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  • White House says China's moves around Taiwan 'potentially destabilizing'

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  • The scandal that wasn’t: Republicans deflated as nation shrugs at Hunter Biden revelations

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  • Prince Philip dies: Tearful Countess of Wessex says 'the Queen has been amazing' as she leaves Windsor Castle

    Prince Edward's wife Sophie had tears in her eyes as she told Sky News that "the Queen has been amazing" following the death of her husband, as she left Windsor Castle after visiting the monarch. The Countess of Wessex made the remarks to Sky's royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills shortly after midday, having arrived with her husband about an hour earlier to mark Prince Philip's death. Around half an hour later, Prince Andrew was seen leaving Windsor Castle after visiting the Queen.

  • Derek Chauvin trial: Police restraint was more than George Floyd 'could take' given his condition, says medical examiner

    The police's restraint of George Floyd was more than he "could take" given the condition of his heart, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy of the 46-year-old said on Friday. Dr Andrew Baker was testifying in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who knelt on Mr Floyd for more than nine minutes during an arrest in Minneapolis last May. Dr Baker, who has served as the chief medical examiner of Hennepin County, Minnesota, since 2004, said the police officers' compression of Mr Floyd's neck and the restraint of his body were the primary causes of his death. Dr Baker was one of the most heavily anticipated witnesses to take to the stand in the closely-watched trial. His testimony added significant heft to the prosecution's case that Mr Chauvin killed Mr Floyd when he pinned the unarmed and handcuffed black man to the ground until he could no longer beg for air.

  • ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Police Release Footage Showing Officer Repeatedly Shoving Snow in Man’s Face

    A police officer resigned amid an internal use-of-force investigation, after he was shown to have repeatedly shoved snow in the face of a man during a domestic violence arrest in Akron, Ohio, on February 7.In video footage released by the City of Akron, an officer can be seen repeatedly placing snow on a man’s face as other officers handcuff him. The man can be heard saying that he “can’t breathe.”The incident happened after a woman called 911 to report that a man, named as Charles Hicks, had “threatened her with a knife and that she was scared for the safety of her children”, according to local reports.During a news conference on Thursday, Acting Chief Mike Caprez said the “tactic” used by the officer was “not supported by the circumstances” or trained by the department. Officer John Turnure voluntarily resigned effective March 31, local media reported. Credit: City of Akron via Storyful

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  • ‘Seatgate’ diplomatic row grows as Italy calls Erdogan a ‘dictator’

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  • A&E ‘swamped’ with patients seeking help for mild Covid jab side-effects

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  • Tiger Woods told police 'he thought he was in Florida' after LA crash

    Tiger Woods mistakenly thought he was in Florida when the golfer was interviewed by police after his recent high-speed car crash in Los Angeles, according to a report. A 22-page police report into the incident, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, showed when Deputy Kyle Sullivan interviewed Woods in hospital after the crash, he told him he did not remember anything about what had happened - and that he thought he was in the state of Florida. The accident, which left Woods with shattered bones in his right leg, happened after he had been driving at more than 80mph - nearly twice the speed limit.