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Paramedic testifies George Floyd ingested drugs when confronted by police during 2019 arrest; Prosecution cross-examines defense’s use-of-force expert; CDC, FDA recommend pause of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; WH says there is “plenty” of supply to keep up vaccine pace despite Johnson & Johnson pause; Boehner rips GOP leaders, says Republican party is unrecognizable; Biden to announce withdrawal of U...

Police chief releases body cam video, says he believes officer accidentally discharged gun instead of taser; Three officers shot during police car chase in Georgia; One suspect dead, another in custody following GA police chase; Army lieutenant files lawsuit alleging excessive force by two officers; Police: multiple gunshot victims including a police officer in shooting at high school in Knoxville...

Medical examiner: I believe heart disease, drugs played role in death; Fauci “not surprised” by small number of fully vaccinated Americans dying from Covid; GOP Congressman calls on Rep. Matt Gaetz to resign; Gaetz to speak at women’s summit today amid sex trafficking probe; 42-year-old volunteer firefighter dies of coronavirus; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/...

Medical expert: Being handcuffed, having knee on neck, knee on back all contributed to fatally low oxygen; Fentanyl would have reduced George Floyd’s respiratory rate, but his rate was “normal”; Medical examiner still expected to testify; Found Floyd’s drug use, health conditions were “significant” conditions; Medical expert refutes defense argument that medical conditions, drug use responsible fo...

Unclear what George Floyd said about drugs while detained by police; EU mises first key vaccination target for elderly and health care workers; Biden moves up vaccine deadline, all adults eligible by April 19; Sources: Rep. Gaetz sough preemptive pardon during end of Trump presidency, but request never seriously considered; Mississippi Secy of State decries “woke” students and “uninformed” people...

Police Lieutenant: Chauvin’s knee on Floyd’s neck would not be an authorized use of force; Use-of-force instructor who trained Chauvin testifies; Police Lt: Chauvin did not use a proper neck restraint but may have followed other police training; Floyd family prays outside of Minneapolis courtroom; Use-of-force instructor: “We don’t train” officers to use their legs in neck restraints; Biden appeal...

Chief: Chauvin did not use reasonable force with George Floyd; Chief: Chauvin “absolutely” violated neck restraint policy; MN Rep. Omar: Chauvin trial has “been really traumatizing”;  Expert: U.S. at beginning of forth wave of infections; U.S. administers 4M+ shots in one day for first time; Nearly 40,000 children have lost a parent to COVID-19;  One-on-one with GA Secy of State on new voting law;...

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Paramedic: Even from a distance I could tell George Floyd was unresponsive, not breathing; Floyd’s girlfriend: We both struggled with opioid addiction; Floyd’s girlfriend: His neck injury led to his opioid use; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Worker testifies about getting alleged fake bill from Floyd; Pfizer: vaccine 100% effective in children aged 12-15; CDC: Covid-19 was third leading cause of death last year To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Witness: I stay up at night apologizing to George Floyd; Witnesses to Floyd’s death: “It wasn’t right. He was suffering”; Witness: No violence from bystanders, only from officers; Witness who recorded video of Floyd’s final moments testifies; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trial begins for Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death; Prosecution, defense offer competing causes of death for Floyd; Prosecutors show video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck; Defense: Chauvin “did exactly what he had been trained to do”; First witness is 911 dispatcher who watched Floyd’s death on live video & called police sgt over use of force concerns; Prosecutor: “it’s a homicide. Yo...

Biden suggests Justice Dept look into GA voting law; Georgia law restricts voting, Fox sued for $1.6 billion as Trump whitewashes MAGA mob; Kemp defends GA voting law: “It wasn’t a voting rights bill, it was an election security bill”; Black Georgia legislator arrested for knocking on door during governor’s bill signing; “Covid War: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out” airs Sunday at 9pm; Fauci agrees...

Biden: “I make no apology” for ending policy on “separating children from their mothers”; Biden: GOP measures to restrict voting are “unamerican… it’s sick”; Biden: Republican party must decide whether to work together or “divide the country”; Biden blames many border issues on Trump administration; Biden: “Going to be hard” to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May first deadline; Biden: “I...

