Two cops and a paramedic have been fatally shot early Sunday whereas responding to a home abuse name in a Minneapolis suburb. Also within the information: Hundreds have been arrested for expressing help for deceased Russian opposition chief Alexei Navalny. “Oppenheimer” took the British Academy Film Awards whereas “Barbie” shined on the People’s Choice Awards final evening.
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Two cops, first responder killed in home violence name
Seven youngsters — ranging in age from 2 to fifteen — have been amongst these within the home when police arrived to a home abuse name within the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville early Sunday. Responding officers spent “fairly a little bit of time” negotiating with the suspect, who was reportedly armed and barricaded with members of the family, earlier than the suspect opened fireplace, killing Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, in addition to firefighter-paramedic Adam Finseth. The shooter additionally died. Read extra
Russian officers waffle on Navalny’s explanation for demise as supporters arrested
Over 400 Russian supporters of opposition chief Alexei Navalny, who died final week in an Arctic jail, have been arrested for paying tributes as modest as laying flowers on the impromptu memorials which have sprung up throughout the nation, a Russian rights group reported Sunday.
Navalny, 47, was an unrelenting critic of President Vladimir Putin, even after surviving a nerve agent poisoning and receiving a number of jail phrases.
- How did Navalny die? Prison officers instructed Navalny’s mom on Saturday that he suffered “sudden demise syndrome” and that his physique would quickly be handed over to the household. But later Navalny’s attorneys have been instructed that the reason for demise was not established and the physique wouldn’t be returned to the household till the investigation was concluded.
- President Joe Biden blamed the demise of Navalny on Putin and put the Russian chief on discover that the U.S. was exploring penalties.
- What does Navalny’s demise imply for Russia? Navalny’s demise deprives Russia of considered one of its only − and fearless − political rivals to Putin, who has lengthy silenced his critics. But it’s unlikely, Russia specialists say, to remodel or weaken Putin’s authoritarian grip on his nation.
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Parts of Southern California beneath evacuation warning as new atmospheric river storm hits
Warnings for Santa Barbara County will final by means of Wednesday as burn areas and areas close to rivers are anticipated to swell with rain fall. The storm is a continuation of the atmospheric river, which dumped over a foot of rain in Los Angeles, and will deliver as much as eight inches of rain within the mountains inflicting mudslides. The storm is predicted to deliver waves of as much as 20 ft in Santa Barbara County. Read extra
Donald Trump faces greater than $500 million in authorized penalties
Former President Donald Trump faces a mixed $536.8 million in losses from two large courtroom defeats, which he says have been political hit jobs geared toward stalling his steamroller marketing campaign for the GOP nomination. Trump has vowed to attraction the choices after a New York choose dominated Trump had spent years fraudulently inflating the worth of actual property holdings, and a federal jury in Manhattan ordered Trump to pay author E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in a defamation case. Does Trump have the money?
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Stars all over the world have fun at BAFTAS, People’s Choice Awards
From California to England, Sunday was a festive evening for movie and style. Atomic bomb epic “Oppenheimer” gained seven prizes, together with greatest image, director and actor, on the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London, cementing its front-runner standing for the Oscars subsequent month. Emma Stone took home the BAFTA for Best Actress for her function in “Poor Things.” Meanwhile, laughter and a few on-screen singing highlighted the People’s Choice Awards in Santa Monica, the place Adam Sandler acquired an Icon Award and “Barbie” scored Movie of the Year. Check out the purple carpets from the BAFTAs and the PCAs.
Photo of the day: East dazzles in NBA All-Star sport
The East workforce defeated the West, 211-186, within the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It’s the highest-scoring All-Star Game in historical past and the Eastern Conference turned the primary workforce to surpass the 200-point mark. Read extra
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