns, Fights Resurgent Coronavirus With Local Restrictions “Governments want to avoid returning to the full-blown lockdowns of early 2020, including widespread business closures and stay-at-home orders, which broke the pandemic’s first wave but also froze European economies.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: Maya Rudolph on SmartLessSuperhero Maya Rudolph skydives in for some cork-popping fun on another juicy episode of the pod. Songs are sung, stories are told, and Maya educates us all, by example, on how to be the coolest cucumber around.
THE COMMENT
“The same public health measures we’ve been discussing for months are still our best defense. Being around others outdoors is much safer than gathering indoors. Wear masks when you can’t keep a six-foot distance outdoors; when indoors with those not in your household, maintain as much distance as possible and keep masks on to reduce aerosol transmission. Avoid crowds. Wash your hands. Keep in mind the concept of cumulative risk: Just because you are doing one activity that has risk doesn’t mean you should do others. The United States in on track to have 200,000 more covid-19 deaths by the end of this year. We are in a worse place now than we were in May, but I still believe in the willpower and resiliency of the American people. It will be up to each of us to protect ourselves and our loved ones — and in so doing, reduce infection in our communities and our country.” - Leana S. Wen
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