Toomey, Manchin may revive bipartisan background checks bill; New video shows attack on slain officer during Jan. 6 riot; Admissions have dropped for ages 65+ with more vaccinations; Osage Nation health care workers hit the road to put Covid shots in the arms of their community; March 24 symbolizes how far into 2021 women must work to earn same pay as men from all of 2020 To learn more about how C...

Witness live streams as shots ring out, bodies on floor; Biden: Gun control shouldn’t be partisan, “we have to act”; 3 crises in America all in focus today: Boulder massacre, border emergency and big lie; Police: Supermarket shooter’s motive still unclear; Officer, who was father of 7, among 10 killed in Boulder rampage; Witness: Grocery store workers kept others from danger; Arrest warrant: Shoot...

Number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing U.S.-Mexico border continues to rise; New images show conditions for kids inside border facility; DHS secy: Border “closed but still accepting unaccompanied children; DHS chief won’t give timeline for facilities capable of handling surge of accompanied children; Biden says he’ll visit border “at some point”; Biden officials travel to Mexico amid su...

CDC cuts distance needed in schools to 3 feet from 6 feet; Teacher’s unions skeptical of CDC change to distancing guidance; More states relax restrictions as experts warn of variants; U.S. averaging 2.5 million vaccine shots a day; WH says it may not be best messenger to convince reluctant Trump voters to get coronavirus vaccine; Biden urges Congress to pass COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act; Officials rel...

Biden touts progress as U.S. nears 100M shots under his presidency; Official: CDC is expected to update physical distancing guidance for schools to three feet instead of six feet tomorrow; Biden admin considers sending AstraZeneca doses to Canada, Mexico; Fauci: We are in a race between vaccines and variants; Dr. Fauci, Sen. Paul get in tense exchange over masks; Atlanta Police “don’t have a posit...

Cuomo response to Biden: that’s true, if you committed a crime you can be prosecuted; CDC director won’t say if she believes President Trump is responsible for 500,000 American Covid deaths; Biden on vaccine hesitancy: “why don’t you be a patriot and protect other people?”; 14 states report new cases at least 10% higher than last week; CDC: strains first detected in California are “variants of con...

LA County reopens indoor dining, gyms, movie theaters; Miami Beach mayor: “Now we’re politicizing a vaccine… it’s crazy”; Number of U.S. adults who have had Covid may be double the official case count, study finds; California Gov launches campaign to stop recall efforts against him; Recall organizers cite Newsom’s handling of pandemic, dining with a group as he told Californians to stay home; Cali...

Biden announces former economic official Gene Sperling will lead implementation of $1.9T stimulus package; Biden, Harris & spouses sell stimulus on “help is here tour”; Biden: local doctors, leaders would be more effective at convincing skeptical Americans about vaccine than Trump; CNN poll: 46% of republicans say they will not try to get a vaccine; Ex-Trump testing czar: Trump and Pence should te...

Biden: People will get stimulus checks as soon as this weekend; Biden on Covid relief: Now we have to implement it; After Covid relief, what’s next on Biden’s legislative agenda?; Emotional reunions as more Americans get vaccinated; Biden’s new goals: All adults eligible for vaccine by May 1, small gatherings with friends & family on July 4; Capacity limits eased to 75% in New Orleans today; Sprin...

Biden, Harris & top officials to sell relief law to public; Tonight: Biden’s first primetime address on heels of relief bill victory; Rep. McCarthy: Covid bill isn’t about pandemic, is a “payoff for Pelosi’s political allies”; WH: Stimulus checks will begin hitting bank accounts this weekend; One year ago today: COVID-19 infects Tom Hanks, shuts down NBA, Europe travel, Seattle schools; Fauci admi...

Biden: Covid relief bill a “historic victory for the American people”; Texas opens “100 percent” despite health officials warning against it; Alaska first state to open vaccine to all people 16 and older; Starving, dying children pack Yemen hospitals amid civil war; Right now: jury selection happening in trial of ex-cop   To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...