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Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, American Airlines, JetBlue and United Airlines were among the members of the travel industry to sign a statement opposing any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevents people from voting. Voting is the lifeblood of our democracy, and we call upon all Americans to join us in taking a nonpartisan stand for this most basic and fundamental right of all Americans, read the statement, which along with hundreds of signatories ran as an ad titled We Stand for Democracy that was published Wednesday in the Washington Post, New York Times and other major newspapers.
Officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright charged with manslaughter
Minnesota authorities on Wednesday arrested former police officer Kim Potter and charged her with second-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop. Potter, who resigned Tuesday from the Brooklyn Center Police Department, was later released on $100,000 bond. The charge carries a maximum 10-year sentence. Potter s lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The city s police chief, who also submitted his resignation, said Potter accidentally shot Potter with her pistol when she meant to use her Taser. The killing prompted ongoing protests. Ben Crump, who is representing Wright s family, said a 27-year police veteran like Potter knows the difference between a gun and a Taser. This was no accident, he said.
Vaccine connection in 74-year old’s death “not excluded”
An investigation has been launched into the death in Luxembourg on 10 April of a 74-year-old woman who had received the AstraZeneca covid vaccine two weeks earlier. The health ministry has confirmed her death was due to a “cerebral haemorrhage associated with thrombocytopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation.” The attending physician has said a connection to the vaccine “could not be excluded,” Delano reported.
Bettel says no change in vaccine strategy
Meanwhile, prime minister Xavier Bettel told RTL on Wednesday that the government was currently not planning to change its vaccination strategy and would continue administering all four vaccines currently authorised by the European Medicines Agency. The EMA has said that it sees no evidence to restrict the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and is currently reviewing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but said on Wednesday it still believes the benefits of tha
Amazon, Starbucks, Google, GM, Netflix, and other major companies oppose passing of restrictive new voting laws
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Amazon, Starbucks, Google, GM, and Netflix are just some of the big companies that have signed a statement against the passing of new voting laws that has been described as “restrictive” and “discriminatory.”
The business community in the U.S. has united as they rally against the Republicans’ efforts to approve new voting bills that they said will only make voting more difficult. As per CNN Business, the statement from prominent executives was published on Wednesday in the New York Times and The Washington Post in the form of advertisements.
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